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Firms starting to pass on rising costs amid pick-up in demand: RBI study

Report says the gap between output and input prices widened during the pandemic, particularly after the first Covid-19 wave

Rupee slides as US CPI data stokes speculation of 100 bps Fed hike

Higher US interest rates typically leads to a stronger dollar and reduces the appeal of emerging market assets for global investors

US inflation sends markets on a wild ride; FPIs pull out Rs 1,400 crore

Sensex swings 1,232 points before settling 224 points lower; FPIs pullout Rs 1,400 cr

Bond yields drop, rupee logs biggest single-day gain since July 27

The rise in bond prices came despite an increase in India's consumer price index inflation, which strengthens the case for the Reserve Bank of India to continue tightening monetary policy

Sensex rises 322 pts, Nifty tops 17,900 amid global rally; IT stocks shine

CLOSING BELL: Tech M, Titan, Axis Bank, Infosys, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, Wipro, RIL, and TCS were the top large-cap winners

Sambasiva Rao beats Venkat Reddy to become new CPI Telangana secretary

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao has been elected as Telangana state secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI)

'Think of the worst': RBI Governor Das nudges banks to raise capital

Inflation has peaked, expect CPI at 5% in April-June, he says

CPI asks Bihar govt to use bulldozers against BJP leaders in state

The Communist Party of India on Friday asked the 'Mahagathbandhan' government in Bihar, which it is supporting from outside, to use bulldozers against leaders of the BJP in the state. CPI national secretary Atul Anjan also demanded that a "white paper" on the "ill-gotten" wealth of BJP leaders in the state be brought out to debunk the notion that "only other parties are corrupt". "Let (CM) Nitish Kumar and (deputy CM) Tejashwi Prasad Yadav instruct officials concerned to identify and raze structures belonging to BJP leaders which are found to be encroaching upon public land. Bulldozers should now be used against the party", he told reporters. "If Nitish and Tejashwi baulk, we will take it as a lack of moral courage (naitik saahas) on their part," said Anjan. The CPI leader said his party was still open to joining the cabinet in the state, unlike other Left parties - the CPI(ML) and CPI(M) which have ruled out such a possibility. "But we have received no offer so far. And we do no

At 10.1%, Britain's inflation hits 40-year high as food prices soar

Britain's rate of inflation has surged to a new 40-year high as the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 10.1 per cent on Wednesday, with increasing food costs the biggest driver of the latest hike. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), annual inflation for essential food items is now running at 12.7 per cent, up from 9.8 per cent in June, fuelled largely by price rises for basics such as bread, milk, cheese and eggs. The latest figures come amid soaring energy bills and a mounting cost-of-living crisis across the country. "A wide range of price rises drove inflation up again this month, said ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner. "Food prices rose notably, particularly bakery products, dairy, meat and vegetables, which was also reflected in higher takeaway prices. Price rises in other staple items, such as pet food, toilet rolls, toothbrushes and deodorants also pushed up inflation in July, he said. "Driven by higher demand, the price for package holidays rose, after

CPI numbers for March 2023 could be even lower than 5%: SBI Ecowrap

The inflation trajectory for India is expected to be benign and CPI numbers for March 2023 could be even lower than 5 per cent, due to signs of softening crude oil prices

Gold subdued on hawkish policy remarks by Fed after US inflation data

Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,786.71 per ounce by 0852 GMT, after hitting its highest since July 5 at $1,807.79 on Wednesday.

Why using CPI for REER calculation has been self-destructive for India

Given its stage and uncompetitive infrastructure, India's approach has been largely naïve or self-destructive

Worst of inflation may be behind us, RBI staff say in July 2022 Bulletin

According to the July Bulletin article, the current level of reserves were equivalent to 9.5 months of imports projected for 2022-23

Nitish didn't even respond to my messages during poll campaign: Yashwant

Sinha was in Patna during his presidential election campaign and all the opposition parties including the RJD, Congress, the CPI, the CPI-M, and the CPI-ML unanimously expressed their support.

Rupee falls to new low vs US dollar with 100-bp Fed rate hike on cards

Rupee which had closed at 79.64/$ at its previous close, slipped to a low of 79.92/$ intraday

US inflation impact: Global recession fears to cool WPI inflation in India

Impact on CPI inflation to come later, rupee depreciation to negate some of this impact

CPI MP writes to Scindia, raises concern over safety conditions of airlines

CPI MP Binoy Viswam has written to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia raising concern over the "woeful and dire" safety conditions of airlines following a slew of incidents reported

What is CPI-based inflation?

The government and RBI are also circumspect as soaring inflation is hitting the common man hard. But what is CPI-based inflation and how is it calculated? Let us understand

Indices end at 9-wk lows ahead of CPI inflation data; Sensex drops 1,158pts

CLOSING BELL :: The S&P BSE Sensex opened gap-down and sunk 1,386 points intra-day to hit a low of 52,702 levels

Anti-encroachment drive: Bulldozers to roll in Delhi's Rohini at Katju Marg

A day ago, more than a dozen Left-wing organisations took out a citizens' march to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's residence