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China's factory inflation hits six-month low on government curbs

The world's second-biggest economy faces multiple headwinds, weighed down by persistent weakness in the property sector and strict anti-coronavirus measures

Momentum of inflation on downward slope, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

The Reserve Bank's inflation projections, Das said, are "robust" but contingent on downside and upside risks associated with the movement of global crude oil prices

Dollar posts solid gains after higher-than-expected US CPI data in Jan

CPI rose 0.6% last month from December, the Labor Department said, while in the 12 months through January, the CPI jumped 7.5%, the biggest year-on-year increase since February 1982

CPI numbers for agricultural, rural labourers up by 5 points in Dec 2021

The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for agricultural and rural labourers for the month of December 2021 increased by 5 points each to stand at 1097 and 1106 points respectively.

Tough Inflation control steps achieve intended goals, but at no small cost

While the steps have had the desired impact to some extent, experts have criticised them for burdening farmers and going against the concepts of open markets and 'atmanirbharta'

Japan consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 2 years on fuel costs

Japan's November consumer inflation marked the biggest year-on-year rise in nearly two years on surging fuel costs, a sign that the fallout from global commodity price gains is broadening

US consumer prices climb in Nov at fastest annual rate since 1982

The consumer price index increased 6.8% from November 2020, according to Labor Department data released Friday

CPI weights do not reflect Covid-19 pandemic realities, shows analysis

May well be understating it in some periods in the past two years

Wall Street slides as hot consumer prices data fans inflation fears

US consumer prices post largest year on year rise since 1990; technology, energy sectors lead early declines

US consumer price growth cools in August, smallest gain in seven months

Treasuries pared declines following the data, while the dollar fell and S&P 500 futures rose.

Food items drag retail inflation to three-month low of 5.59% in July

Even as the food inflation rate dropped to 3.96 per cent from 5.15 per cent, certain items saw an elevated rate of price rise

Take adequate, long-term exposure to equities to counter inflation

In the short term, take on part-time work and postpone discretionary expenses to cope with this round of price rise which may not end in a hurry

RBI's renewed challenges

The second wave could increase risk for the banking system

Rising Covid-19 infections may hit RBI's inflation maths, say experts

Consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rose to 5.52 per cent in March, from 5.03 per cent in February. Core inflation was at 5.7 per cent.

Tokyo core consumer prices post biggest annual drop in over eight years

The decline in November was the biggest since May 2012, when core consumer prices fell 0.8%

Japan's August consumer prices fall at fastest pace in four years

The core consumer price index (CPI), which includes oil products but excludes volatile fresh food prices, fell 0.4% in August from a year earlier

Wholesale-retail inflation gap the widest in vegetables and pulses

As a result, though consumers might have been paying more for these crops, farmers have gained little

Retail inflation will come down to below 4% only after Dec: SBI report

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate during August, the data for which is yet to be released, was likely to remain at about 7 per cent, said SBI Ecowrap

Monetary policy path

Central bank may not cut rate in the near term

India inflation likely edged up in July on higher food prices: Poll

The August 6-10 Reuters poll of over 45 economists showed Indian retail inflation rose to 6.15 per cent last month from 6.09 per cent in June