Page 3 - Wpi Inflation

Sensex sinks 1,172 pts, Nifty below 17,200; Infosys tanks 7%, HDFC Bank 5%

CLOSING BELL: Dismal March quarter earnings by HDFC Bank & Infosys, coupled with fears of aggressive rate hikes amid rising inflation, soaring bond yields, & resurgence in Covid-19 cases hit sentiment

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

RBI focused on growth, likely to keep rates unchanged on April 8: Analysts

Economists expect the RBI to raise its retail-inflation projection for the fiscal year starting on Friday by 50 to 80 basis points from 4.5%.

Safe for now, macro economy may take a hit if Russian-Ukraine war stretches

A feeble impact is already being felt, and if the conflict stretches way beyond March, it could have implications on growth, inflation, fiscal deficit and current account deficit

Will India Inc pass on the rising input cost to consumers?

Rising crude oil prices, depreciating rupee and burgeoning raw material costs have put companies across sectors in a tight spot. Take a peek into this inflation conundrum and the effect on consumers

Measuring inflation

More needs to be done besides changing WPI base

Feb WPI inflation spikes to 13.11% on costlier crude; food articles soften

After two months of mild easing, WPI inflation accelerated in February and remained in double digits for the 11th consecutive month, beginning April 2021

Current WPI series to be scrapped, new one with 2017-18 as base yr on cards

Approval of various committees being sought before the new series is released

Top headlines: Air India names new CEO; Jan retail inflation rises to 6.01%

Here are the top headlines on Monday

WPI inflation eases to 12.96% in Jan from 13.56% in the previous month

Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate decelerated to 12.96% in January from 13.56% in the preceding month as per the data released by the industry department.

WPI inflation eases to 12.96 pc in Jan; food prices harden

WPI inflation has remained in double digits for the tenth consecutive month beginning April 2021.

Will wholesale inflation fall in FY23 as the Centre expects it to?

Govt's conservative nominal GDP growth estimate suggests it expects a low-inflation, high-growth FY23. But there are potential downsides to growth & upsides to inflation, especially wholesale

Don't blame Covid alone: $5 trn economy goal to be delayed by two years

Next three years will have to deliver 17% nominal GDP growth to take economy to $5 trn by FY25; If Budget assumption on growth is accepted, FY24 and FY25 should yield 20% growth each

Top headlines: Budget session from Jan 31; WPI inflation eases to 13.56%

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Friday

Inflation likely accelerated to a six-month high in Dec: Reuters poll

The January 4-7 survey of 41 economists showed Indian retail inflation rose to 5.80% last month from 4.91% in November.

The denominator effect of a higher-than-expected nominal GDP

Healthy revenues, failing disinvestment, and rise in nominal GDP may take fiscal deficit from the Budgeted 6.8% of GDP to anywhere between 6.9% and 7.3%

2021, the year that was: Firms may no longer share higher cost burden

The concluding part of year-ender series looks at how inflation pinched consumers' pocket

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

WPI inflation hits record high of 14.23%, raises retail inflation fears

This is the highest WPI rate in 2011-12 series with WPI inflation remaining in double digits for 8th month in a row

Top headlines: PCA framework for NBFCs; Nov WPI inflation spikes to 14.23%

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday