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SBI Research sees Bengal budget tone most optimistic in 17 yearsWest Bengal's new budget signals a significant policy shift, moving from welfare to investment and industrial growth, according to SBI Rese...
US-Iran peace deal: Is it enough to end the 2-year drought for Nifty bulls, bring FIIs back?A US-Iran peace framework has sparked a sharp rally in Indian markets, sending crude oil prices lower, strengthening the rupee and promptin...
Statistical system may get AI overhaul, data to be treated as asset: MoSPI SecyIndia is set to modernize its statistical system. Artificial intelligence will be integrated into official data. A national business regist...
ETMarkets Smart Talk| RBI's FPI reforms could attract $50-100 billion into Indian debt over time: Vikas Garg of Invesco MFRBI’s easing of foreign investment norms for government securities could attract substantial long-term capital inflows into India’s debt ma...
Bitcoin Price Today: BTC fights for $63K as Iran ceasefire hopes, CPI data, and Fed decision loom—will Ethereum, XRP, and Solana surge after critical inflation data?BTC Price Today Prediction News: Bitcoin trades near $63,000 after rebounding from the June 5 low of $59,100, its weakest level since Febru...
100 days of Iran war: India must brace for broad-based economic shockIn a volatile turn of events, escalating strikes between Iran and Israel are sending shockwaves that may reach India’s economy. As the spec...
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...
New IIP series to track CCTV cameras, stents, vaccines, card productsIndia's industrial tracking is getting a major upgrade. The new Index of Industrial Production will monitor 120 additional items, including...
States told to shift to new base year for GSDP by end of FY27The statistics ministry has directed states to adopt 2022-23 as the new base year for Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) computation by fi...
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...
Significant reduction in Maoist activity: Now, no districts officially classified as Left-wing extremism-affectedThe Union home ministry has updated its classification for Left-wing extremism affected districts. With violence declining, the security-re...
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...
India’s February retail inflation quickens to 3.21% before Iran war impact hitsIndia's retail inflation rose to 3.21% in February, driven by geopolitical tensions impacting global oil supplies. This marks the second re...
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...
MoSPI proposes to add free PDS items to inflation indexThe paper recommends creating a single commodity index by combining PDS prices (zero or subsidised, weighted by consumption categories) wit...
Why it's high time for India to revise its inflation target as well as the bandA revision in India's obsolete CPI basket will help deliver the mandate of monetary policy better. While countries such as Brazil, Mexico, ...
Five years of inflation targeting: CPI averages 3.9% during Oct 2016-Mar 2020, says reportThe monetary policy committee headed by the RBI Governor is set to revise the policy framework and inflation targets by March 31 - the firs...
RBI Governor backs inflation targeting framework for macro stabilityRBI’s Monetary Policy Committee has been following a mandate to keep consumer price index (CPI) at 4%, with a 2% tolerance band on either s...
View: India be overestimating inflation and making skewed policy at the cost of higher growthA glance at the current CPI basket shows that it accounts for several outdated items such as VCR/VCD/DVD player.
Inflation targeting irrelevant in Indian context: Economist T N SrinivasanNoted academic T N Srinivasan today questioned the efficacy and relevance of CPI-based inflation targeting, suggested by RBI.