Fuel Inflation

Rupee in free fall: A weaker currency may be a temporary setback, but can check Chinese imports

A weaker rupee can help check reckless import of everything from smartphones to olives and chocolates and can provide a healthy overall macroeconomic protection to local manufacturers

RBI holds rate at 6%: Policy a firm statement of independence by MPC; growth is for govt to take care of

The RBI will not budge on interest rates as inflation threat looms. The statement seems to be clear on this.

RBI monetary policy on 6 Dec: Central bank may hold repo rate as retail inflation zooms to 3.58% in Oct

Retail inflation, a key input for RBI in setting repo rate, has been rising consistently since June

GST rate at 20% good for industry, consumers, say experts

The Rajya Sabha Select Committee has suggested that the GST rate should not go beyond 20 percent as higher rates could fuel inflation and erode the confidence of consumers in a new indirect tax regime proposed to be rolled out on 1 April 2016.

Need to look into dimensions of diesel deregulation: FM

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that government will have to look into various dimensions of the issue before taking any decision on deregulating diesel prices.

Inflation is dying: November WPI hits 0% and you read it here first

Readers of Firstpost’s Business section won't be surprised to learn inflation as measured by the Wholesale Prices Index (WPI) has hit zero in November 2014.

Inflation is dying: WPI hits 0% in Nov, and you read it here first

The base effect has given us zero WPI inflation in November, as predicted by Firstpost in October. We should see an easy of interest rates sooner rather than later