The consumer price index (CPI), which measures retail inflation in India, decreased from 3.61% in February to 3.34% in March, a five-year-seven-month low, as food costs significantly decreased. Analysts believe that this will allow the RBI to stimulate growth by reducing interest rates by at least 50 basis points in FY26. In the face of…
Wednesday saw a strong recovery in equity indexes, with late-session buying in financial companies helping the Sensex rise more than 300 points and the Nifty close above 23,400. The volatile session saw the Sensex rise 309.40 points to close at a two-week high of 77,044.29. On its way to 23,437.20, the NSE Nifty gained 108.65…
India’s government issued data on April 15 showing that wholesale inflation decreased to 2.05 percent in March from 2.4 percent in February. While the food index saw a further fall, the prices of manufacturing items, which make up about two-thirds of the index, increased by 3.1 percent from 2.9 percent the previous month. The central…
When markets were once again rocked by panic after Donald Trump acknowledged that his global tariff blitz might have “a transition cost,” gold hit a new high. After reaching a record high of $3,218.07, gold is currently trading at about $3,207. The current price of gold in India is Rs 93,380. On Thursday, gold prices…
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…
While the HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, or services PMI, decreased to 58.5 from 59.0 in February, it was still higher than an initial estimate that indicated a decline to 57.7, indicating a loss of growth momentum for India’s service providers in March. It did, however, show a high rate of expansion and was…
According to data provided by S&P Global on Wednesday, India’s manufacturing activity made up ground lost in February and reached its highest level in eight months in March, at 58.1 compared to 56.3 the previous month. According to the most recent reading, the sector’s health had significantly improved and was above its long-term average. As…
According to statistics issued by S&P Global on Monday, manufacturing activity in India decreased to a 14-month low of 56.3 in February from 57.7 the month before. A slight loss of momentum in new orders and manufacturing was blamed for the decline. The manufacturing PMI continues to show a strong increase in the sector’s overall…
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday, the main causes of India’s January 2025 wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation decline were price increases for the production of food products, food articles, other manufacturing, non-food items, textiles, etc. Compared to the WPI rate of 2.37 percent from the previous month,…
Without a doubt, this RBI policy meeting has been historic. The Reserve Bank of India has emerged from its five-year hiatus, reducing the key policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%, down from 6.50%. After 2020, this is the first instance of the RBI making a rate cut. In May 2020, the Reserve…
