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Saturday, October 25, 2025
TopicInflation

Topic: inflation

Indian bond traders shouldn’t be fooled by a fall in inflation

A currency that’s been slipping to a new record almost every day is ensuring that the optimism doesn’t last too long.

India’s economic woes increase as declining rupee adds the burden of short-term foreign debts

With the currency losing more than 11 per cent to the dollar, India will need to pay an extra $9.5 billion when repaying the short-term debts.

India’s services index expands at slowest pace in 3 months, signals cooling off in demand

RBI believes that companies are passing on higher input costs to consumers and fanning inflation, which is at its highest in nine months.

Weak rupee makes it difficult for RBI to fight inflation

RBI's plans are in trouble as rupee hits a new low after turmoil in Turkey. Inflation may stay around projections until next year. 

Foreigners return to India’s bond market, but local investors still cautious

Rising oil prices and fears of greater fiscal spending before next year's election are making local investors wary. 

FM Piyush Goyal says food items have become cheaper during NDA rule

Goyal added that the Indian economy was expected to grow over 7 per cent this year.

RBI raises prospect of currency wars as it hikes interest rates

Raising interest rates to the highest in two years, RBI says it seeks to stabilise the economy amid growing global trade and currency conflicts.

RBI raises repo rate by 25 bps to 6.5% in bid to curb inflation

RBI governor Urjit Patel says the reason for the the hike was to ensure and maintain the 4% inflation target. 

RBI may hike interest rates to rein in inflation, boost the rupee

Inflation has been rising steeply, as it peaked at 5% in June, especially in the backdrop of a weak rupee and higher oil prices, India’s primary import commodity.

Surging housing costs may prompt RBI to raise rates again

The central bank has been vocal on the need to curb inflation. It will surely raise interest rates by 50 basis points in next 12 months.

On Camera

The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.