In November, India’s headline CPI inflation was 0.71% (YoY), 46 basis points higher than in October, when it had fallen to 0.25%, the lowest figure in the current CPI series. According to government data, rising costs for vegetables, eggs, meat and fish, spices, fuel, and light are the primary causes of the increase in headline…
India’s wholesale price inflation decreased to 0.13% in September, down from 0.52% in August, as food prices continued to decline, according to data released by the government on Tuesday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation in September of the previous year was recorded at 1.91%.Retail inflation dropped to its lowest level in eight years at…
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…
Retail inflation in India, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 3.61% in February, a sharp decline from 4.31% in January, according to figures issued on Wednesday by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. This represents a decrease of 65 basis points from January 2025. After July 2024, this is the lowest inflation…
In the next three to four months, scientists predict that favorable weather, above-normal monsoon rainfall, and improved rabi sowing will significantly reduce food inflation from its current levels. They assert that the prices of grains and edible oils continue to be a cause for concern and represent a short-term upside risk to the inflation trajectory….
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…
Economists claim that the US Federal Reserve has left the door open for one more rate hike before the end of the year after voting unanimously to maintain its benchmark interest rates at 5.25-5.50%. Despite sustained US inflation rates above the central bank’s target range while the US economy remains robust, the US Fed increased…
Early Thursday morning Asian trade saw a decline in oil prices as concerns over whether the US will escape a financial default outweighed the potential for more production cutbacks from OPEC+.In the Morning session, Brent crude futures had dropped 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $78.31 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for the United…
