Weak inflation gives RBI elbow room to cut rates: Experts

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 13:33

Weak inflation figures in India have provided "elbow room" to the Reserve Bank to lower rates by 25 bps this month, say global brokerages.

Price situation under control: Arun Jaitley

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 21:45

Attributing rise in prices of certain food items to seasonal factors, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said inflation overall is moderating and the price situation is under control.

WPI, retail inflation touch new lows bolstering rate cut hopes

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 21:19

Consumer price inflation eased to 3.66 percent in August from 3.69 percent, while wholesale prices tumbled for a tenth straight month to minus 4.95 percent compared with a provisional (-) 4.05 percent in July.

Retail inflation falls to a new low of 3.66% in August

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 19:10

Retail inflation fell to a new low of 3.66 percent in August due to a slower rate of price rise in vegetables, fruits and protein items, except pulses, which may prompt the Reserve Bank to cut rates at its September 29 policy meet.

August retail inflation hits a multi-year low of 3.66%

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 17:48

Retail inflation for the month of August fell to multi-year low of 3.66 percent on account of cheaper food prices, including of vegetables, fruits and cereals, as per data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

August WPI inflation dips to historic (-)4.95%, pressure on RBI to cut rate

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 13:04

The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was (-)4.05 percent in July. It has been in the negative zone since November 2014. In August 2014, inflation was 3.85 percent.

Contraction deepens: August WPI inflation falls to -4.95%

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 12:16

The WPI inflation for the month of August stood at -4.95 percent for the month of August, 2015 (over August, 2014) as compared to -4.05 percent for the previous month and 3.85 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year, according to the data released by the government.

Cooling inflation to fuel calls for lower interest rates

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.

RBI likely to cut rate on falling inflation: Moody's

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 18:45

Reserve Bank is likely to cut interest rate as the wholesale price-based inflation is expected to decline further to 4.3 percent in August, Moody's Analytics said Friday.

US jobless claims drop; imported inflation remains weak

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 10:27

The U.S. labor market appeared to gain momentum in early September as fewer Americans filed for weekly unemployment benefits, but weak inflation pressures may complicate the Federal Reserve`s decision whether to raise interest rates.

China deflation fears grow as producer prices sink most in 6 years

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 08:54

The producer price index (PPI) fell 5.9 percent in August from the same period last year, its 42nd consecutive month of decline and the biggest drop since the depths of the global financial crisis in late 2009, data showed on Thursday.

China consumer inflation rises to 2% in August

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 08:07

The reading for the consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), was higher than July`s 1.6 percent and the strongest since a similar 2.0 percent in August last year.