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Crude oil above one hundred dollars a barrel will push inflation past six percent. This could prompt interest rate hikes. Economists suggest a neutral approach for monetary and fiscal policies. Stimulating demand too early risks high inflation. Policymakers must balance growth and inflation control. Raising fuel prices can help manage the fiscal deficit. Mumbai, Crude oil sustaining above USD 100 per barrel will push the headline inflation above 6 per cent, the upper level of RBI's tolerance ba ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has exempted 40 critical petrochemical feedstocks and intermediates from customs duties until June end to shield domestic industries from supply issues caused by the Iran war, the Finance Ministry announced on Thursday. This includes vital inputs such as ammonia, which plays a key role in fertilizer production and supports India's food security needs. The ministry described the action as a "targeted relief" aimed at guaranteeing the steady flow of essential petrochemicals ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: Millions of central government employees and pensioners are awaiting an official announcement regarding the first Dearness Allowance (DA) revision of 2026. While the hike is typically announced in March, the decision has been delayed past the Holi festival, leading to widespread speculation. Current indicators suggest the government will approve a 2 per cent increase in April, raising the allowance from 58 per cent to 60 per cent. This revision is particularly significant as it ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Centre has exempted 40 critical petrochemical feedstocks and intermediates from duties to cushion domestic industry from supply disruptions triggered by the Iran war, the finance ministry said on Thursday. The relief, which will be in place until end-June, covers key inputs such as ammonia used in fertilizer production, a critical component for food security. The ministry described the move as a "targeted relief" aimed at ensuring the availability of essential petrochemical inpu ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Indian rupee may come under further pressure in the coming months if the ongoing West Asia crisis continues, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) likely needing to remain flexible in its approach, according to a report by Yes Bank. The report stated that the rupee could weaken to 97.00-97.50 against the US dollar in the first half of FY27. Also Read | Pune Weather Update: IMD Predicts Heatwaves and Above-Normal Rainfall. "RBI will have to be op ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Poverty in Pakistan has surged to 43.5 per cent, according to the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), indicating a far graver situation than official estimates by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Planning Commission, which place poverty at 28.9 per cent, according to an article in the Karachi-headquartered Express Tribune. In its report, the SPDC, a policy research institute, highlights that urban households have borne the brunt of th ...Read More >
CPI Inflation Data: India's year-on-year inflation rate, based on the consumer price index (CPI), surged to 3.21% in February on the account of rising food inflation, as per the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Thursday, March 12. Subsequently, firm gold and silver prices contributed in keeping the core inflation higher. CPI Inflation, also known as retail inflation, remained at 2.74% in January, 2026. India's CPI inflation stood at 3.21% in February, ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 11 (PTI) The rupee declined 16 paise to settle at 92.01 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by a sharp rise in global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback as the war in West Asia raged on. FII outflows and weak sentiments in the domestic equity markets further pressured the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.92 against the US dollar and traded in the range of 91.85-92.06 before settling a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Silver prices surged to a new lifetime high of Rs 2,05,934 per kilogram in the futures trade on Wednesday, supported by a rally in the white metal globally amid signs of tightening supplies and expectations of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next year. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March contract zoomed by Rs 8,179, or 4.14 per cent, to touch a lifetime high of Rs 2,05,934 per kilogram. The metal had closed at Rs 1,97,755 per kg on Tuesday. ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's inflation is likely to stay low in FY27, supported by well-stocked granaries, low oil prices, and other long-term factors that keep core inflation under control. According to a new report by HSBC Global Investment Research, these factors will help maintain price stability in the coming months. HSBC noted that while it does not expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut the repo rate further, there is a possibility of easing if economic growth slows down. November inflatio ...Read More >
New Delhi: Retail inflation is expected to rise to around 1.5% in December as year-on-year inflation has likely bottomed out, driven by unfavourable base effects, a gradual unwinding of food deflation in the coming months and a fading disinflationary impact of goods and services tax (GST) cuts, according to Nomura. In FY26, inflation will average 1.9%, it said, slightly below the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) estimate of 2%. Retail inflation edged up to 0.7% year-on-year in November from a reco ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Indian economy is poised to grow at 7.0 per cent in the current fiscal 2025-26, Crisil said as it raised projections by 50 basis points soon after the country registered robust growth in the first half. Crisil has revised its GDP forecast for this fiscal with the first-half growth printing at a street-beating 8 per cent. "We expect GDP to grow at 7 per cent in fiscal 2026, compared with 6.5 per cent in fiscal 2025," Crisil, a global, insights-driven an ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India's Deputy Governor, Poonam Gupta, has responded to recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) comments questioning the quality of India's growth data and classifying the Indian rupee's exchange rate regime as a "crawling peg" within a managed float system.On the concern regarding data quality, Gupta said that the IMF's critique is more procedural than substantive. "The point that they're making on what is perceived to be the quality of our statistics is a very limited ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 13 (PTI) The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day lower by 6 paise at 88.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as foreign fund outflows and continuous dollar demand from local importers, including oil companies, exerted pressure on the local currency. Forex traders said rupee is trading in a tight range, as overnight decline in crude oil prices and renewed optimism over US-India trade talks providing a steady anchor and restricted the downfall. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) With August inflation print a tad higher than the 2 per cent mark, a rate cut in October is unlikely, according to a report by SBI Research, adding that even a rate cut in December looks a little difficult if growth numbers for Q1 and estimated Q2 data are taken into consideration. As the Goods and Service Tax (GST) rate on around 295 essential items has been reduced from 12 per cent to 5 per cent or NIL, the consumer price index (CPI) inflation in this category may com ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Tuesday said that it has organised a seminar on its consultation paper titled "Enhancing the National Pension System: Proposals for Flexible, Assured and Predictable Pension Schemes". The purpose of the event was to gather expert insights and stakeholder feedback on three proposed pension schemes under the National Pension System (NPS), designed to make retirement benefits more flexible, predictable ...Read More >
(RTTNews) - Indian shares are likely to open higher on Monday as global trade tensions eased, and soft U.S. inflation data fueled rate cut hopes. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump's threat of 100 percent tariffs on Chinese goods "is effectively off the table" and that he expects the Asian nation to make "substantial" soybean purchases as well as offer a deferral on sweeping rare earth controls. After two days of talks in Malaysia, a Chinese official said the two sides ...Read More >
Gold Price Today: The price of 24-carat gold fell ₹10 in early trade on Saturday, with ten grams of the precious metal trading at ₹1,24,360, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver stumbled ₹100, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at ₹1,54,900. The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,13,990. The price of ten grams of 24-carat gold stood at ₹1,24,360 in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. In Delhi, the ...Read More >
[BENGALURU] Gold prices rose on Friday (Oct 24), supported by lingering geopolitical worries and US-China trade tensions, as investors awaited key US inflation data due later in the day for further cues on the interest rate path. Spot gold was up 0.3 per cent at US$4,138.52 per ounce, as at 9.20 am. However, bullion was on track for its worst week since May, down 2.7 per cent so far this week. US gold futures for December delivery rose 0.2 per cent to US$4,152.30 per ounce. US President Donal ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 22: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its latest State of the Economy article published in the RBI Bulletin of October 2025, noted that while the Indian economy is not immune to global headwinds, it continues to demonstrate resilience. The bulletin attributed this resilience to strong and durable macroeconomic fundamentals, including low inflation, robust balance sheets of banks and corporates, adequate foreign exchange reserves and a credible monetary and fiscal framework. ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 22: Gold prices on Wednesday, October 22, witnessed a dip after recording a historic rally earlier this month, as investors booked profits ahead of key US inflation data due later this week. MCX data showed gold futures for December delivery trading at INR 1,28,000 per 10 grams, down INR 271 or 0.21% from the previous close, while silver futures fell to INR 1,50,000 per kilogram. The recent pullback follows gold's all-time high of USD 4,381.21 per ounce, reflecting market caution ...Read More >
[BENGALURU] Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday (Oct 21) to hover near all-time highs, as strong safe-haven demand and hopes of further interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve boosted demand for the precious metal. Spot gold was up 0.2 per cent at US$4,363.58 per ounce, as at 9.06 am, having hit a record high of US$4,381.21 on Monday. US gold futures for December delivery added 0.5 per cent to US$4,379 per ounce. The US government shutdown stretched to its 20th day on Monday, after sen ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Growth for the Indian economy is projected to remain resilient amid global uncertainties and the outlook for inflation has been revised downwards, opening up policy space for further supporting growth, a report by RBI said."The Indian economy displayed resilience amid broader global uncertainty and weak external demand," said RBI's state of the economy report released on Monday. It noted that "global uncertainty has edged up" and that "trade tensions have started to simmer yet again".Acc ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. A rare confluence of macro catalysts will put risk assets -- and by extension crypto -- on edge this Friday. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has confirmed it will publish the delayed September Consumer Price Index at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, October 24, even as most federal data remain frozen by the ongoing government shutdown. In a short notice, the agency underscored the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19: India's retail inflation is expected to decline further in October 2025, driven by a high base effect, delayed seasonality in food prices, and the full impact of recent GST reforms, according to a report by Union Bank of India. The report anticipates only a gradual pickup in price pressures in the months ahead. "Our projection for Oct CPI is tracking below 0.50 per cent as on date. Food inflation too is expected to fall sharply in Oct and continue to be in negative zone duri ...Read More >
Mumbai: High-frequency indicators pointed to the likelihood of robust September-quarter growth, central bank governor Sanjay Malhotra had said during the October 1 monetary policy review, although he was more circumspect about the pace of economic expansion in 2H of FY26 due to the impact of punitive US tariffs. "Several indicators suggest that agricultural prospects are bright in the current year; consequently, rural demand is likely to be buoyant," Malhotra was cited as saying in the minutes ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): India's retail inflation is expected to decline further in October 2025, driven by a high base effect, delayed seasonality in food prices, and the full impact of recent GST reforms, according to a report by Union Bank of India. The report anticipates only a gradual pickup in price pressures in the months ahead. "Our projection for Oct CPI is tracking below 0.50 per cent as on date. Food inflation too is expected to fall sharply in Oct and continue to be in ...Read More >
The All-India Consumer Price Index for agricultural labourers decreased by 0.11 points to 136.23, while the index for rural labourers went down by 0.18 points, reaching 136.42. New Delhi: The year-on-year inflation rate for agricultural labourers and rural Labourers stood at -0.07 per cent and 0.31 per cent, respectively, in September, figures released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment showed on Saturday. The All-India Consumer Price Index for agricultural labourers decreased by 0.11 po ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 18: India's agricultural and rural labourers experienced a year-on-year inflation rate of -0.31% and -0.31% respectively in September, according to data from the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The All-India Consumer Price Index for agricultural labourers decreased by 0.11 points to 136.23, while the index for rural labourers decreased by 0.18 points to 136.42. The Food Index also decreased by 0.47 points for agricultural labourers and 0.58 points for rural labourers. The La ...Read More >
India formally adopted an inflation targeting (IT) framework in 2016, following the recommendations of the Urjit Patel Committee in 2014 and the subsequent Monetary Policy Framework Agreement of 2015 between the Government and the Reserve Bank of India. The idea of a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) with an inflation-targeting mandate had already been put forward by the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) in 2013, chaired by Justice BN Srikrishna. Since its formal adoption in ...Read More >
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