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8th Pay Commission news: Defence employee body demands new inflation index to calculate 8th CPC DA, DR, revised payThe All India Defence Employees’ Federation (AIDEF) has urged the 8th Pay Commission to replace the AICPI-IW-based inflation measure with a...
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
Time to buy rupee assets? DSP Mutual Fund lists 5 reasons favouring Indian equities and bondsDSP Mutual Fund has urged investors to allocate towards rupee-denominated assets despite concerns over crude oil prices, currency weakness ...
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...
US stock market today: Why is Dow Jones crashing while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise? Dow falls 260 points as inflation heats up and Trump heads to ChinaUS stock market today: Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq moving in opposite directions. Dow falls 260 points today as inflation heats up and P...
US Workers’ paychecks lose buying power for first time since 2022: What is crushing middle-class Americans despite rising wages and bigger paychecks running higher?US inflation rose to 3.8% in April. That is the highest level since May 2023. American workers are now losing buying power again as rising ...
Bengal awaits May 4 results; TMC looks to retain power, BJP aims historic win after record turnoutWest Bengal awaits election verdict on Monday after intense campaigning, with the TMC aiming to retain power against a BJP push for a histo...
Why is the 2026 Social Security 2.8% COLA failing against 3.3% inflation? Is your retirement check shrinking?Social Security COLA 2026 Inflation Gap: Why 2.8% Increase Trails 3.3% Senior Inflation. The 2.8% Social Security COLA for 2026 is failing....
India’s March retail inflation quickens to 3.4% as US war on Iran disrupts global trade flowsIn March, India's retail inflation ticked up to 3.4%, influenced by escalating tensions in the Middle East that are affecting global oil su...
From roti to OTT: New inflation math tells story of new IndiaIndia's inflation measurement has been updated. The new Consumer Price Index basket shows households now spend less on food and more on ser...
India’s retail inflation at 2.75% in January as housing, services gain weight in CPI basketIn January 2026, India's retail inflation rose to 2.75%, the first figure from an updated Consumer Price Index series. This development is ...
India January CPI: FAQs on what has changedIndia's retail inflation reached 2.75% in January with a new Consumer Price Index series. The base year is now 2024. Food's weight has decr...
Inflation basket rejig: AirPods gain weight, food portion cutIndia's inflation measurement is getting a significant upgrade. New items like AirPods and hand sanitisers are joining the Consumer Price I...
Food weight to decline to 36.75% in new CPI seriesIndia's new Consumer Price Index series, effective February 12, will reduce food and beverage weight to 36.75% from 45.86%, reflecting evol...
India to cut food weighting in CPI in new inflation seriesIndia is set to revise its inflation measurement, significantly reducing food's weight in the Consumer Price Index to 36.75%. This shift ai...
Careful with new CPI methodologyIndia is updating its Consumer Price Index base year. A key reform involves the housing index. Experts question proposed changes to how hou...
US consumer prices increase in January; trend slowingThe consumer price index increased 0.5% last month after gaining 0.1% in December, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. Monthly inflation ...
Concerns over policy benchmark surface again with sticky consumer price indexAlthough monetary policy cannot rein in the food prices spiral, lowering of rates does impact savers, especially seniors who largely rely o...
New CPI series to have little impact on inflation reading: AnalystsThe new Consumer Price Index series, with 2012 as the base year, is expected to have marginal impact on the next reading of inflation, main...
- CPI-IW outpaces WPI on rising food prices
India’s inflation rate based on the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) has been increasing at a much faster pace than the...