December 2025 saw a 7.8% increase in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the fastest rate in more than two years. According to the Quick Estimate, the IIP growth rate for November 2025 was 6.7%. “After registering a high growth of 7.2%(RE) in November 2025, industry momentum further strengthened in December 2025 as the Index…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its projections upward in its World Economic Outlook released on January 19, indicating that India’s economy is expected to develop faster than previously projected in both the current and future fiscal years. India’s GDP is predicted by the IMF to grow by 7.3% in FY26, an increase of 0.7…
In light of strong agricultural output and declining crude prices, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its inflation forecast for FY26 on Wednesday from 4.2% to 4% from 4.2% in February. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) examined the state of the economy during its policy meeting and identified a significant improvement in food…
With the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy meeting in progress and Governor Shaktikanta Das scheduled to declare the benchmark interest rate decision on October 9, analysts predict that the MPC will maintain the repo rate at 6.50 percent. The MPC is anticipated to consider some significant variables, such as the persistence of inflationary…
The optimistic developments in China’s policy support for its economy caused copper prices to marginally decrease by -0.05%, ultimately finishing at 729.5. China’s central bank gave a strong signal of support for the nation’s weak economy when it announced a significant reduction in bank reserves, bringing in approximately $140 billion to the banking sector. Furthermore,…
India’s real GDP growth in the second quarter of FY24 may have exceeded the 6.5% growth rate the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had predicted. The forecasts vary from 6.2% to as high as 6.9%, while the majority have updated their projections upward. Economists cite sequentially higher government consumption spending and relatively strong consumption demand…
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its most recent Regional Economic Outlook (Asia and Pacific) report, India and China are expected to collectively provide over half of global growth in both 2023 and 2024. China’s GDP is expected to develop at a rate of 4.2% in 2024 and 5% in 2023, while India’s…
According to the S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), India’s manufacturing activity climbed at the slowest rate in five months in September, but it remained strong, with strong demand lifting business confidence to its highest level this year, despite heightened inflationary pressures. S&P Global’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 57.5 in September as opposed…
India’s economy is anticipated to do well in its most recent assessment due to robust growth in the services sector and an uptick in manufacturing despite high-interest rates. According to the consensus estimate in a Bloomberg survey conducted before the release of the data on Thursday, the gross domestic product increased by 7.8% over the…
According to the finance minister, the amount of money in circulation increased from Rs 13 lakh crore in 2014 to Rs 31.33 lakh crore in March 2022. As of March 25, 2022, the currency in circulation which includes banknotes and coins—to GDP ratio was 13.7%, up from 11.6% in March 2014. The amount of money…
