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Janet Yellen sees disinflation pressures at work as hiring surge fades
The improvement in US inflation trends has contrasted with suggestions of outright deflationary risks in China
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MoSPI kicks off work for CPI base revision after over a decade: Report
This is the first time the ministry is revising the base in over a decade. Currently, the base year for calculations of CPI is 2011-12
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Fight against inflation far from over as food price spikes: RBI bulletin
Surging food prices accelerated India's annual retail inflation rate to 4.81% in June, snapping four months of easing and erasing any chance of a rate cut this year
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WPI inflation declines to -4.12% in June on easing prices of food
The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation in May was (-) 3.48 per cent. In June last year, it was 16.23 per cent
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The policy inversion
With global economic policy preferences being the opposite of those seen after the 2008-09 crisis, so should be the implications
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Global shares jump on Wall Street's return to highest level in over a year
Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 2.6% to 19,350.62, while the Shanghai Composite gained 1.3% to 3,236.48, even as China reported a slump in trade in June
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Tomato is not the villain of the rise in retail inflation in June
The kitchen staple may, however, be responsible for its expected spike in July
 "Tomato is not the villain of the rise in retail inflation in June")
Barclays and Yes Bank raise India's inflation forecast as prices jump
Surging prices of vegetables and pulses pushed up inflation to a three-month high of 4.81% last month, ending four months of moderation
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Amid supply chain woes, Tomato prices breach Rs 200 per kg mark in Delhi
On Wednesday, the Centre announced that it will start selling tomatoes at discounted rates in retail markets in the national capital and a few other cities from Friday
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Higher inflation, oil price to keep RBI on hold; cap market gains: Analysts
Another worry for the RBI and the markets are the monsoons back home (intensity and spatial distribution)
 "Higher inflation, oil price to keep RBI on hold; cap market gains: Analysts")
Top headlines: Disney explores option for India biz, veggie prices soar
Business Standard brings you the latest headlines at this hour
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UK wage growth remains strong, highest since 2001 amid high inflation
The agency's director of economic statistics Darren Morgan said that due to high inflation "the real value of weekly earnings are still falling, although now at its slowest rate since the end of 2021
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India's inflation rate lowest among major countries, says JP Nadda
BJP president JP Nadda said India's inflation rate was the lowest among major countries and asserted those who kept talking about food prices were ones who do not read or write much
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Egypt inflation rate sets record high at 36.8% in June, official data show
Egypt's annual inflation rate set a record high in June, as the most populous Arab country continues to battle price hikes and a depreciating currency, the Egyptian statistics bureau said Monday
Inflation likely rose to 4.58% in June on higher food prices: Reuters poll
"We believe the RBI will tolerate a supply-side driven rise in food inflation as long as core price pressures continue to ebb within the bank's tolerance band," said Alexandra Hermann
Soaring vegetable prices can tip delicate inflation balance: Economists
However, if the spike in vegetable prices sustains, it could push July inflation towards 6%, said Gaura Sen Gupta, an economist at IDFC First Bank
There's more pain ahead for S&P 500 as profit warnings loom, say investors
The biggest negative for the earnings season will be the impact of further tightening of financial conditions, said 42% of respondents
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Varanasi grocer hires bouncers to guard tomatoes as prices continue to soar
Fauji, who is selling tomatoes at Rs 140-160 per kg, has bouncers deployed at his cart from 9 am to 5 pm
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Crypto wrap: Market highly volatile amid mixed signals from macro data
In the last few weeks, the market was witnessing a bull run after the news emerged of several big entities showing their interest in Bitcoin but in the later part of the week, the market saw a sell-of
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UN world food price index hit almost 2 years low at 122.3 points in June
The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally-traded food commodities, averaged 122.3 points in June
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