India's Consumer Inflation

Inflation may ease in March on softening food prices, says poll

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, is expected to have moderated due to falling vegetable prices, offset in part by surging cereal prices

Economic growth to moderate to 6% in FY24, inflation may ease: CRISIL

Full impact of RBI's rate hikes will be next fiscal, says agency while citing three reasons for economy slowing

TMS Ep281: RBI on inflation, startup funding, IT stocks, base effect

Are RBI's hands tied when it comes to inflation? Why are Indian start-ups facing a severe funding winter? Will IT stocks survive global recession fears? What is low base effect? All answers here

Are RBI's hands tied when it comes to inflation?

Consumer inflation accelerated to five-month high in September. As retail inflation stayed above the upper limit of 2-6% band for the third straight quarter, we ask what the RBI can do to calm prices

Indians optimistic on growth outlook amid high inflation: EY study

They are shifting to new brands in search for value, says multi-nation survey

India bond yields up for fourth day in a row as inflation, US yields weigh

The benchmark 10-year government bond yield ended at 7.2811%. The yield has risen 9 basis points in last three sessions and had ended at 7.2702% on Monday.

Are FMCG companies eyeing better margins ahead?

The consumer basket in India has been adversely affected due to the high food inflation and weak macro environment. However, easing commodity prices is expected to ease margin woes of FMCG companies

India's worst period of macro instability possibly over: Morgan Stanley

India's worst period of macro instability is possibly over, and both consumer inflation and trade deficit are expected to moderate albeit gradually, Morgan Stanley said

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

Consumer inflation at 8-year high of 7.79% may 'trigger' quicker rate hikes

Given the tone of urgency in RBI's statement to support the altered inflation-growth dynamics, "we now revise our call and expect the RBI to hike repo rate by an additional 60 bps in the rest of FY23"

High inflation to compel RBI to signal neutral policy stance: S&P

The RBI will likely raise the repo rate by at least 50-75 basis points through FY23, and by another 50 basis points in FY24, the ratings agency said

RBI's inflation projections jump, growth numbers dip as recovery wobbles

While it termed current inflation as transitory, MPC also expects it to edge up to near-6% levels towards 2021-22 end, highlighting stickiness of inflation in uneven economic recovery

Fall in food prices helps retail inflation ease to 4.6% in December

After a year of high inflation-low growth, a sharp dip in food inflation tames the headline number

Monetary policy: Taming Covid-19 key to soften GDP fall, says RBI

High consumer inflation likely till September

Q3 earnings, inflation, global events to drive markets this week: Analysts

Among macroeconomic data announcements, retail and WPI inflation numbers will be released on Monday and Tuesday, respectively

RBI will encourage rupee to weaken

It will also maintain liquidity so that govt borrowing doesn't push yields up

India's consumer inflation may cool to record-low in June, prompt rate cut

RBI is also watching out for inflationary impact of GST, even though food products were exempted