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New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number edged up to 0.52 per cent for August, primarily due to the increase in prices of food products and manufactured goods, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday. "Positive rate of inflation in August 2025 is primarily due to an increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral produc ...Read More >
India's retail food inflation remained negative for the third consecutive month in August at -0.69%, driven by lower prices for vegetables, cereals, and pulses. Retail food inflation remained in the negative zone for three consecutive months in August when it came in at (-) 0.69%, largely driven by subdued prices of vegetables, cereals, pulses, meat, eggs and spices. Food inflation was further in the negative zone in July (-1.76%) and June (-1.01%). The consumer food price index (CFPI) rose 0. ...Read More >
Silver Price Prediction 2025: As precious metal hits record high, it could climb to as high as Rs 1.5 lakh per kg in the next 12 months, according to a report. Silver surged Rs 1,668 to hit its fresh all-time high of Rs 1,30,000 per kilogram on the MCX, as investors rushed to the white metal on strong bets of a US Federal Reserve rate cut next week. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March next year delivery soared Rs 1,668 or 1.3 per cent to hit a lifetime high of Rs 1,3 ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's retail inflation edged up modestly in August, but economists and industry leaders believe the rise is temporary and unlikely to upset the country's broader price stability, partly due to recent GST reforms. Official data released on Friday showed that retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), climbed to 2.07 percent year-on-year in August 2025, compared with 1.61 percent in July. The increase of 46 basis points, though notable, still kept inflation well wit ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): India's retail inflation edged up modestly in August, but economists and industry leaders believe the rise is temporary and unlikely to upset the country's broader price stability, partly due to recent GST reforms. Official data released on Friday showed that retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), climbed to 2.07% year-on-year in August 2025, compared with 1.61% in July. The increase of 46 basis points, though notable, still kept in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's retail inflation is projected to settle at 3.1 per cent in FY26, driven by falling food prices and the effects of recent GST rate reductions, a report has projected. The Indian economy may see episodes of disinflation in the coming days as government support through lower indirect tax rates is likely to be passed on to customers, according to the report from Bank of Baroda (BoB). CPI inflation increased to 2.07 per cent in August, up from 1.61 per cen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lower headline inflation and reduced interest rates are set to extend broader support to domestic demand in the economy amidst global headwinds, a report has said. The headline inflation is now projected at 3.2 per cent in fiscal 2026, down from the earlier estimate of 3.5 per cent. This results in a 140 basis points (1.4 percentage points) decline in CPI inflation for this fiscal year, according to the report from ratings agency Crisil. "This sharp moderatio ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): With August inflation slightly above the 2 per cent mark, hopes for a rate cut in October have dimmed, said SBI Research in its latest report. The report added that the rate cut in December also appears uncertain, especially when weighed against the stronger-than-expected growth estimates for the first two quarters of the fiscal year. "With August inflation print a tad higher than the 2 per cent mark, a rate cut in October looks onerous. Even a rate cut i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Prices of everyday goods and services could start to come down in the coming days, as recent cuts in indirect taxes by the government begin to show their effect, according to a report by Bank of Baroda (BoB). The report added that overall inflation (CPI) will likely settle at around 3.1 per cent in the financial year 2025-26, with a good chance it could go even lower. "We may see episodes of disinflation in the coming days as government support through lo ...Read More >
STORY: Wall Street hit a milestone on Tuesday as all three major stock indexes closed at record highs, with the Dow adding more than four-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 gaining over a quarter of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing more than a third of a percent. Data released on Tuesday showed U.S. employers added nearly a million fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated. The large downward revision supported expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest ra ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's retail inflation accelerated to 2.1% yearon-year in August from an eight-year low of 1.6% in July, as food prices increased, official data released Friday showed. Despite the rise, it remained below the central bank's target range of 4% with a margin of two percentage points on either side of that figure. "An increase in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of August is mainly attributed to increase in inflation of vegetables, meat and fish, oil and fats, pe ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 12: Retail inflation in J&K reached 3.75 percent in August 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The figure continues to place the Union Territory above the national average of 2.07 percent, reflecting ongoing cost pressures on households across the region. Compared to July, when retail inflation was 3.77 percent, the August figure shows a marginal decline. However, both rural and urban ar ...Read More >
New Delhi: Staying at the central bank's tolerance band of 2-6 per cent for more than three quarters in a row, India's headline retail inflation in August rose slightly to 2.07 per cent from 1.61 per cent in the preceding month, mainly due to increase in prices of vegetables, meat and fish, a government data said on Friday. As per the data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the inflation based on consumer price index or CPI was 3.65 per cent in August 2024. "An increase in headli ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) The Indian rupee recovered from all-time lows and settled for the day higher by 9 paise at 88.26 against the US dollar on Friday, on weakness in the US dollar index and positive domestic markets. Forex traders said the domestic unit traded in a tight range and hovered around its all-time low level as tariff-led pressure on India's exports and sustained foreign fund outflows dented investors sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 88.39 an ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- India's retail inflation rose to 2.07 percent in August, the latest government data showed Friday. According to data released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, inflation based on the consumer price index in August is 2.07 percent, compared with 1.61 percent in July. The inflation, according to the ministry, is well within the target inflation rate of the Reserve Bank of India. Food inflation remained negative in the third conse ...Read More >
India CPI Inflation Data: India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation, also known as retail inflation, increased in August 2025 to 2.07% against 1.61% in July 2025, according to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) data released Friday evening. The surge in retail inflation was driven by higher vegetable, meat and fish, prices. Food inflation moderated during the month, but record gold prices rally in August impacted the core inflation. Food inflation continued to rema ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): An overhaul in GST rate slabs, coupled with support from other measures such as personal income tax cuts, monetary policy easing, signs of pickup in job growth and improving real wages, improve the in outlook for consumption and domestic demand India, according to a report by Morgan Stanley. The central government is likely to conduct a major overhaul of GST, a major source of indirect tax rates. Morgan Stanley, in a report dated August 17, said this next-ge ...Read More >
Wholesale inflation in India likely dropped to a near two-year low in July, due to a significant decline in food and fuel prices, according to a Union Bank of India report. New Delhi, Wholesale inflation in India likely dropped to a near two-year low in July, due to a significant decline in food and fuel prices, according to a Union Bank of India report. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is estimated to have fallen to -0.45 per cent year-on-year in July, down from -0.13 per cent in June. This is ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation slipped to a 25-month low of -0.58% in July, marking a second straight month in negative territory, provisional data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Thursday. The reading was well below economists' expectations of a 0.30% decline in a Reuters poll. WPI, a proxy for producers' prices, stood at -0.13% in June, 0.13% in May, 0.85% in April, 2.25% in March, 2.45% in February, and 2.51% in January. The index was pulled down prim ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities like Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation's destiny, were born here. Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the 'Kanyashree' scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon of hope which stands for unity amid diversity. "If Bengal was not there, India would not have got Indepe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Wholesale price inflation declined to a 2-year low of (-) 0.58 per cent in July, as deflation in food and fuel kept WPI in the negative zone for the second consecutive month, government data released on Thursday showed. Experts, however, projected WPI inflation to move back into positive territory in August, as base effects fade and seasonal price increases continue. WPI-based inflation was 2.10 per cent in July last year, and (-) 0.13 per cent in June. "Negative rate ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's annual rate of inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) fell further in the negative zone to a two-year low of (-) 0.58 in July this year, compared to the same month of the previous year -- primarily due to a decrease in the prices of food articles and fuels such as petrol, diesel and natural gas, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Thursday. The WPI inflation for July is also lower than the -0.13 per cent that ...Read More >
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Gold extended gains to a third straight session on Thursday, supported by rising expectations of an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September following tame inflation data, which also weighed on the dollar. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $3,367.53 per ounce as of 0156 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery added 0.3% to $3,416.70. "Markets are pricing in the chance that the Fed cuts 50 basis points in September. So the dollar's weakening, gold's going up as a ...Read More >
India's wholesale inflation fell to -0.58% in July from -0.13% in June, marking a continued disinflationary trend, helped by a strong spring harvest despite uneven monsoons. Retail inflation also cooled to 1.55%, an 8-year low, falling below the RBI's 2-6% target band for the first time in over six years. India's wholesale inflation edged down to -0.58% in July from -0.13% in June, as per government data released on Thursday. A Reuters poll of economists had projected wholesale price index (WP ...Read More >
Gold October futures prices at MCX have surged impressively by Rs 2,430 per 10 grams so far in August. However, they retreated slightly from their high today to trade at Rs 1,01,052 per 10 grams, down Rs 746 or 0.73% in intraday trade. Similarly, silver September contracts witnessed slight profit booking, trading lower by Rs 390 or 0.34% at Rs 1,14,491 per kg. On Friday, gold and silver settled on a positive note in both domestic and international markets. Gold October futures settled at Rs 1, ...Read More >
Thane, Aug 14 (PTI) A fire broke out at a cafe located in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city early Thursday morning, following which 35 persons were evacuated from the structure, officials said. No casualty has been reported as of now, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said. The blaze erupted in the Parsik Cafe located on the ground floor of the six-storey building at Kharegaon in Kalwa (West), he said. The disaster managemen ...Read More >
New Delhi: As August inflation print likely to top 2 per cent and be closer to 2.3 per cent, a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in October looks difficult, SBI Research said on Wednesday, adding that even a rate cut in December looks a tad difficult if growth numbers for Q1 and Q2 are taken into consideration. India's CPI inflation moderated to 98-month low of 1.55 per cent in July, compared to 2.10 per cent in June and 3.60 per cent in July, 2024. The July reading is marking the nint ...Read More >
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to keep policy rates unchanged this week, showed an ET poll of economists, as monetary experts assess the economic fallout of the punitive 25% US tariffs and await clarity on the contours of a trade deal between New Delhi and Washington. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to keep policy rates unchanged this week, showed an ET poll of economists, as monetary experts assess the economic fallout of the punitive 25% US tariffs and a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 4 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 87.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over trade tariffs. Forex traders said the weakness in the dollar index and easing crude oil prices supported the rupee at lower levels. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.21 and fell to an early low of 87.29 against the American currency, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 4: The much-awaited Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting from August 4-6 comes at a time when the global economy is facing fresh challenges amid US tariffs -- with India set to face 25 per cent tariffs from August 7. According to economists, the Central Bank has reasons to consider another rate cut of at least 25 bps, as upcoming US tariffs may affect exports and slow down the overall economic activity. According to a latest SBI Research report, the R ...Read More >
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