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Aug inflation number likely to remain high, moderation expected from Sept

Having touched 15-month high of 7.4 per cent in July, retail inflation is expected to remain elevated in August as well, due to rising prices of cereals, sources said. The August inflation print is scheduled to be announced on September 12. However, sources said, it is expected to start moderating from September onwards due to fall in prices of vegetables like tomatoes, restrictions imposed on the export of non-basmati rice and cut in the prices of domestic LPG cylinders. Last week, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also said that the central bank expects inflation to moderate from September onwards. "We expect overall inflation to start moderating from September onwards. August inflation will be again very high, but we expect from September onwards inflation to go down," he had said. Das had said that prices of tomatoes have already fallen and retail prices of other vegetables are also expected to come down from this month. The RBI Governor had said that the government has taken seve

Inflation to remain elevated in near-term, govt policies to prevent it: S&P

In July, the consumer price index based retail inflation spiked to 15-month high of 7.44 per cent in July, with specific food commodities mainly driving the increase

Edible oil prices may not rise during festive season due to good supply

The prices of edible oils, however, may increase from December through April-May next year due to the impact of El Nino in oil-producing countries

China planning to create new agency to promote private sector growth

The private economy development bureau will be responsible for tracking and analyzing the state of the industry, along with coordinating and drafting policies

UAE space sector enhances global competitiveness, contributes to economy

The UAE has achieved continuous accomplishments in the space economy sector, which enhances its global competitiveness and contributes to diversifying its economy

India will have no place for corruption, casteism, communalism: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in exclusive interview to PTI: Many positive impacts from India's G20 Presidency, some "very close to my heart".

Moody's ups GDP projection to 6.7% for CY2023 on robust economic momentum

Moody's Investors Service on Friday raised India's growth projection for 2023 calendar year to 6.7 per cent on account of robust economic momentum. "Strong services expansion and capital expenditures propelled India's 7.8 per cent real GDP growth in the second (April-June) quarter from a year ago. We have accordingly raised our 2023 calendar year growth forecast for India from 5.5 per cent to 6.7 per cent," Moody's said in its Global Macro Outlook. "Given the robust underlying economic momentum, we also recognise further upside risk to India's economic growth performance," it added Moody's said since the second quarter outperformance creates a high base in 2023, "we have lowered our 2024 growth forecast from 6.5 per cent to 6.1 per cent". India's monsoon season which runs from June to October could also see below average rainfall, resulting in higher food prices. So far, as of August 29, the India Meteorological Department has estimated a 9 per cent rain deficiency across the ...

Nomura raises India's economic growth forecast for FY24 to 5.9%

India's Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded a more-than-expected 7.8% on an annual basis in the June quarter, Thursday's data showed, accelerating from 6.1% growth recorded in the March quarter

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India to clock GDP growth of 6.5% in FY24 despite rainfall deficit: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said the economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal notwithstanding deficient monsoon rains. He also said that there is no real cause for concern that inflation would spike out of control as both the government and the Reserve Bank are taking adequate steps to maintain supply and keep prices under check. The CEA said food inflation is likely to subside with the arrival of fresh stock and government measures. However, the impact of deficient rains in August is to be watched. "There is momentum in economic activity in general and it is not driven by price-related distortions. Therefore our projections still are very comfortably placed at 6.5 per cent for the current financial year," he said. Risk is evenly distributed to around 6.5 per cent growth projection for FY2023-24, he said while briefing media following the release of first quarter GDP numbers. Rising crude prices may warrant attention and prolonge

McDonald's, Domino's and 200 others now face a Rs 30,000 cr tax demand

Seeking about Rs 30,000 crore in taxes for the FY11-FY15 period, these notices were sent by the tax authorities in the last six months

Was premature to tighten monetary policy as inflation driven by import: BOJ

Tightening monetary policy before rising prices are accompanied by higher wages would hurt domestic demand and corporate profits, Nakamura said

China's factory activity shrinks, maintains pressure for policy support

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 49.7 from 49.3 in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, staying below the 50-point level demarcating contraction from expansion

Economic situation worse than anticipated, no space for subsidies: Pak FM

As protests continue across Pakistan against surging electricity bills, interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar on Wednesday said the country's economic situation is "worse than anticipated" and was no "fiscal space" for subsidies to ease the burden of the people due to non-negotiable commitments with the IMF. Pakistan secured a crucial USD 3 billion loan from the Washington-based global lender in June under strict conditions that included raising power tariffs and phasing out all subsidies. During a meeting of the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance, Akhtar asserted that the interim set-up has inherited the IMF programme, hence, it was non-negotiable. Pakistan's economic situation, she said, was worse than anticipated and the government did not have fiscal space to provide subsidies, the Dawn newspaper reported. The minister said government institutions are suffering unbearable losses and underscored the need to accelerate privatisation, adding that 70 per cent of Pakistan's t

Govt likely to focus on motor fuel prices ahead of 2024 polls: Citigroup

The government's decision to reduce liquefied petroleum gas could lower inflation by around 30 basis points, economists Samiran Chakraborty and Baqar M. Zaidi said in a note

Pakistan stares at another crisis as sugar prices rise to Rs 185 per kg

The rising wholesale rates have been providing an opportunity for various online mart and retail shop operators to make a windfall on the already piled-up stocks

E-commerce, FMCG demand for electric vehicles doubles in FY24

Companies are also increasing their focus on electric commercial vehicles to save fixed operating costs and reduce logistics costs

Rupee, govt bonds seen steady as Jerome Powell's remarks factored in

The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond closed at 7.20 per cent on Friday

Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in future: Study

Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A broad transition from carbon-spewing fossil fuels to renewable energy. The prevalence of such trends across the world could intensify global inflation pressures in the coming years and make it harder for the Federal Reserve and other central banks to meet their inflation targets. That concern was a theme sounded in several high-profile speeches and economic studies presented Friday and Saturday at the Fed's annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. For decades, the global economy had been moving toward greater integration, with goods flowing more freely between the United States and its trading partners. Lower-wage production overseas allowed Americans to enjoy inexpensive goods and kept inflation low, though at the expense of many US manufacturing jobs. Since the pandemic, though, that trend has shown signs of reversing. Multinational corporations have been shifting their supply chains away from China. They are seek

Fed's Powell says higher rates may be needed, will move 'carefully'

"It is the Fed's job to bring inflation down to our 2% goal, and we will do so," Powell said in a keynote address to the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium