Page 19 - Inflation

UK inflation drops less than expected, dashing June rate cut hopes

Consumer prices rose by an annual 2.3 per cent last month, down sharply from a 3.2 per cent increase in March

US Fed's Waller sees some progress on inflation, says no rate hike needed

"The economy now seems to be evolving closer to what the Committee expected," Waller said, referring to the central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee

With inflation falling fast, will Bank of England quickly cut rates?

Much of the drop in headline consumer price inflation - from a peak of 11.1 per cent a year and a half ago - is due to falling energy prices which are beyond the BoE's control

Best of BS Opinion: Tweaking the inflation targeting mandate & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Tweaking the inflation targeting mandate

A key focus for the new govt should be to ensure wider consultation in setting inflation target

Metals, stocks shine amid economic optimism due to slower inflation

Gold climbed more than 1% to a record $2,449.89 an ounce, while three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange surged as much as 4.1% to a historic high of $11,104.50

Soft US inflation data pushes markets higher; Sensex gains 677 points

Indices post biggest gains in two weeks

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sees 'lot of inflationary forces in front of us'

'If you have higher rates and - God forbid - stagflation, you will see stress in real estate and leveraged companies, and private credit,' Dimon said

US consumer inflation eases to 0.3% in April; retail sales unchanged

The reports suggested that domestic demand was cooling, which is likely to be welcomed by officials at the U.S. central bank as they try to engineer a "soft-landing" for the economy

'Soft landing' hopes at stake as investors await key US inflation data

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has downplayed the potential for rate hikes this year and recent data showed cooling in the labor market

Spike in food & fuel prices push WPI inflation to 13-month high in April

Data released by govt on Tuesday showed that uptick in factory gate inflation during April was driven primarily by the spike in the prices of food articles and fuel, among other things

US producer prices in Apr soar more than expected on strong services, goods

The report from the Labor Department on Tuesday also showed wholesale goods prices rising solidly last month, though the cost of food declined

Why Indian farmers suffer as the government continues to fight inflation?

Govt's aggressive fight against inflation has come despite expectations of a bumper monsoon in 2024

Over dozen states have higher inflation than national avg of 4.83% in April

The cost of living rose faster in 13 states in the last month compared to the national print of 4.83 per cent. Odisha registered the highest rate of inflation among the states at 7.11 per cent

Retail inflation eases to 4.83% in April on softening fuel prices

Core inflation has also trended downwards at 3.2 per cent, which is the lowest in the 2012 base CPI series

Gold declines as traders await key US inflation data for more rate cut cues

Spot gold fell 0.7% to $2,342.95 per ounce by 1442 GMT. It had hit its highest level since April 22 on Friday

Brent crude oil hovers above $83 as inflation data takes centre stage

Brent crude futures were up 55 cents at $83.34 a barrel by 1239 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 62 cents to $78.88

Indian senior living market has potential to touch $12 bn by 2030: Report

Rise in median age and ageing population to fuel increase in demand for senior housing

Pakistan PM Sharif approves $86 mn grant for Kashmir region after protests

A police official was killed and over 90 people injured when thousands of people clashed with police in the region over the weekend, said Shah Nawaz, a local government official

Inflation data, Q4 earnings, trends to drive markets this week: Analysts

Stock markets will be driven by domestic inflation data, ongoing quarterly earnings from corporates and global trends this week, analysts said. News flows around the general election would also be tracked by investors, market experts said. Besides, investors would also take cues from the trading activity of foreign investors, the movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude and the rupee-dollar trend. "Investors will be bombarded with economic data on both domestic and global fronts. Domestically, watch for Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI). Globally, focus will be on the US Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures. "Additionally, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech will be a key event to watch. China's industrial production data and Japan's GDP figures round out the important releases for the week," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, sa