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...
Supply-side stress, weather add uncertainty to macrosIndia's economy faces near-term challenges. Supply issues and weather create uncertainty. Geopolitical events in West Asia could impact dom...
India’s near-term outlook clouded by supply risks, weather uncertainties: RBI reportIndia's economy faces near-term challenges. Supply issues and weather create uncertainty. Geopolitical events in West Asia could impact dom...
India's inflation puzzle: How will fuel price play outIndia's inflation debate intensifies as wholesale prices surge, driven by fuel costs, while retail inflation remains subdued. A recent fuel...
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...
Markets eye FII return with Rupee stability, tax relief taking centre stage: Asit BhandarkarForeign investors are hesitant to re-engage with Indian markets until the rupee stabilizes and the government demonstrates a willingness to...
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...
10-year bond yield hits 3-month high on WPI numbersWholesale food prices in August rose 4.41 per cent on year, compared with a 2.12 per cent increase a month earlier.
March WPI number is mere statistics, RBI unlikely to be nudged into any action: Mythili Bhusnurmath"Policy action is largely over and done with. WPI is largely irrelevant from the RBI’s standpoint. So yes, it is just one more number on th...
WPI should return to positive territory soon: Indranil Pan, IDFCIn a chat with ET Now, Indranil Pan, Chief Economist, IDFC, says the numerical aspect of the WPI may actually alter but it is unlikely to b...
WPI numbers likely to move towards positive zone going forward: Anis Chakravarty, Deloitte India"According to me, inflation — particularly WPI inflation — has stopped being an area of concern at this point of time. WPI, in my view, has...
Don't see much cause for worry on the CPI front: Mythili Bhusnurmath"Whether it is 2.3% or 2.1%, it is just a minor detail. The fact is that the WPI is well within range; the level is completely manageable a...
Base effect helped bring down WPI figure; this will reverse post Nov: Mythili Bhusnurmath'The WPI, in fact, has corroborated the IIP numbers, suggesting that the economy is still not yet out of the woods,' says Mythili Bhusnurma...
Divergence between CPI and WPI inflation to remain: Sanjay Shah, HSBC Global AMC'I feel that they have been rightly targeting CPI and CPI has that relevance because it combines all the factors of a consumption basket.'
See downward pressure on rupee going ahead: AV Rajwade, AV Rajwade & Co"I expect that the downward pressure on the rupee would resume. I also expect that it has a bad impact in terms of inflation," Rajwade said.
- What data? It's party time
The latest rounds of GDP and IIP numbers indicate an upward bias while the new inflation numbers signal a downward bent.
- Confusing price indices
CPI serves as a better barometer of the cost of living.