Page 7 - India Inflation

Monsoon woes: Is India staring at higher food price-led inflation?

However, if monsoon progress in August and is geographically more even, Nomura believes Kharif sowing could still pick up going ahead, which in turn could keep food prices and inflation under check.

A dozen bananas likely to cost Rs 100 in Delhi, thanks to rains and exports

Traders have attributed this spike to higher exports, rising transportation and storage costs, and a widening gap between demand and supply

Rupee fall fuels inflation, but makes exports competitive: Experts

Rupee depreciation has impacted the current account deficit and fuelled inflationary pressures but at the same time it has made Indian exports more competitive, according to experts.

Worst of inflation may be behind us, RBI staff say in July 2022 Bulletin

According to the July Bulletin article, the current level of reserves were equivalent to 9.5 months of imports projected for 2022-23

No relief for markets as Fed gets aggressive to tame inflation: Chris Wood

The latest consumer inflation (CPI) print in the US for June came in at 9.1 per cent - the highest reading since 1981, and surpassed most analysts' expectations, who had pegged this at 8.8 per cent

Global recession fears may ease inflationary pressures: Govt report

Review released by ministry also said that global headwinds would continue to pose downside risk to growth as crude oil and edible oils, remain major imported components

US inflation impact: Global recession fears to cool WPI inflation in India

Impact on CPI inflation to come later, rupee depreciation to negate some of this impact

Low growth and high inflation expected this year: N Chandrasekaran

The World Bank last month cut India's economic growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.5 per cent owing to rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions

Ahead of inflation data, understanding how CPI is linked to RBI and markets

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the benchmark interest rate, or repo rate, in May and then in June to control demand and liquidity in the economy

Government to release key data on June retail inflation on Tuesday

The government on Tuesday will release the key data on June retail inflation which will be factored by the Reserve Bank in its next bi-monthly monetary policy to be announced in early August.

India's high inflation to stick for longer, rates to rise more: Poll

One of the later entrants in the current round of global monetary policy tightening, the Reserve Bank of India raised its repo rate by a total of 90 basis points in May and June

CPI inflation pegged at 6.8-7.25% in June; IIP growth at 14.5-24% in May

According to MPC's own projections, the inflation rate may not come down below 6% on average before the fourth quarter of the current financial year

Public won't be affected by surge in power production prices, says Kejriwal

Amid increases in the prices of power production in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the public will not be affected by the inflation in the city.

India's retail inflation likely held steady just above 7% in June: Poll

The July 4-8 Reuters poll of 42 economists showed inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) was steady at an annual 7.03% in June, versus 7.04% in May

Q1 earnings, inflation figures, global cues to dictate markets next week

Domestic equity market this week will be influenced by macro data announcements, including inflation number for June, first quarter earnings from companies, global trends and foreign funds movement

Will easing farm commodity prices provide room to RBI to pause rate hikes?

While the govt has introduced windfall tax and export curbs to arrest runaway prices, a lot depends on how the monsoon pans out this season

Inflation, CAD: RBI's moves to stabilise rupee face many economic hurdles

The steps came after the RBI's foreign exchange reserves fell by more than $40 billion over the past nine months, largely due to its intervention in the currency market to curb rupee losses

Inflation risk has peaked in Asia; rate hikes may moderate: Morgan Stanley

Inflation as measured by the CPI index stood at 7.04 in May 2022, higher than the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) comfort zone of 2 - 6 per cent

Dabur says business resilient as 'unprecedented inflation' hits FMCG

Dabur's food and beverages vertical saw strong double-digit growth in the quarter on the back of improving out-of-home consumption, innovation, and intense summer season

Hit hard by inflation, India's FMCG industry reports volume decline in Q1

Demand in the FMCG industry remained soft in the June quarter, with major players Dabur, Marico and Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) stating that consumers have titrated consumption