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Keki Mistry, former vice chairman and CEO of HDFC. (Image Source: Twitter)

Expect direct hit on India’s GDP of around 20 to 30 bps: Keki Mistry

The RBI policy announcements today have been on expected lines. India may also get to offset the direct impact on…

August 6, 2025 20:33 IST

Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, economy, reserve bank of India, RBI

Rate-cut expectations low

Some negative impact on growth can’t be ruled out after almost a year of elevated real rates.

August 4, 2025 01:00 IST

Reserve Bank of India, RBI, monetary policy, FIT, CPI, inflation

Easy regime to communicate

It is important that any change ensures continuity and any revision is easy to communicate.

July 5, 2025 01:00 IST

India Overhauls Economic Data: New CPI, Monthly PLFS & First Household Income Survey Slated for 2026. (Image Source: Freepik)

Remove the haziness

The statistics ministry’s efforts to plug data gaps are commendable.

June 30, 2025 21:28 IST

GDP growth, repo rate cut, inflation drop and fiscal deficit: 4 top economic topics dominating Google Trends. (Image:Canva)

Google Trends: GDP growth to fiscal deficit, 4 most searched economic terms

From Q4 GDP growth surge and RBI’s surprise rate cut to easing retail inflation and narrowing fiscal deficit—here are the…

June 21, 2025 18:14 IST

consumer price index, CPI, Reserve Bank of India, RBI, inflation

Beneath headline inflation lies a cautionary tale for policymakers

Despite headline CPI inflation falling to a 69-month low, rising core and super-core inflation signal underlying price pressures. With global…

May 19, 2025 03:00 IST

Can Nifty rally past 25,000 after India-Pakistan ceasefire?

Nifty eyes 25,000 after India-Pakistan ceasefire; watch key levels for market momentum. Will the rally persist?

May 12, 2025 09:02 IST

Bond Yields Hit 3-Year Low: Are More Interest Rate Cuts on the Horizon? (Image Source: Freepik)

Bond yields at a 3-Year low. Will interest rates move further down?

The 10-year benchmark G-Sec yield has softened noticeably in the past couple of months. Currently, bond yields in the Indian…

April 29, 2025 18:13 IST

In FY25, bears bared fangs but bulls managed to hold ground

Despite steep correction, broader indices managed to give positive real returns in FY25

Updated: March 31, 2025 14:59 IST

inflation, e-commerce, economy. CPI, consumer price index, National Statistical Commission

Separate e-commerce inflation index likely

The Ministry of Statistics plans a new inflation index tracking e-commerce prices, aiming to better capture price trends and consumption…

March 21, 2025 21:08 IST

‘Private capex just refuses to move, it’s a crisis of confidence’, Pronab Sen

“Cheap imports (from tariff cuts for the US) could directly threaten sales of domestic agriculture products in urban rather than…

Updated: March 19, 2025 09:29 IST

Food, economy, MPCE, urban household, rural-urban, National Statistical Office, NSO, Consumer Price Index, CPI

Households spend slightly more on food items in 2023-24

The estimates of MPCE of 2023-24 are based on the data collected from 261,953 households (154,357 in rural areas and…

December 28, 2024 06:00 IST

NITI Aayog, CPI, Economy, public distribution system, PDS, public distribution system, PDS

Include PDS items in new CPI basket: Analysts

At an event held on Wednesday, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said the value of the items distributed under…

November 21, 2024 01:20 IST

Core inflation seen below 3% in May, say economists

Low input costs and weak private consumption

Updated: March 19, 2024 11:51 IST

cpi, cpi inflation, inflation, consumer price index, economy

CPI inflation likely eased to 4-month low of 5% in Feb: FE poll

According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), food inflation likely ebbed to 7.9% in February from 8.3% the…

March 9, 2024 03:45 IST

Crypto fans say the industry has matured

Take Five: Another bout of Bitcoin fever

Various crypto executives were hit with criminal charges and regulators stepped up their warnings about the risks

March 8, 2024 17:00 IST

Food’s weight in inflation index to drop 5 pps with latest consumption survey

In the current CPI series, with base year 2012, ‘food and beverages’ carry a weight of 45.9%. The group in…

March 4, 2024 02:00 IST

Modest decline in food’s share in consumption, not to impact on CPI much: Varma

Saggar expects rate cuts to take place during August or September meetings of the MPC, provided there are no more…

February 27, 2024 05:45 IST

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