Consumer Price Inflation

Sensex rises over 100 points ahead of TCS, Infosys quarterly results, release of key macroeconomic data

The 30-share index was trading 106.69 points or 0.28 percent higher at 38,713.70. The gauge had ended 21.66 points, or 0.06 percent, higher at 38,607.01 in its previous session

Inflation likely picked up in February, but well below RBI target due to modest rise in food, fuel prices, finds survey

An overwhelming majority of economists polled predicted inflation would average below 3 percent, with forecasts ranging from 2.15 percent to 3.20 percent.

RBI may hold rates till March; likely to go for measured hikes in FY'20 on rising inflation, says DBS report

The RBI will hold the rates for the remainder of the fiscal ending March 2019 and is likely to go for "measured hikes" in FY20 as inflation inches up, Singaporean lender DBS has said

India house prices to rise at half the rate of consumer price inflation in 2019; Delhi will be hit hardest: Poll

House prices have risen at almost double-digit rates for over a decade in a country of 1.3 billion people, where for many, owning a home is still a dream.

Sensex crash, NBFCs in turmoil: Where is the stock market headed after the big meltdown?

The correction in NBFCs is a testimony of the change in sector dynamics.

Rupee to trade near record low over coming year hampered by high oil prices; trade tensions hurt emerging markets

Rupee has lost over 7 percent this year, with worries over the US-China trade conflict pushing it to a new record low of 69.122 against the dollar in July, making it the worst performing Asian currency.

Falling rupee, surging oil prices push retail inflation to five-month high of 5% in June; RBI may raise rates in August

June was the eighth straight month in which inflation was higher than the RBI’s medium-term target of 4 percent.

May retail inflation likely hit a four-month high to 4.83 percent on oil price surge, say economists

Mounting price pressure is a concern for the RBI, with its own projections for inflation raised compared with the ones made in May.

Retail inflation eases to 4.44% for second straight month in February, industrial output grows 7.5%

January saw annual consumer inflation of 5.1 percent, off the December figure of 5.2 percent, which was the highest rate in 17 months.

Retail inflation expected to moderate at 5%, trade deficit likely to improve, says report

The debate on the re-emergence of macro stability risks has intensified owing to the rising headline inflation, widening trade deficit and also the widening the fiscal deficit targets for both the current and next fiscals.