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Inflation and agency accountability

In tune with global thinking, India created a monetary policy committee to target inflation. Six years later, it's time to strengthen its accountability

Crypto wrap: Central banks' commentary on inflation keeping market weak

Cryptocurrency news: Both Bitcoin and Ethereum have been trading below crucial support levels

Sensex slumps 981 pts, Nifty ends near 17,800; PSU index crashes 6%

Market at close: The pain was even more severe in the broader market space where the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices fell 3 and 4 per cent, respectively

Benchmark yield at 1 month high as RBI worry over inflation hurts sentiment

The benchmark 10-year yield ended at 7.3164%, the highest since Nov. 21 and after ending at 7.2867% on Wednesday

Indian shares extend losses amid concerns of Covid-19 cases, inflation

Indian shares extended fall for a third straight session, with broad-based declines, after the Reserve Bank of India's latest monetary policy minutes revealed strong concerns about inflation and Covid

Turkish President Erdogan vows to sharply ease inflation next year

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to sharply slow the inflation in the coming months and relieve Turkish citizens of the burden of a high cost of living.

Elections not a factor for monetary policy: RBI governor at BFSI Summit

Direction and speed of inflation important, not just number: Shaktikanta Das

MPC members voice different views on interest rate and stance: RBI minutes

Governor Das said due to persistent core inflation, there is no room for complacency and the battle against inflation is not over

Covid-19, growth concerns push Sensex 635 pts down, Nifty below 18,200

CLOSING BELL: The Pharma index advanced over 2 per cent today as diagnostics and healthcare firms climbed amid rising Covid-19 cases globally

Sensex bounces 599 pts from lows, ends 104 pts down; Nifty tops 18,350

CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises, TCS, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India, Ultratech Cement, SBI, and Infosys helped the frontline indices rebound

Centre set to offer wheat to millers, biscuit makers to tame prices: Report

Wheat prices have surged in India this year after a sudden rise in temperatures hit crop yields and output

AAP prepares pitch for 2024 elections at its National Council met

The meeting concluded with the National Council noting the party's achievements over the last decade and passing resolutions against rising inflation and unemployment and Chinese aggression

Statsguru: Energy to food prices, 6 charts explain India's inflation woes

In terms of food prices, India seems to be doing much better than the Western economies, owing to it being less dependent on imports

IMF approves $3-bn loan to Egypt amid high inflation, forex funds shortage

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that its executive board had approved a loan to Egypt of about $3 billion over 46 months

2022 in review: Russia war to COP27, top events that shaped the world

The year 2022 is coming to an end and a lot has happened that shaped the world in the year. Let's have a look at some of these significant events

Markets extend losses amid recession fears, indices dip second week on trot

Commentary by central banks on their resolve to tame inflation rattles investors, who were hoping that interest rates have peaked

Mexico's central bank hikes interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.50%

The central bank of Mexico (Banxico) raised the key interest rate once again to counter domestic inflationary pressure and the impact of a flagging global economy

Rice, wheat inflation continue to rise contrary to overall inflation

The retail inflation rate in wheat rose to 19.67 per cent in November from 17.64 per cent in October

Sensex drops 879pts, Nifty near 18,400 on Fed's hawkish pivot; IT worst hit

CLOSING BELL: The 30-pack index had dropped over 900 points intra-day to hit a low of 61,715.61, while the 50-pack index hit a low of 18,388

Govt wants to discuss global warming over joblessness: TMC MP Derek O'Brien

TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Thursday listed a slew of issues that the opposition parties want to discuss in Parliament and claimed that the government only wants to discuss global warming. On Wednesday, opposition parties met and strategised on issues they would raise in Parliament. "Opposition parties including TMC want #Parliament to discuss now: 1. Federal structure. Economic blockade destabilizing state govts 2. NE issues, focus Meghalaya 3. Unemployment 4. Price rise 5. Misuse of central agencies 6. China GOVT STUNT. To avoid these, discuss Global Warming," tweeted O'Brien.