Page 3 - Cpi Inflation

High level of taxation widens divergence in diesel inflation in WPI, CPI

Diesel retail prices are back to more than Rs 80 a litre in the national capital throughout this month and remain on an upward trajectory

Benign food prices likely dragged April inflation to three-month low: Poll

Consumer price inflation was predicted to cool to 4.20 per cent in April, just above the RBI's 4 per cent mid-point target and down from March's four-month high of 5.52 per cent

February IIP contracts 3.6%; retail inflation rises to 5.5% in March

The manufacturing sector output contraced by 3.7 per cent in February, while the mining output declined by 5.5 per cent. Meanwhile, the power generation grew by 0.1 per cent

Govt keeps inflation target at 2-6% for 5 years: DEA secretary Tarun Bajaj

Economists welcome decision, but argue for a higher upper limit

MGNREGA sees negligible increase in minimum wages in the time of Covid-19

The 4% rise in average all-India minimum wages is almost the same as CPI inflation rate between 2015-16 and 2019-20, meaning that in real terms, the increase has been insignificant

Investors should be prepared for biggest inflation scare since 1980s: Wood

The return of inflation fears have been stoked again by the rise in commodity prices, especially oil

India's retail inflation rises to 5.03% in Feb; January IIP contracts 1.6%

Food inflation rose steeply to 3.87 per cent in February, compared to 1.89 per cent in the previous month, according to government data released on Friday

CPI inflation averages 3.9% during Oct 2016-Mar 2020, says report

The monetary policy committee headed by the RBI Governor is set to revise the policy framework and inflation targets by March 31

Inflation range of 2-6% is appropriate for monetary policy: RBI report

Even as the foreword of the report has been written by RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, the report is not the official view of the central bank

India's inflation target band up for review: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Govt seeks RBI's view on tweaks to CPI basket and if old weightings need to be changed

WPI inflation eases in sync with retail, but core spikes in December

Softens to four-month low of 1.22% in December from 1.55% in November as food items enter deflationary zone; core inflation at 2-year high of 4.2%

Retail inflation eases to 4.59% in December; IIP contracts 1.9% in Nov

Food inflation declined to 3.41 per cent in December, compared to 9.5 per cent in the previous month

Sensex up 248 pts at 49,517; Nifty at 14,563; SBI, Airtel soar 4%, RIL 3%

Stock market updates: Nifty PSU Bank index surged over 6 per cent and was the top sectoral gainer

Macro backdrop calls for status quo on rates

The MPC in all likelihood would keep the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, extending the pause from its August and October meetings and reiterating the accommodative stance

Shift from rates to managing the emerging Quadrilemma

A large autonomous driver of liquidity has been RBI intervention in the foreign exchange markets.

New inflation index to impact DA, 30 mn govt staff to get more pay

The CPI-IW hasn't been revised since 2001 - an exercise which should usually take place every five years

Market ends flat after FM announces steps to boost demand; ITC gains 3%

All that happened in the markets today

RBI's first Monetary Policy Committee bows out with CPI above target

The MPC held its first meeting in October 2016 under then-Governor Urjit Patel

High inflation: RBI may escape govt's scrutiny for failing to meet target

Inflation breaches 6% for second straight quarter, set to cross limit for third quarter

CPI-based inflation above MPC comfort range for fourth straight month

Official data released on Thursday showed that CPI for July rose 6.93 per cent year on year, up from 6.23 per cent in June