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Topic: Inflation Rate

Retail inflation dips to 5.91% in March due to decline in food price

The retail inflation, which is factored in by the RBI, has been on decline since March with the lowest dip recorded in November last year at 5.54%.

Budget proposals unlikely to have inflationary impact, says RBI Governor

Das says that the government has tried to remain within the fiscal deficit roadmap set under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act.

Latest inflation data opens room for RBI rate cuts

With inflation expected to decline in the coming months, it will allow the Reserve Bank of India to keep the door open for more policy easing to boost credit demand.

India’s painful ‘stagflation’ is now spreading to other emerging economies

India may be witnessing the most glaring setback among emerging economies, but its double pain of slowing growth & surging inflation is spreading far and wide.

WPI inflation unchanged at 1.08% in August, reinforces expectation of RBI rate cut

According to govt data, the increase in prices of certain food items was partially neutralised by static prices of manufactured goods during August 2019.

India’s wholesale inflation falls to multi-year low of 1.08% in July

Govt data said inflation in food items dropped to 6.15 % in July from 6.98 % in the previous month, while retail inflation in July fell to 3.15% from 3.18% in June.

Retail inflation rises 2.57% in February on higher food prices

The retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index stood at 1.97 per cent in January.

Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to 10-month low of 2.76% in January

The retail inflation, released earlier this week, too fell marginally on continued decline in food prices, including vegetables and eggs.

Wholesale inflation eases to 5.09% in July as prices of fruits and vegetables drop

The retail inflation eases to a nine-month low of 4.17 per cent in July, from 4.9 per cent in June, data shows Monday.

A fifth of public sector banks’ assets may go bad in a year

This cycle is unlikely to start reversing till the new bankruptcy law grows up a little.

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