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The panel also shifted its policy stance to calibrated tightening from ‘neutral’.

RBI's MPC highlights inflation spike risk, signal rate hikes

India’s retail inflation rose to 3.77 per cent in September from 3.69 per cent in August.

20 Oct 2018 11:16 AM

It is that time of the year when customers keep all their worries aside and enjoy some retail therapy, joy of gifting and engage in bargain hunting. (Photo: PTI)

India Inc gears up for festive season

The consumer confidence index for India has moved up in September.

08 Oct 2018 11:24 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Uttarakhand's first investors summit on Sunday, saying India is the ideal investment destination in the world today with major social and economic changes sweeping the country. (Photo: PTI)

India ideal investment destination: Narendra Modi

The middle class is growing and the country is full of demographic dividend.

07 Oct 2018 7:04 PM

The recent excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel will moderate retail inflation. (Photo: AFP)

Fiscal slippages to have adverse bearing on inflation, markets: RBI

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has, however, assured that the government will stick to the fiscal deficit target.

05 Oct 2018 5:22 PM

RBI's study of professional forecasters put the inflation at 4.5 per cent by March quarter

RBI maintains status quo; warns volatile oil prices pose risk to inflation

MPC said that the recent excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel will moderate retail inflation.

05 Oct 2018 4:31 PM

Reserve Bank of India keeps key policy rate unchanged at 6.50 pc

RBI in its monetary policy meet in August had decided to hike the key interest rates from 6.25 pc to 6.50 pc.

05 Oct 2018 2:44 PM

RBI’s selling of dollars to stem the slide in the rupee has drained 1.5 trillion rupees from the banks since April.

RBI seen raising rates again as rupee slide accelerates

A rate hike should make domestic yields on debt more attractive for foreign investors.

05 Oct 2018 10:41 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: ANI)

Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2.50 after excise reduction; oil cos absorbing Re 1

Excise duty cut would have an impact of Rs 10,500 crore on central government's tax revenues.

04 Oct 2018 3:49 PM

Inflation based on wholesale prices eased to a four-month low of 4.53 per cent in August on softening of prices of food articles, especially vegetables.

WPI inflation drops to 4-month low of 4.53 per cent in August

Deflation in vegetables was 20.18 per cent in August, as against 14.07 per cent in the previous month.

14 Sep 2018 12:47 PM

Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index fell to 51.9 in August from July's 21-month high of 54.1.

India's Aug services sector activity falls from 21-month peak: PMI

Input cost inflation in the service sector accelerated to the sharpest since November 2017, fuelled by higher oil-related prices.

05 Sep 2018 11:21 AM

In the April-June 2017 quarter, India reported relatively weak annual growth of 5.6 per cent, as manufacturing activity contracted. (Photo: AP)

Economy seen growing at steady 7.6 per cent pace in April-June: report

Retail inflation rate slowed in July to a four-month low of 4.17 pc, slightly above the central bank’s 4 per cent medium-term target.

29 Aug 2018 10:44 AM

Series of reforms transformed economy: Arun Jaitley

Macroeconomic outlook broadly favorable and growth forecast rising to 7.3 per cent in FY 2018-19.

27 Aug 2018 9:28 AM

India to grow at ‘7.5 per cent’ in 2018, says Moody’s

Moody’s said RBI in July raised the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points for the second time in two months to 6.5 per cent.

24 Aug 2018 12:41 AM

Inflation is likely to encounter a soft patch in the second quarter, but it will resume an upward trajectory in the second half of the year.

RBI's monetary policy panel cites inflationary risks as reason for rate hike

India posted its best growth in nearly two years at 7.7 per cent in January-March quarter.

17 Aug 2018 9:39 AM

Vajpayee took privatisation drive which saw 32 state-owned companies and hotels being sold to private firms in five years.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee laid foundation for a resurgent Indian economy

When Vajpayee left government in 2004, GDP was growing around 8 per cent, inflation was below 4% and foreign reserves were overflowing.

17 Aug 2018 1:56 AM

Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout, growth slowed to 6.7 per cent in fiscal year 2017-18.

IMF forecasts India's GDP to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2019-20

Current account deficit is projected to widen further to 2.6 pc of GDP on rising oil prices and strong demand for imports.

09 Aug 2018 9:29 AM

As per the RBI, the growth would be in the range of 7.5-7.6 per cent in first half of the fiscal and 7.3-7.4 per cent in October-March 2018-19.

RBI retains GDP growth forecast at 7.4 per cent for FY'19

Central has also projected the GDP growth for first quarter of the next financial year at 2019-20 at 7.5 per cent.

01 Aug 2018 3:29 PM

The recent improvement in Indian manufacturing conditions lost some impetus in July, with softer rises in output.

Mfg sector activity eases in July amid softer increase in output: PMI

This is the 12th consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI remained above the 50-point mark.

01 Aug 2018 11:22 AM

BOJ intends to maintain current extremely low levels of short- and long-term rates for an extended period of time.

BOJ takes steps to make policy flexible but vows to keep rates low

BOJ decided to maintain its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 per cent.

31 Jul 2018 12:23 PM

The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel, started three-day deliberations here on Monday to decide on the key interest rate amid elevated oil prices and inflation hovering around 5 per cent.

Reserve Bank of India's interest rate setting panel starts 3-day meet

Experts are divided in their opinion about the likely action of Reserve Bank of India on the benchmark lending rate.

30 Jul 2018 6:41 PM

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