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Worry Side Up: Why the cost of eggs has doubled in the US
The price of eggs in the US has risen significantly — it has gone up from $1.72 in November 2021 to $3.59 in November 2022. An outbreak of bird flu combined with higher fuel and labour costs is the reason for the soaring rates
UK inflation surges to new 40-year high of 10.1% in July on soaring food, energy price
The Bank of England warned earlier this month that UK inflation would climb to just above 13 per cent this year, which would be the highest level since 1980
India's WPI inflation eases to 13.39% in July 2022, on decline in price of food articles and manufactured products
The rate of price rise in vegetables declined substantially to 18.25 per cent in July against 56.75 per cent in the previous month
Narendra Modi and Indian economy: What do the hard facts on repo rate, credit policy, inflation, EMIs say
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has judiciously combined both welfarism and reforms at a time when the global financial order is seeing cataclysmic changes
UN food price index falls in July for fourth month straight
FAO said last month's 8.6% decline was the steepest monthly drop in the value of the index since October 2008. Significant drops in the vegetable oil and cereal indexes
After lemons, now tomatoes are burning a hole in pockets: What’s up with India’s food inflation?
There’s no respite from food inflation in India. Now, the prices of tomatoes have shot up, with a 70 per cent jump from last month
Explained: How early monsoon may bring down India’s inflation heat
The southwest monsoon arrived three days before its usual date. It has brought a lot of relief with hopes rising that the rains will boost the output of crops, thus checking rising inflation
Inflationary surge is a global phenomenon today, but Modi’s India has done much better than others
The BJP government has repaired and reinvigorated the Indian economy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking the lead in combining the best of both — welfarism and unrelenting reforms
Why Opposition’s claims on oil price rise are nothing but crude propaganda
Fuel prices have risen not only in India, but elsewhere too. Even if one ignores it, the fact is that state government taxes account for 41.67 per cent of the final petrol price
WPI inflation eases to 12.07% in June as food, crude prices soften
Inflation in fuel and power basket eased to 32.83 percent during June, against 37.61 percent in May
India's GDP may turn positive at 1.3% in Dec quarter of FY2020-21: DBS Bank report
The government will release the GDP numbers for the October-December quarter of the current fiscal on Friday
WPI-based inflation rises to 2.03% in January on non-food manufactured items, food prices ease
ICRA principal economist Aditi Nayar said a deeper disinflation in primary food articles helped to cushion the impact of the sharp rise in core inflation, which reached a 27-month high of 5.1 percent in January
Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; reports 10.12% deflation in fuel, power basket
The government on Thursday released truncated data for April wholesale price-based inflation saying there was limited transaction of products in the market due to the outbreak of COVID-19
Wholesale price inflation cools to 1% in March from 2.26% in Feburary on sharp fall in food prices
The inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) eased to 1 percent in March from 2.26 percent in February on a sharp fall in food prices in the country
Coronavirus Outbreak: With a stressed Rabi season, it's imperative to ensure speedy delivery of Zaid, Kharif seeds to farmers
Agriculture is the backbone of our survival and most of our agriculture today depends on quality seeds and the organised seed sector.
RBI may cut key interest rates by 175 bps in FY21 to combat economic shock from coronavirus outbreak: Fitch Solutions
This easing of inflation towards the lower band of the RBI's 2-6 percent target range over FY2020/21 would provide room for the central bank to ease monetary policy significantly.
Wholesale inflation eases to 2.26% in February on cheaper food articles, vegetables
Wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation softened to 2.26 percent in February on the back of cheaper foods and vegetables, government data showed on Monday
Retail inflation cools first time after six months to 6.58% in February on easing of vegetable prices
Retail inflation dropped for the first time after six months in February, easing to 6.58 percent as prices of vegetables and other kitchen items cooled, government data showed on Thursday
Wholesale inflation spikes to nine-month high of 3.1%; impact of rise in fuel cost, manufactured food products
Wholesale inflation has spiked to 3.1 percent in January from 2.59 percent in the previous month on higher fuel cost and price rise in manufactured products, as per government data released on Friday
Retail inflation accelerates to 7.59% in January; economists, bankers say RBI to be in hold mode in April
The sharp spike in food inflation has led January CPI to breach a six-year high of 7.59 percent compared to 7.35 percent seen in December