Consumer Price Inflation

Govt to offload 7 lakh tonne onions by late February to bring down prices to Rs 35 a kilo

Onion prices could fall to Rs 20 a kilogram by March, Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Singh has told Moneycontrol.

Nomura sees September quarter inflation at 4.4%, lower than RBI's 4.6%

Nomura, however, expects a slower year-on-year GDP growth at 5.5 percent for FY24 against RBI’s projection of 6.5 percent

The price shocker: Cereal inflation trumps vegetable deflation

Inflation is above the RBI’s 6 percent target not only in food and beverages, but also clothing and footwear, fuel & light, household goods and services, health services and personal care and effects

Wall St Week Ahead | US stock rally faces gauntlet of CPI data, Fed meeting

Equities’ trajectory in the near future may depend on whether Tuesday’s consumer price index report shows inflation is responding to the most aggressive Fed hiking cycle since the 1980s

Why is consumer price inflation so high while economic growth is so low?

Consumer price inflation in India is among the highest in the world while the contraction in growth has been among the highest

Is India staring at stagflation?

Rising inflation will have an immediate effect on consumption demand. On the other hand, there's only so much rate cuts can do.

The India growth story: Here's how some macro indicators have fared since 1947

In the national context, the month of August is auspicious for more than one reason. In August 1958, the government recognized the Bombay Stock Exchange as the first bourse to come under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act.

Consumer price inflation set to see upside pressure: Crisil

Even as consumer price inflation (CPI) has come down due to a dip in food inflation and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) also seen a slip as a fallout of demonetisation, the former could see upside pressure hereon, Crisil said today.

Quarterly results, macro data, global cues to set mkt trend

Market participants are also digesting the fallout of the government's move to demonetise high-value notes.

August CPI falls to 5.05%; July IIP contracts by 2.4%

August consumer price index (CPI) fell sharply to 5.05 percent year-on-year from 6.07 percent in July, thanks a sharp fall in food prices, which enjoy about 50 percent weight in the inflation basket, government data released today showed.

China's Aug data, India inflation are economic events this week

August exports and imports are expected to remain in contractionary territory after tanking an annual 6.8 and 19 percent, respectively, in the previous month. Analysts at Moody's estimate the August trade deficit at USD 7.1 billion, a slight narrowing from July's USD 7.76 billion deficit.

China Aug dollar-denominated exports -2.8% on-year,imports +1.5%

Exports slid 2.8 percent on-year following July's 4.4 percent drop, coming in better than Reuters expectations for a 4 percent decline.

PM Modi hopes for support for GST during parliament session

As the country's parliament meets, hopes are high that lawmakers will finally pass a reform that may prove to be one of the most meaningful achievements of his leadership.

India's retail inflation tipped to snap easing trend in April

Consumer price inflation, which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) targets in setting interest rates, likely moved up to 5 percent last month from a provisional 4.83 percent in March, according to economists surveyed by Reuters.

BOJ holds monetary policy steady and the yen's on a tear

The central bank maintained its negative 0.1 percent deposit rate and its 80 trillion yen base money target. However, it did leave the door open to additional easing steps and said it will provide loans at zero interest rates to areas impacted by the recent Kyushu earthquakes.

2015 inflation under check; kitchen staples beg to differ

RBI has however cautioned that while oil prices, barring geopolitical shocks, are expected to remain benign for a few more quarters, the uptick of CPI inflation excluding food and fuel for two months in succession warrants vigilance.

Japan spending slumps even as unemployment hits 20-year low

Consumer price inflation fell for the third consecutive month, but after excluding the effect of lower energy bills, household costs rose.

Rising food prices push retail inflation to 4 month high

Retail inflation in India has slowed sharply, but a surge in prices of items like lentils threatens the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose party lost elections in India's third-most populous state on Sunday.

Why a weak monsoon won't rain on India's parade

"While the general belief is that monsoon failure would lead to skyrocketing inflation, led by high food prices, there's no conclusive evidence of this," said SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale economist Kunal Kumar Kundu in a note on Monday.

Costly food drives Jun CPI inflation to 4-mo high of 5.4%

Analysts said this high reading could dampen the possibility of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank in August

Valuations reasonable at 16 PE; like auto, banks: Deutsche

The dismal fourth quarter earnings notwithstanding, Akash Singhania, Head-Equity, Deutsche Asset Management India says on an annualised basis, corporate earnings are likely to grow in double digits for FY16 as well as the subsequent two to three years.