Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 08:10
With price pressures at record lows, expectations are building that the RBI will lower borrowing costs by at least 25 basis points (bps) at its next policy review on September 29, after three cuts earlier this year.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 17:53
The price of onions, a staple that has sparked protests in the past and toppled state governments, has jumped to its highest in nearly two years and could fuel food inflation as scant rain delays plantings.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 5, 2015, 14:49
Monsoon behaviour is not much related to higher prices of food items and inflation is expected to remain subdued this year despite good or bad monsoon, PHD Chamber said in the study.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 15:03
The central bank is not likely to go for further easing this year as weak rains may have a tangible impact on food inflation and could directly impact rural household consumption, an HSBC report has said.
Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 17:48
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation for May stood at 5.01 percent as against 4.87 percent in April.
Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 18:08
It might be prudent to hold the policy rate steady for the time being as upside risks to food inflation still persists.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 15:48
India will be able to manage potential inflationary pressures if forecasts of sub-par monsoon rains this summer are borne out, junior finance minister Jayant Sinha told Reuters in an interview.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 12:45
According to the Japanese brokerage firm Nomura, the possibility of El Nino conditions is developing this year and this could possibly push food inflation temporarily higher.
Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 23:44
Tasked with a tough job to rein in inflation, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Friday said food prices can't be controlled from the central bank and therefore it is looking to "ward off" spiral inflationary effect.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 22, 2015, 15:08
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Sunday said the government and the central bank need to be more vigilant about the food price situation against the backdrop of unseasonal rains damaging some crops.
Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 17:25
Decline in global prices of commodities has helped in checking rise in domestic prices even as the government took several steps to provide relief to consumers from high food inflation, Parliament was informed on Friday.
Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015, 12:07
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), dipped to (-)2.06 percent for the month of February compared to (-)0.39 percent in January.
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