Headline Inflation

The CPI print sets the stage for another rate cut by the RBI in its June policy of 25 bps, they said.

RBI estimates retail inflation at 5-5.6% for FY24 if El Niño impact is managed

The country's headline retail inflation rate edged down to 6.44 percent in February from a three-month high of 6.52 percent recorded in January

CPI Inflation at 6.44%: RBI may hike repo rate by 25 bps in April, say economists

India's headline retail inflation rate was at 6.44 percent in February, which is lower than January's three-month high of 6.52 percent but above the RBI’s medium-term target of 4 percent

Lot more work to do to bring inflation down, restore price stability, get interest rates in right place: NY Federal President

The US economy added strong non-farm payroll data; almost 517,000 jobs were added in January far ahead of the Street’s expectations of 193,000 jobs.

Davos 2023: Strong core inflation to remain area of concern for RBI, says Raghuram Rajan

In the December policy review, the RBI governor Shaktikanta Das too had warned about core inflation saying it has remained sticky and elevated.

Upside risks to CPI inflation more than downside risks: RBI discussion paper

The RBI releases a working paper titled ‘Tail Risks of Inflation in India’

Shaktikanta Das sees big potential in RBI digital currency, rupee trade

The central bank is currently running pilots to test larger roll out of CBDC

CPI inflation may ease to around 5.3% in FY24, says HDFC Bank's Swati Arora

Upside risks to inflation could emanate from rising Covid cases in China, and if cases in India rise as well, that could again disrupt supply chains.

Inflation conundrum: How RBI’s commentary changed in 2022

At the beginning of the year, the RBI made comforting noises that inflation wasn’t a big worry. But then it got spooked.

Year-ender: Better fundamentals likely to keep bond yields range-bound next year

The yield on the 10-year benchmark government bond should hover around the 7.25-7.50 percent mark and may ease below this range as most negatives are already factored in

FPIs may increase debt investments till first half of 2023, says Resurgent India's Jyoti Gadia

The investment bank MD expects core inflation to remain above 6 percent primarily due to supply-side constraints and rising input costs

RBI faces a core challenge in its journey to drive inflation below 6%

Core inflation has climbed and remained above 6 percent for over a year now and it could make the RBI work harder to bring headline retail inflation into the 2-6 percent band even if other factors such as base effect and easing commodity prices drag it down

Rise in headline retail inflation no cause for worry, but core inflation a problem

The general CPI index fell by 0.36 percent in December from the preceding month

Editor's Take | CPI inflation cools to 3.31%; Core inflation above 6%

Sakshi Batra is in conversation with Gaurav Choudhury, Deputy Executive Editor, Moneycontrol to find out if a lower headline retail inflation number is actually good news.

RBI Monetary Policy: Did an 'owlish' RBI present a hawkish policy?

Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, known for calling RBI an “owl”, may have turned hawkish on its monetary policy stance towards the year end.

Headline inflation to remain up this fiscal: Kotak

According to a report by Kotak Institutional Equities, with favourable monsoons, there is likely to be a correction in food prices though headline inflation will continue to trend up through the rest of the current fiscal.

With CPI easing, JP Morgan expects RBI to hold rates in Jan

Consumer price inflation eased faster than expected to a three-month low of 9.87 percent in December from 11.24 percent in November, driven by a moderation in vegetable prices.

September WPI inflation at 6.46% Vs 6.1% (MoM)

The core inflation rose to 2.1 percent versus 1.9 percent (month on month). Meanwhile, July WPI was revised to 5.85 percent versus 5.79 percent (prov) earlier.

Food prices soar as August inflation rises to 6.1%

Government data on Monday showed a reading of 6.1 percent, higher than the 5.80 percent rate estimated by analysts in a Reuters poll. Food prices soared 18.18 percent.

WPI inflation accelerates to 5.79% in July

India's headline inflation accelerated to 5.79 percent in July, the fastest pace in five months, mainly driven by higher food prices and costlier imports as the rupee fell to a record low, government data showed on Wednesday.

Wholesale prices probably eased further in April

A Reuters poll expects India's headline inflation to ease for the third straight month in April.

Govt will argue for lowering of rates by RBI: Chidambaram

Government will continue to argue for lowering of interest rates by Reserve Bank in the backdrop of softening of headline inflation and the need to promote economic growth.

Inflation probably hit 11-month high in October

India's headline inflation likely accelerated to an 11-month high in October on costlier fuel and food, a headache for the government in a battle with the central bank over spending and high interest rates ahead of state elections.

Expert views on June inflation data

India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose a lower-than-expected 7.25% in June from a year earlier, mainly driven by higher food prices, government data showed on Monday.

Sharp dip in new orders indicate coming slowdown: JPMorgan

Sajjid Z Chinoy, economist (Asia) at JPMorgan says the sharp decline in new orders, which are a reliable indicator of the output in the coming months, point to an impending slowdown.