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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicInflation

Topic: inflation

Inflation may be easing, but near-future upside risks mean RBI should leave interest rates unchanged

Factors like unfavourable weather, uncertainty over oil prices, demand from China’s re-opening & intensification of geo-political conflicts could pose upside risks to inflation outlook.

Inflation has moderated but need to see how El Nino plays out, says RBI governor

Shaktikanta Das said El Nino may not just pose the risk of fuelling inflation further it could also weigh on India’s economic growth.

Govt says economy to see downside risks to growth, upside risks to inflation

The finance ministry, in its monthly economic review, said the reason was partly due to challenges in the country's external sector as well as weather-related uncertainties

Australia to regulate buy-now-pay-later services with consumer credit law

The Australian govt will unveil the draft legislation for consultation later this year and the bill will be introduced into parliament by the end of this year.

Private investment in India on the rise since 2021. Risk appetite takes time to recover

Despite a sharp global slowdown, India still received Foreign Direct Investment of $ 44.5 billion over April to February in this financial year.

Food inflation below 6% but average Indian still hurting. What explains the disconnect

The inflation data discussed widely by the public is in annual terms. Besides, there is seasonality to prices, along with variations across cities.

Afghan economy would contract, inflation will rise if international aid drops 30%, predicts UN

Afghanistan's humanitarian aid plan is only 5% funded for 2023, with $251 million committed out of $4.6 billion requested.

How do Indians save money? It depends on income growth, inflation, and banking access

Paper co-authored by SBI chief economist Soumya Kanti Ghosh underscores how policies geared towards boosting real income and reducing inflation could help hike savings rate in India.

Consumer inflation seen easing in March to 5.80% on softening food price rises

Economists said this would be the only month this year so far inflation is reported below the 6.00% RBI upper tolerance limit.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts training Jammu & Kashmir cops 

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.