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Food inflation: This too shall pass, but consumption will slow

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Food inflation: This too shall pass, but consumption will slow

While year-on-year core inflation came down in July, month-on-month core inflation went up 

Jaw-dropping numbers from the Index of Industrial Production

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Jaw-dropping numbers from the Index of Industrial Production

Twelve out of the 23 manufacturing industries that make up the IIP are at levels lower than 7 years ago 

Why Moneycontrol is bullish on India

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Why Moneycontrol is bullish on India

Optimism is in the air and spirits are high. There is a spring in the step, a new-found confidence in India.

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: The road to 2047 

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: The road to 2047 

According to an RBI study, we need to grow real GDP by 7.6 percent per annum to be a developed economy. And that target is eminently achievable, say the researchers 

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | MPC Decision: Salad Days

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | MPC Decision: Salad Days

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India Inc records rising cash flows, signs of moderation visible in banking sector, healthcare service providers under the weather, Go First needs a change in strategy for revival plans, and more

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Fiscal dominance 

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Fiscal dominance 

What the Fed proposes, fiscal policy disposes

Indian manufacturing one of the star performers globally, PMI numbers show 

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Indian manufacturing one of the star performers globally, PMI numbers show 

The forthcoming Monetary Policy Committee meeting will have to take into account both the strength of the manufacturing PMI for July and the inflationary pressures 

Why financial conditions remain loose despite rate hikes

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Why financial conditions remain loose despite rate hikes

Loose financial conditions have cushioned the US economy, so much so that its GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the June 2023 quarter, compared to 2 percent in the March quarter. Whatever happened to the recession? 

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: Ueda springs a surprise 

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: Ueda springs a surprise 

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda’s tweaking of yield curve control could have global repercussions

Is the market in for a painful adjustment? US Fed researcher says yes

BUSINESS

Is the market in for a painful adjustment? US Fed researcher says yes

Exceptionally good stock returns of the past 30 years are at risk, as two major contributing factors are no longer in place 

Rate decisions loom, and flash PMIs have a message for central banks, markets

BUSINESS

Rate decisions loom, and flash PMIs have a message for central banks, markets

For the Fed, the problem is that inflation in the services sector remains high on account of wage pressures, despite a slowing economy

Will Jerome Powell derail the ‘Immaculate Disinflation’ narrative?

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Will Jerome Powell derail the ‘Immaculate Disinflation’ narrative?

The Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week is very important, as it will tell us whether the Fed has finally changed its stance on inflation, or whether it pushes back against the market narrative

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: Climbing Mount 20k 

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: Climbing Mount 20k 

Emerging markets are in the spotlight as the shift in foreign capital flows has been driven by disappointment about China’s recovery

The good, the bad and the beautiful in the Indian and US inflation prints

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The good, the bad and the beautiful in the Indian and US inflation prints

While food inflation has gone up in India, core inflation is lower, while in the US the chances of an Immaculate Disinflation have improved, propelling markets higher 

The ideology of inflation: Many questions beg for an answer

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The ideology of inflation: Many questions beg for an answer

Who benefits from inflation? Who loses? These questions are at the heart of the debate on how to bring down inflation 

Demolishing the house that Mahalanobis built

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Demolishing the house that Mahalanobis built

A recent paper published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is an excellent account of the malaise that has gripped the nation’s statistical system 

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Mr Bond gives the markets a scare

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Mr Bond gives the markets a scare

A sharp rise in US bond yields sent the markets into a tizzy this week

India PMI: Selling price inflation accelerates to strongest in over a decade 

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India PMI: Selling price inflation accelerates to strongest in over a decade 

The strong growth momentum, combined with pricing power, should expand corporate margins, which will be welcomed by the markets 

Economic agenda of the BJP government: Spending pattern has all the pointers

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Economic agenda of the BJP government: Spending pattern has all the pointers

The biggest changes in the proportion of total spending have been, as expected, in the infrastructure ministries 

India’s manufacturing PMI strongest in Asia, but it also signals higher core inflation

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India’s manufacturing PMI strongest in Asia, but it also signals higher core inflation

For the economy, one important takeaway from the tepid Chinese PMI manufacturing numbers is that input cost inflation will remain low. That should help commodity importers such as India

What the Fed’s new financial conditions index is telling us

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What the Fed’s new financial conditions index is telling us

US financial conditions are currently estimated to be a drag on GDP growth of roughly 75 basis points over the next year 

High demand for work under MGNREGA in June raises questions on rural consumption  

BUSINESS

High demand for work under MGNREGA in June raises questions on rural consumption  

Demand for work under the rural employment guarantee scheme this fiscal year till June has been much higher than the same period last year, pointing to rural distress

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Great expectations

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Great expectations

The markets are uncertain about an impending slowdown in the US, which is why investors are now rushing to emerging markets

Financial knowledge is not the problem in India, but financial attitude is

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Financial knowledge is not the problem in India, but financial attitude is

A study by RBI researchers finds that while Indians score well in financial knowledge and behaviour, their financial attitude scores are terrible

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