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From Hyderabad’s Irani chai to global financial upheavals, monetary shifts quietly reshape livelihoods, savings and economic security

SBI Research said the balance of risks has shifted towards a 25-basis-point RBI rate hike, citing broader inflationary pressures, global risks, liquidity conditions and currency pressures. The RBI's MPC is scheduled to meet from October 5 to 7

But one thing survived all of it. One thing that every central bank in the world is quietly accumulating — while publicly calling it irrelevant. That which cannot be manufactured.

India's wholesale inflation rose to 9.87 per cent in June, driven by higher food, fuel and manufacturing costs amid the West Asia crisis and Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Rising global energy prices also pushed retail inflation higher, increasing pressure on the economy

Every global event flows through the dollar system, through the rupee exchange rate, and lands — silently, without announcement — in our kitchen

RBI's policy direction is unambiguous to attract dollars rather than tighten liquidity conditions through rates

Rising fuel prices, in particular, are having a ripple effect on transport, food and household expenses

India’s inflation rose to 3.4 per cent in March under the new CPI series, driven by higher vegetable prices, while pulses and some food items became cheaper. The RBI expects inflation at 4.6 per cent in 2026-27