IMF to reassess India's growth projections in the January World Economic Outlook update after the risks posed by the weather event materialise
The finance ministry flagged elevated crude oil prices, food inflation and kharif crop uncertainty as key risks to price stability, while projecting 7.35% GDP growth in Q2FY27
Tata Consumer Products share price: JM Financial analysts also expect margin delivery to improve, with full benefits of the price hikes in tea and salt to be seen in Q3FY27.
Retail sugar inflation reached 29.80% nationally in September, its highest level in the new CPI series, while wholesale inflation eased to 12.72% from 16.29% in August
Developing countries face rising debt costs, inflation and AI risks, but the Bangkok meetings ended without new initiatives, leaving familiar fiscal advice and uncertainty
India Ratings expects wholesale inflation to exceed 12 per cent and retail inflation to breach 6 per cent in October, driven by adverse base effects, weather conditions and rising energy prices.
At 11.39%, the rise was driven by a broad-based increase in prices of food, fuel, and manufactured goods
India's wholesale inflation accelerated from 9.92 per cent in August as fuel and power prices climbed, food inflation quickened and factory-gate prices rose across several industries
Tamil Nadu's retail inflation rose to 6.81 per cent in September, while Telangana slipped to fourth place as all-India inflation climbed to 5.54 per cent amid rising food prices
The latest reading marks the highest retail inflation rate recorded so far in 2026, with inflation rising every month since January, when it stood at 2.74 per cent
Consumer inflation is expected to have risen to 5.4% in September from 4.82% in August, as higher food and crude oil prices add to inflationary pressures
A 25-bps hike today may reduce some near-term policy flexibility, but it also lowers the risk of having to undertake a much sharper adjustment later, said Sujan Hajra, chief economist at Anand Rathi
The yield on India's 10-year bonds jumped 5 basis points to 7.27 per cent after the decision and was up 8 bps compared to Tuesday's close of 7.19 per cent, according to data on Bloomberg.
"Inflation has gone up by about 3 percentage points in South Asia" since the conflict, Ohnsorge said
Compelling reasons for an increase in the repo rate
We need to watch how entrenched inflation is and how demand-led growth is
We are still in the early stages of reaping the full benefits of FIT. It is, therefore, imperative to remain focused on the primary objective, he said
India's inflation-targeting framework has anchored price expectations, but economists see scope to refine its mandate
Ghate says flexible inflation targeting has established a credible nominal anchor, while stronger monetary-fiscal coordination remains important for managing inflation
"Core inflation helps in assessing the persistence of inflationary pressures and the likelihood of second order effects"