Retail inflation in India continued to ease through October, supported by a relative decline in some of the sub-indexes. The October consumer price index (CPI) came at a four-month low of 4.87 per cent against 5.02 per cent the previous month, official data showed. The retail inflation in India though is in RBI’s 2-6 per […]
India’s retail inflation eased to 5.02 per cent from 6.83 per cent in September which is a three-month low banking on sliding vegetable prices but remained above 4 per cent, a target aimed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It is likely that RBI would like to get comfortable with inflation before easing rates. […]
In the fiscal year 2023-24, as stated by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday, both India’s exports and imports have contracted. The contraction in merchandise exports and imports persisted, albeit at a slower pace in July and August, following the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. In August, merchandise exports and non-oil non-gold imports saw a moderated […]
As expected, the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its October review meeting decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, maintaining status quo for the fourth straight occasion. The repo rate is the rate of interest at which the RBI lends to other banks. At […]
Retail inflation for industrial workers saw a decrease to 6.91 per cent in August from 7.54 per cent in July this year, primarily driven by lower prices of certain food items. According to a statement from the Labour Bureau, “Year-on-year inflation for August was at 6.91 per cent, compared to 7.54 per cent the previous […]
In compliance with the guidelines set forth by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will cease accepting Rs 2,000 currency notes as payment for ‘Cash On Delivery’ (COD) orders starting from 19 September 2023. The RBI had earlier declared the withdrawal of India’s highest denomination, the Rs […]
India’s wholesale price index (INWPI=ECI) fell 0.52 per cent in August from a year earlier, according to government data released on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had estimated the wholesale price index for August would fall 0.6 per cent. It fell 1.36 per cent in July. In August, fuel and power prices fell 6.03 per […]
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has revolutionised India’s digital payment ecosystem and played a pivotal role in driving financial inclusion by bringing millions of unbanked individuals into the formal financial system, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das here on Monday. The RBI Governor was delivering the keynote address at the Grand Finale of the G20 TechSprint […]
Amid the ongoing concerns of global economic slowdown and a possible recession in the United States (US), the Bank of Baroda in a report on Saturday has said that a weaker rupee will improve India’s export competitiveness. According to government data, India’s exports reportedly contracted by 15.88 per cent to USD 32.25 billion in July […]
Morgan Stanley expects retail inflation to moderate to Reserve Bank of India’s 6 per cent upper tolerance target only from November. Retail inflation in India rose sharply in July to 7.44 per cent and in the process breached RBI’s 6 per cent upper tolerance target, largely due to a sharp spurt in vegetable, fruit, and […]
