Gold prices fell for the second consecutive session on Thursday due to a rise in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields ahead of key inflation data. This data could impact the Federal Reserve’s interest rate plan, leading investors to brace for potential surprises that may require the Fed to adjust its monetary policy outlook. Spot…
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry announced provisional data indicating that the annual rate of India’s wholesale pricing index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 1.26 percent in April from 0.53 percent in March. A 13-month high was reached by the WPI in April, surpassing the Reuters forecast of 1% WPI inflation as predicted. According to the…
October’s wholesale price index-based inflation was (-) 0.52%, which was in the negative for the seventh consecutive month due to declining food costs. As of September 2023, the WPI-based inflation rate was (-) 0.26 percent, having been in the negative since April. WPI was 8.67 percent in October of the previous year. Food item inflation…
According to a survey of 15 economists, India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation likely dropped to a five-month low of 4.8% in October from 5.02% in September, mostly because of the statistical effect of a high base and a reduction in the prices of important vegetables. Thanks to a positive base effect, core inflation is…
According to data provided by the National Statistical Office on Thursday, consumer price inflation in India, which is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), dropped to a three-month low of 5.02% in September after remaining above the 6% threshold for two consecutive months. The consecutive drop in the price of vegetables, especially tomatoes, and…
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…
According to an announcement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the wholesale price-based inflation rate was (-)1.36% in July 2023 compared to (-)4.12% in June 2023. The costs of mineral oils, basic metals, chemicals, and chemical products, textiles, and food items have all decreased since July 2023, according to the report. For the fourth…
Due to the rebound in the dollar index and a drop in Asian rivals, the Indian rupee is anticipated to open weaker on Tuesday. The rupee is expected to open Monday at approximately 82.85 to the dollar, down from 82.7425 on Monday, according to non-deliverable forwards. Following the release of the U.S. jobs report, the…
Due to the dollar’s appreciation against other major currencies and persistent demand for the dollar from public sector banks acting on behalf of customers of oil marketing companies, the rupee (INR) fell on Tuesday, breaching the critical 82 level. The Indian rupee, which hit a two-week low, decreased 24 paise from the previous close of…
According to an RBI assessment, persistently high inflation remains a key policy worry for the Reserve Bank, which has raised rates aggressively this year, but the pressure may subside next fiscal assuming normal rains and the continued normalization of global supply chains without any exogenous shocks. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) anticipates retail inflation…
