India's wholesale inflation at 9.68% in May under revamped series as Iran war-driven oil costs biteIndia’s wholesale inflation stood at 9.68% in May under a new series, with food and fuel prices remaining high amid ongoing US-Iran conflic...
15 Jun, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
RBI MPC: A challenge Shaktikanta Das contained may be resurfacing againIndia's central bank, the RBI, confronts a new inflation challenge. Rising oil prices and supply disruptions threaten to undo recent progre...
05 Jun, 2026, 09.11 AM IST
RBI's rate-setting panel starts deliberations, policy announcement on FridayThe RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its three-day meeting on Wednesday, with most economists expecting the central bank to keep...
03 Jun, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
New producer price index set to replace WPI over next five yearsIndia is set to introduce a new Producer Price Index, covering output, input, and services. This move aims to provide a more accurate pictu...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
India overhauls inflation framework with new Producer Price Index, revised WPIIndia is set to introduce a new Producer Price Index and a revamped Wholesale Price Index from June 15. This significant overhaul aims to a...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
India to unveil broader gauge for inflation in data revampIndia is introducing a Producer Price Index for the first time. This new measure will track prices received by producers of goods and servi...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
RBI dividend provides fiscal buffer, but inflation risks loom large: Kanika Pasricha, Union BankThe Reserve Bank of India's dividend payout provides a small fiscal buffer. However, government finances face pressure from fuel excise cut...
25 May, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Nifty to trade in 28,000–30,000 range in FY27 led by earnings: Smallcase managersSmallcase managers remain optimistic on India’s equity markets despite the Nifty declining over 9% this year, projecting the benchmark inde...
21 May, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Experts see possibility of 50-75 bps RBI rate hike amid inflation pressuresConcerns are rising over India's economic outlook due to surging crude oil prices and inflation. Experts suggest the Reserve Bank of India ...
20 May, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Current account deficit to widen to 2.3 per cent of GDP in FY27 from 0.9 pc in FY26: ReportIndia's current account deficit is expected to rise to 2.3 percent of GDP in FY27 from 0.9 percent in FY26. This widening deficit could str...
18 May, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
SBI Report: No direct impact of oil price hike on India's fiscal situationFuel prices have risen by Rs 3 per litre. This move aims to reduce losses for oil companies. SBI's research report Ecowrap suggests that th...
18 May, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
WPI inflation crossing 10% mark not a tail risk but a near-term base case: ReportThe recent Rs 3 hike in petrol and diesel prices, announced after the Prime Minister's national exhortation for austerity, was widely antic...
18 May, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
India's growth to moderate to 6.6 pc in FY27; reforms key to achieve Viksit Bharat goal: S&P reportIndia's economic growth is expected to slow to 6.6 percent this fiscal year. Achieving the Viksit Bharat goal by 2047 requires crucial refo...
06 May, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
WPI breaks 18-mth double-digit streak in October, eases to 8.39%India's wholesale price index-based inflation in the month of October eased to 8.39% on an annual basis, from 10.70% recorded in September,...
14 Nov, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
Crisil blames divergent growth dataprints for WPI-CPI varianceThe issue has gained notice since the 2008 global financial crisis when manufacturing GDP has been growing faster than IIP.
16 Mar, 2017, 02.08 PM IST
Divergent WPI, CPI explains non-alignment of manufacturing GDP and IIP: CrisilThe variance may be because, while the IIP measures the volume of output, manufacturing GDP aggregates the value-added which is obtained by...
15 Mar, 2017, 06.13 PM IST
- Beating base effect
The annual rate of inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), appears to have stabilised over the past few weeks, albeit at...
29 Jul, 2008, 12.17 AM IST