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…
