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Given the growth-inflation trade-off, Governor Das took the right call, particularly in the context of global slowdown

The pause in the policy rate hike must be seen as a pragmatic move given the global uncertainty

The Reserve Bank may go in for 25 basis points hike in benchmark interest rate at the bi-monthly policy to be unveiled on Thursday

Pakistan is now heading towards hyperinflation a situation when prices are out of control and in the territory of a 50 per cent surge

On a week-on-week basis, short-term inflation increased by 1.80 per cent as tomatoes, potatoes and wheat flour became costlier

The monetary policy tightening so far, and some fizzling of pent-up demand should also help ease CPI inflation

Rate hike comes as a warning to the government that the economy is still not entirely out of the woods.

While we aspire for the best in 2023, we have to perspire for all of it too

An inflation-targeting central bank like ours should have a credible inflation measure, and like every other key fiscal or monetary parameter, this too needs a check.

The sharp measures outlined in the December MPC review clearly indicate that fight against inflation will continue.

According to Chowdhury, the fall in retail inflation has been due to the quick drop in vegetable prices which is a seasonal phenomenon apart from the continuing softness in edible oil prices.

The repo rate, also called the policy rate, is the interest at which RBI lends money to the commercial banks.

For emerging markets and developing economies, the shocks of 2022 will “re-open economic wounds that were only partially healed following the pandemic”

San Francisco: Soaring grocery, gas, and transportation prices remain a factor in US household pockets, with the price of flour in the run-up to Thanksgiving remains a matter of concern here. But the October inflation print at 7.7 per cent triggered a boom rally on the equity markets. Despite a 40 year inflation spike, equity […]

Rome: Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded its outlook on Italy’s economy, the latest in a series of worrying signs for the country. Moody’s on Wednesday slashed its assessment of the country’s banking system from “stable” to “negative”, and said it expects conditions for the banking sector to deteriorate further over the coming 12 to 18 […]

The monetary policy framework, which came into effect about six years ago, mandates the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to maintain retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.

The meeting has been called under the provisions of Section 45ZN of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act 1934, RBI said in a statement on Thursday.

London: UK inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in September as the soaring cost of food squeezed household budgets. The consumer price index rose 10.1%, compared with 9.9% the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. The new data shows inflation returned to the July peak and is once again at the highest […]

Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF, said that monetary policy has tightened in India, similar to other emerging markets as well, where inflation has been above target.

By Dipa Sinha While the period before the pandemic saw exceptionally low food inflation in India, the current inflation, particularly in food items, is putting added pressure on people’s ability to access adequate and nutritious food. In a country where the poor spend over 40% of their incomes on food, sustained food inflation poses a danger […]