Inflation

Oil Prices, Foreign Fund Flows Likely To Chart Stock Market's Course, Say Experts

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 18, 2018

The fall in crude oil prices assumes significance as it eases country's concerns over inflation, fiscal and current account deficit.

Rupee Gets A Lift-Off On Falling Oil Prices, Fund Flows: 10 Points

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday November 15, 2018

The rupee gained 24 paise to 72.07 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid falling crude oil prices and fresh foreign fund inflows, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). The rupee, which has been Asia's worst-performing currency so far this year, gained as the dollar weakened against other currencies overseas, traders were ...

Wholesale Inflation Surges To Four-Month High In October

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Wholesale prices of food articles, vegetables, pulses, and onion witnessed a deflation of 1.49 per cent, 18.65 per cent, 13.92 per cent, and 31.69 per cent respectively.

Rupee Appreciates To 72-Level Against Dollar: 10 Things To Know

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Indian Rupee Vs Dollar: After opening higher at 72.18 - its strongest level since September 21 - the rupee appreciated further by 67 paise against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, reported news agencies Press Trust of India (PTI) and Reuters. Rupee's gains came amid a collapse in crude oil prices which dropped to one-year lows. Besides, t...

RBI Gets A Breather As Consumer Inflation Drops To 13-Month Low

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday November 12, 2018

The rate, which includes food and energy prices, dropped in October to 3.31 per cent on a year-on-year basis, the slowest pace in 13 months and remains below the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) medium-term target of 4 per cent for a third straight month.

As Inflation Eases, RBI Unlikely To Hike Key Lending Rate In December, Say Experts

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday November 12, 2018

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast October's annual increase in the consumer price index at 3.67 per cent, compared with a downwardly revised 3.70 per cent in September.

Consumer Inflation Eases To 3.31% In October, Slowest Pace In 13 Months

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday November 12, 2018

Monday's data supports the central bank's surprise decision to hold interest rates in its last policy statement. The RBI had, in its October 5 meeting, decided to maintain status quo on key lending rates, while ruling out any reduction for the time being.

Sensex Closes 345 Points Lower, Nifty Gives Up 10,500: 10 Things To Know

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday November 12, 2018

Domestic stock markets started the week with a loss of nearly 1 per cent in a highly volatile session on Monday. The losses came amid selling in all sectors barring IT, and weakness in Asian peers. The 30-scrip BSE benchmark, Sensex, shed 345 points to end at 34,812 after a choppy session, whereas the NSE Nifty settled at 10,482, down 103 points fr...

Inflation Data, Crude Oil Prices To Guide Markets Next Week, Say Experts

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 11, 2018

The government will release Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data for October next week.

October Inflation May Hit 12-Month Low, Below Reserve Bank Target: Poll

Business | Thomson Reuters | Friday November 9, 2018

If the data meets forecasts, October will mark the third straight month retail inflation has been below the RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent.

Services Activity In October Expands At Fastest Pace In Three Months, Shows Survey

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday November 5, 2018

Weaker cost pressures, alongside a decline in oil prices, may prevent inflation from shooting above the RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent.

Opinion: Why RBI Is Suddenly Standing Up To Modi - And What's At Stake

Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Wednesday October 31, 2018

Encapsulated here is the broader failure of this government: it started with such hopes and ambitions, as visible in the decision to give the RBI an independent inflation target; but now it is reduced to scrapping with the RBI over its reserves to fund its populist election spending. And so yet another institution feels its independence slipping aw...

RBI Says No Liquidity Crunch In Shadow Banking, Inflation Under Control: Report

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 30, 2018

The FSDC meeting was the first instance when RBI Governor Urjit Patel came face to face with Mr Jaitley following the recent criticism by the central bank's deputy governor, Viral Acharya, of government interference in the functioning of the central bank.

NASA Sets World Record With Its Mars 2020 'Supersonic Parachute'

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 30, 2018

"It was the fastest inflation in history of a parachute this size and created a peak load of almost 70,000 pounds (37,000 kg) of force," said NASA.

Will Visit Ayodhya, Ask PM Why Ram Temple Not Built Yet: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Edited by Aditya Menon | Friday October 19, 2018

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "delay" in constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and demanded that he either fulfil the long-pending vow or admit that it was just another fake promise. "You go to countries one can't even find in geography textbooks, but why haven't you gone to Ayodhya ...