First inflation readings under the revised CPI framework comes in at 2.75%, with food inflation at 2.13 percent, as MoSPI expands market coverage & updates consumption weights.
Economic Survey says edible oils witnessed a high inflation trajectory, while food inflation witnessed a steady decline, and has been in deflationary territory since June 2025.
It will be tough for Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra to get right. Rupee is the worst-performing Asian currency this year against the dollar.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
A monthly publication of the Trade Exposure Inflation Index would enable markets, analysts, and the public to observe how much of inflation is actually imported versus how much is domestically generated.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
From Japan in the 1960s to China in the 2000s, many countries transformed their economies by using competitive exchange rates as part of their industrial strategies.
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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