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India's Nov retail inflation eases below 6% for the first time this year

India's annual retail inflation eased below its central bank's upper tolerance level for first time this year in November, on the back of softer rise in food prices, easing pressure on policymakers

India inflation likely softened to nine-month low in November, shows poll

Inflation has stayed above the upper end of the Reserve Bank of India's 2%-6% tolerance band all year and this has triggered 225 basis points of interest rate rises to the repo rate so far

MPC ups inflation projection for Q3 and Q4, keeps it at 6.7% for full FY23

Panel cuts economic growth forecast by 20 bps to 6.8% for the year; Q3 lowered by 20 bps and Q4 by 40 bps

Remarkably resilient: World Bank ups FY23 India growth forecast to 6.9%

Says strong macro fundamentals place country in good stead

Opposition demands talks on inflation, EWS during all-party meet: Report

In the all-party meeting on Tuesday, Opposition parties demanded discussions on price rise, unemployment and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota among other issues, sources said. Leaders from all major parties attended the meeting convened by the central government to discuss the legislative agenda and the issues likely to be discussed during the the Winter Session of Parliament that begins on December 7. The government was represented by Union minister and deputy leader of the BJP in Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh and Leader of House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi was also present. During the meeting, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a discussion on the appointment of election commissioner in just one day, EWS quota and unemployment. TMC leader Derek O'Brien sought discussions on price rise, unemployment, alleged misuse of agencies and economic blockade of states, sources said. O'Brien a

Cooling prices give Reserve Bank of India space to slow interest-rate hikes

Das will announce the rate decision through a webcast at 10 am in Mumbai on Wednesday, and will address a press conference at 12 pm.

UK firms expect to raise prices 6% in 12 months, see inflation lingering

Inflation pressures in the UK economy showed only limited signs of abating in November, with companies expecting to raise prices by 5.7% in the coming 12 months

Manufacturing PMI rises to 55.7 in Nov as factory activity hits 3-mth high

India's factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in three months in November, a private survey showed, signalling resilient demand despite

Agriculture, allied activities clock a buoyant 4.6% growth in 2nd quarter

Gross value added (GVA) for agriculture, forestry and fishing during the comparable period of last year was 3.2 per cent

RBI MPC blames global factors for high inflation in letter to Centre

The war in Ukraine and resultant spurts in energy and food costs, and supply disruptions caused by the pandemic are among main reasons cited by RBI for high inflation

We should see core inflation dipping: RBI MPC member Ashima Goyal

Core inflation is calculated by largely stripping away the volatile components of food and fuel. Goyal was referring to certain products that have linkages with oil prices

Monetary policy faces severe information constraints: RBI DG Patra

The moment inflation is released by NSO, it gets hit by unanticipated shocks, says RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra

OECD cuts India FY23 GDP forecast to 6.6% on slowdown at home, global fears

Says India is set to be second-fastest growing G-20 economy in FY23, despite decelerating global demand and tightening of monetary policy to manage inflationary pressures

Key indicator suggests RBI may go for another 35 bps rate hike before pause

Swap rates decline post fall in US, India inflation

Easing material costs to aid Pidilite margins, near-term pressures weigh

Upsides from current levels may be capped due to higher valuations

Inflation moderation key to sustain retail sales growth: Retail body chief

Kumar Rajagopalan of Retailers Association of India sounds hopeful that the industry will grow by 20% in the Oct-Dec wedding season

Build an equity-heavy portfolio for your child's higher education goals

This is essential to combat the high inflation in cost of education

Growth of India Inc's IT spending likely to remain modest in 2023

According to the forecast, spending on data center systems will decline by 1.4 per cent, as businesses opt for public cloud services

Analysts see more legs to the market rally amid intermittent corrections

Analysts think it will not be a runaway rally from here on as the market valuations seem expensive

Global supply chains gear up for overhaul next year, survey shows

The survey also showed concerns were broader than supply chains, with 51% of respondents saying their expect the environment for international trade to be harder next year