inflation
Onion prices are ruling high since September and were in the range of Rs 130-140 a kilogram in Delhi on Friday.
High onion prices figured prominently in RBI MPC meeting, minutes show
19 Dec 2019 7:38 PM

The six-member MPC had kept the repo rate unchanged on December 5 despite moderation in economic growth and easing inflation.

The US Fed meeting outcome and progress in Trump's impeachment process will be major international events while listing of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO and fundraising by Yes Bank will be domestic factors that traders would keep an eye on.
Market in corrective mode, may turn volatile
09 Dec 2019 2:25 AM

The market will be looking forward to the release of industrial production, retail and wholesale inflation figures this week.

The higher inflation will be driven by base effects or lower inflation in the year-ago period when the same number had dipped to 2.2 per cent.
'RBI to cut rates by 40 bps by Feb despite high inflation'
14 Nov 2019 4:05 PM

GDP growth plummeted to a six-year low of 5 per cent for the June quarter and is expected to come lower for the September quarter.

In the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy announced in October, RBI had projected at 3.5-3.7 per cent for H2 of FY20 and 3.6 per cent for the first quarter of FY21.
Retail inflation may average at 4 per cent in FY20: SBI report
14 Nov 2019 3:20 PM

In October, inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) spiked to a 16-month high of 4.62 per cent on costlier food items.

The fall was mainly due to subdued prices of non-food articles and fall in prices of manufactured items.
WPI dips marginally to 0.16 pc in Oct due to subdued non-food prices
14 Nov 2019 3:00 PM

Retail inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) touched a 16-month high as it rose to 4.62 per cent in October.

The inflation print for vegetables shot up to 15.40 per cent during the month. (Representational Image)
Retail inflation rises to 3.99 pc in Sep on costlier food items
14 Oct 2019 9:44 PM

The price rise in the food basket was recorded at 5.11 per cent in September, as against 2.99 per cent in the preceding month.

The rate of price rise for the food articles was at 7.47 per cent during the month.
WPI inflation eases to 0.33 per cent in September
14 Oct 2019 12:51 PM

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index was at 5.22 per cent in September 2018.

Headline consumer price index inflation likely jumped in September on the back of a surge in onion prices. But that will hardly bring tears to the eyes of the RBI, as it is likely to have stayed below the 4.0 per cent target, said Shilan Shah, senior India economist at Capital Economics.
Inflation surged in September but won't 'bring tears' to RBI: Report
10 Oct 2019 3:31 PM

If the consensus is right, inflation will come in below the RBI’s medium-term target for 14 months in a row.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has already hinted that the benign inflation provides room for further monetary policy easing while space for fiscal space is limited.
RBI begins policy review meet; rate cut on cards to boost economy
01 Oct 2019 5:17 PM

The six-member MPC is scheduled to announce the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy for 2019-20 on Friday, October 4.

Earlier, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das had said the government has little fiscal space, giving hopes that the RBI may provide more monetary stimulus to prop up the economy.
RBI may go for another rate cut on Oct 4: Experts
29 Sep 2019 4:30 PM

RBI has already slashed the repo rate (short-term borrowing rate) four times aggregating to 1.10 percentage points since January.


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