Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran stated on Monday that India’s economic growth in the upcoming fiscal will probably surpass the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) prediction of 6.1% because of increased capital formation. In addition, the CEA emphasized the necessity for fiscal consolidation in the Asia-Pacific area in light of the finance ministry’s ongoing…
On November 3, the Reserve Bank’s rate-setting committee will meet in extraordinary session to discuss why the government failed to keep retail inflation below the target of 6% for three consecutive quarters since January. The report on the causes of the failure to attain the inflation target as well as the corrective actions the central…
The World Bank reduced its FY23 growth forecast for India to 6.5% from 7.5% in June, the most pessimistic prognosis for the country by any major institution, as it warned of a “deteriorating external environment.” For FY24, it has trimmed the growth forecast by 10 basis points to 6.5%. “In the face of slowing global…
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…
The Indian rupee is anticipated to continue volatile in the face of a strong dollar, market risk aversion, and cautious emotions ahead of the result of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting. The rupee closed slightly higher versus the US dollar the previous day, following a bumpy session in which the Reserve Bank of India…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on September 30 announced a 50 basis points hike in the repo rate stepping up its fight against persistently high inflation. Repo is the rate at which the central bank lends short-term funds to banks. One bps is one-hundredth of a percentage point. With the latest rate hike, the…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to unanimously decide to raise the policy repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) at its upcoming meeting in order to rein in above-target inflation and address currency concerns. If the MPC votes for a 50 basis point increase in the repo rate (the interest rate at which…
The Indian rupee fell to a new record low on Monday, owing to risk aversion in equity markets and a strong U.S. dollar. Investors are apprehensive ahead of the RBI MPC meeting later this week. The native currency began at 81.52 per dollar, down from Friday’s finish of 80.99. Analysts predict that the rupee would…
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) mission will be made more difficult by the falling rupee, which is the result of high wholesale prices and retail inflation. This could lead the MPC, which meets next week, to consider another aggressive rate hike of at least 50 basis points. At the same time, fears of elevated…
According to a Reuters poll of experts, food prices in India likely ended a three-month downward trend in retail inflation in August. This might put additional pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to increase interest rates more quickly in the coming months. Food inflation, which makes up about half of the CPI basket, is…
