Economy

High-frequency indicators for December suggest continued buoyancy in growth impulses

RBI's net dollar sales moderated in November, even as its outstanding short dollar position in the forward market rose further, reflecting continued intervention to manage rupee volatility

On being asked if India will be having a meeting with the US delegation, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "The format of Davos is a format where we generally do panels and bilaterals

Malaysia jumps to second place; China stays on top

The Reserve Bank of India has recognised FEDAI as a self-regulatory organisation for authorised dealers, giving it a year to align governance and operations with the Omnibus SRO framework

Real gross domestic product is now projected to rise by 2.6 per cent in 2026, up from a June forecast of 2.4 per cent, the Washington-based lender said in a report Tuesday

The report suggests that growth in aggregate revenue receipts slowed to 7.2 per cent year-on-year during April-November 2025

The six-member Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee had revised its growth forecast for the current financial year to 7.3 per cent in December from 6.8 per cent in October

At the auction, the central bank received 348 bids worth $29.94 billion and accepted 42 bids, with the cut-off premium set at 728 paise

CPI-food inflation peaked at 16.12 per cent in April 2018, while the lowest reading was recorded in April 2019

Capex crosses target by 44%

The Centre may amend the RDB Act in the FY27 Budget to earmark DRTs for high-value cases, speed up recoveries and reduce pendency clogged by low-ticket litigation

India's economy is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2025-26 with upward bias, marginally higher from NSO's estimate of 7.4 per cent, according to a report by State Bank of India. The First Advance Estimates released by National Statistics Office (NSO) on Wednesday put GDP growth in 2025-26 at 7.4 per cent as compared to 6.5 per cent in the previous fiscal. The RBI has projected the growth rate at 7.3 per cent. The gross value added (GVA) growth is estimated at 7.3 per cent and nominal GDP expansion at 8 per cent. Historically, the difference between Reserve Bank's estimate and NSO's estimate is 20-30 basis points and hence the 7.4 per cent estimate is quite expected and reasonable, said the research report from SBI's Economic Research Department. "We, however, believe that GDP growth for FY26 would be around 7.5 per cent with upward bias. The second advance estimates, incorporating additional data and revisions, are scheduled to be released on February 27, 2026. "So, all these

Protests over Iran's worsening economy have spread to more than 100 cities, leaving dozens dead and over 2,000 arrested as inflation surges and the rial hits record lows

The Budget estimates for this year had assumed a nominal GDP growth of 10.1 per cent

After consolidating over 9,000 Department of Regulation circulars into 244 master directions, RBI said it will take up similar exercises across other departments to ease compliance

India's uneven state investment reflects differences in public spending and governance, not just income levels, with higher public capex and project completion linked to stronger private investment

At BELF 2025 in Kolkata, author Gurcharan Das said India remains heavily over-regulated, called the 'tariff king' tag an insult, and urged the moment be used to push reforms

India got a 'C' grade only for its national accounts data because the base year used is still 2011 to 2012

The US HIRE Act aims to boost job creation in the US by discouraging companies from outsourcing work to other countries