Indian Inflation

In December, the CPI-based inflation was 5.72% with core inflation at 6.10%

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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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

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

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

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

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'

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

With the pandemic risk still lurking around the fringes, global growth is yet to attain a structural foothold, Garg said