Page 5 - Cpi Inflation

India better placed to avoid stagflation risk, says RBI report

Paints an encouraging picture of economic activity gaining strength, with most GDP constituents exceeding their pre-pandemic levels

RBI monetary policy: Missing inflation mandate now a 'fait accompli'

Consumer price index-based inflation, the yardstick of the RBI in monetary policy making, was, on average, above 6 per cent during the January-March quarter

Limited downside in markets provided inflation remains in check: Analysts

Peaking of inflation, analysts believe, could put a cap on bond yields and a floor on equity valuations

Polarisation damaging foundations of India's growth: Kaushik Basu

Basu further said India's big challenge is unemployment and joblessness as youth unemployment in India is over 24 per cent, which is among the highest in the world

Fuel duty cuts likely to help ease retail inflation by up to 25 bps

But experts call for other fiscal measures too to bring inflation down

TMS Ep173: Adani group, Ambuja Cement & ACC, return to office, CPI

How has Adani group charted its success over three decades? Is Ambuja Cement & ACC merger on the cards? How's India Inc making employees return to office? What is CPI-based inflation? All answers here

Morgan Stanley cuts India's FY23 growth forecast to 7.6%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised downwards its growth projection for FY23 to 7.2 per cent from 7.8 per cent earlier

Focus on CPI inflation

Exchange rate stabilisation will import high tradeables inflation into India

Can consumers expect relief from further fuel price hike?

March inflation has surged to 6.95% in India. The government, however, is keen to share some burden if oil prices remain above $ 110 per barrel mark. But is there a relief in the offing?

Can consumers expect relief from further fuel price hike?

March inflation has surged to 6.95% in India. The government, however, is keen to share some burden if oil prices remain above $ 110 per barrel mark. But is there a relief in the offing?

Testing tolerance

Price pressure will need a monetary response

March CPI inflation at 6.9% may trigger rate hike cycle from June: Analysts

Annual retail inflation shot up to a 17-month high of 6.95 per cent in March from a year ago, remaining above the tolerance limit of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a third straight month

Petrol, diesel prices can rise by Rs 12, LPG by Rs 280 a cylinder: Nomura

Besides the petrol, diesel and LPG prices, compounding the woes for manufacturers and consumers alike is the sharp hike in prices of natural gas starting April 1 for a period of six months

EPF continues to beat inflation even with interest rate at four-decade low

The scheme also offers better returns than other most other investment avenues

FPI outflow shoots past Rs 1 trn in 2022 amid Ukraine, inflation concerns

The exodus of foreign investors was largely owing to inflationary pressures and deepening global macroeconomic conditions following the Russia-Ukraine war, experts said

Analysts see more pain ahead for FMCG stocks amid rising input costs

Instead of a recovery in gross margins in fiscal 2022-23 (FY23), Jefferies now builds-in 50-200 basis point (bps) YoY decline, assuming crude stays closer to $100 a barrel and palm oil at $1,500/MT

Markets are not fully pricing in fuel-led inflation yet, say analysts

Retail prices of petrol and diesel had been on a freeze since October 2021 when crude oil prices were hovering around $80 a barrel

Rupee slide impacted export-import, inflation differently across periods

There are several reasons for the lack of uniformity, such as depreciation of other currencies, essential nature of crude imports and global fluctuations in energy prices

Health inflation above 6% the past year after muted first wave price rise

The metric, in fact, rose to as much as 8.44% last May, when second Covid wave was on; analysts cite huge demand-supply gap, rising staff costs for state of affairs

Rising oil can burn Rs 1-trillion hole in govt coffers in FY23: SBI report

Based on the existing value-added tax (VAT) structure and taking Brent crude price of $100 - $110 per barrel, SBI believes diesel and petrol prices should have been higher by Rs 9-14 each by now