Page 3 - Indian Inflation

Hardening yields to buoy debt MFs, experts recommend short-term maturities

Given the risk of high inflation, bond yields can harden further. However, current rates are attractive and provide good scope to start nibbling, say experts

TMS Ep181: Divestment target, food security, market strategy, downtrading

How close is the govt to its divestment target for FY23? Do Thomas Malthus's words still hold water? Should you buy in the dip or sell when the markets rally? What is downtrading? All answers here

How a weaker rupee will impact the Indian economy and people?

Indian rupee touched an all-time low against a surging US dollar. Every 5% fall in the rupee adds about 10-15 bps to the inflation. So, what does a weaker rupee mean for the Indian economy?

Indian inflation likely accelerated to an 18-month high in April: Report

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half the consumer price index (CPI) basket, reached a multi-month high in March

Monetary policy must respond nimbly to second inflation round: IMF official

In a Q&A, the lead author of IMF's Asia and Pacific Outlook, dwells on the impact the Fed's move on the benchmark rate could impact India

When it comes to politics, inflation is no longer what it used to be

There is near total political silence around inflation with neither politicians nor their parties caring to take it up

India's services activity at 5-month high in Apr despite inflation worries

While input costs increased at the fastest rate in nearly 14 years, prices charged rose at their quickest rate in around half a decade.

Mkt hasn't adequately factored in risks to growth: Nomura's Saion Mukherjee

If inflation-related issues get more structural and last longer, rates can continue to surprise further on the upside, leading to contraction in valuation multiples: Saion Mukherjee

WPI-based inflation zooms to 14.55% in March on rising fuel, food prices

WPI inflation last month was 13.11 per cent on hardening of prices of crude oil and non-food items

BS policy poll: RBI likely to hike inflation forecast, say economists

Most respondents see status quo on repo, reverse repo and stance

Will we see a reverse repo hike this week?

Can RBI afford the luxury of waiting out on the inflation front to allow growth to pick up?

Rahul Gandhi asks govt to 'act now' on inflation due to Ukraine crisis

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked the government to act quickly over the rising inflation in the country as the Russia-Ukraine war may further escalate prices.

India making steady progress, global crisis notwithstanding: RBI article

The article in the RBI Bulletin on 'State of the Economy' said, 'unfolding global developments nevertheless pose downside risks in terms of spillovers.'

TMS Ep127: Price rise, Colombo Port City, markets, IMPS

Will Russia Ukraine war driving up prices of everything? Can Colombo Port City be Sri Lanka's economic game changer? Hawkish Fed to cast a shadow on markets this week? What is IMPS? All answers here

India needs to recalibrate response to price pressure: Raghuram Rajan

Asked whether he is worried about the India growth story, he said India benefited from the low crude prices from 2014 onwards and now it is payback time

Petrol, diesel prices set to rise Rs 15-Rs 22 per litre from next week

It is widely expected that the OMCs will revise the current prices on or after March 7, which is the last day of voting in the ongoing state assembly elections

The inflation dilemma

Markets are in for a very bumpy ride if inflation is truly breaking out

44% respondents say inflation won't come down after Budget: Survey

Some 26.7 per cent respondents said that prices may come down 'a little bit' while 22.6 per cent said prices will come down by a large extent, as per the survey

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'

Inflation spike: A dive into the long-term reasons throws up some surprises

Contrary to popular belief, food items aren't among the biggest culprits in this space; palm oil and cotton are two items that have done much more to disrupt the WPI numbers over time