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October 14, 2024 8:27 PM

Retail inflation rises to 5.49% in September, driven by food prices

India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rose to 5.49% in September, up from 3.65% in August, reflecting a sharp increase driven primarily by rising food prices. Rural inflation stood at 5.87%, while urban inflation was recorded at 5.05%,...

September 18, 2024 1:27 PM

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how big a move

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday almost certainly will lower interest rates for the first time in more than four years as the U.S. central bank starts to reverse the restrictive conditions it imposed to beat back inflation, but whether policymakers o...

July 18, 2024 2:29 PM

FICCI forecasts 7 percent annual GDP growth for India in 2024-25

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has forecasted a 7.0% annual median GDP growth for India in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to its latest Economic Outlook Survey. "Despite persisting headwinds, India's economi...

June 27, 2024 10:28 AM

Asia stocks down, yen slump keeps markets on intervention alert

Asian shares fell and bond yields spiked on nervousness about inflation on Thursday, while the yen's slide past 160-per-dollar had currency traders bracing for Japan to step in and steady it. The dollar made six-week highs on sterling and the kiwi a...

May 29, 2024 4:20 PM

S&P upgrades India’s sovereign rating outlook to ‘positive’

S&P Global Ratings has raised the country's sovereign rating outlook to 'positive' from 'stable' while retaining the rating at 'BBB-'. The rating agency cited India's robust economic expansion as having a constructive impact on its credit metrics...

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