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New CPI series from February 2026 to include rural housing inflation

The new CPI series with an updated base year is slated to come into effect in February 2026, along with a new series for other macro indicators like GDP and IIP

RBI strengthening financial system amid challenges: Governor Malhotra

Central bank's role has expanded significantly beyond initial mandate, he says

From ₹70 to ₹90 vs the dollar: Is a weaker rupee good or bad for Indian Economy? | Business news

Is a weaker rupee good or bad for India's economy? From rising inflation and trade deficits to the RBI’s role in currency stability, we break it all down.

RBI to work with govt for 'Goldilocks conditions', says Guv Sanjay Malhotra

The RBI shall continue to be supportive to manage excessive volatility without targeting any particular level or band of exchange rate, said Malhotra

Australia to go to polls on May 3, inflation, housing shortage major issues

Australians will go to the polls on May 3 for general elections with high costs of living and a shortage of housing likely weighing against the government as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labour Party seeks a second three-year term. Albanese drove to Governor-General Sam Mostyn's official residence on Friday to trigger the election and announced the date later at a news conference at Parliament House. "Over the last few years, the world has thrown a lot at Australia. In uncertain times, we cannot decide the challenges that we will face, but we can determine how we respond," Albanese said. "Our government has chosen to face global challenges the Australian way: helping people under cost-of-living while building for the future," he added. Many expect opposition leader Peter Dutton's conservative coalition to pick up seats in the House of Representatives. An Australian government has not been ousted after a single term since 1931, when the nation was grappling with th

Q4 results preview: Macro headwinds cloud IT firms' growth outlook

Accenture said last week discretionary spending has picked up in financial services and in the US

Russia holds key rate at 21% as inflationary pressure remains high

"The Bank of Russia estimates that the achieved tightness of monetary conditions creates the necessary prerequisites for returning inflation to the target in 2026," the regulator said in a statement

Bank of England holds interest rate at 4.5% as inflation remains high

Minutes from the meeting showed that eight members voted to keep policy unchanged, with one backing a quarter-point reduction

India's wholesale inflation increases slightly to 2.38% in February

The inflation was led by acceleration in the prices of manufactured goods categories like food products

Inflation eases, but RBI may not go for aggressive rate cuts: Economists

India's headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation eased to 3.61 per cent in February-the lowest since July 2024-on the back of a sharp decline in food inflation

Food prices cool Feb inflation to 3.61%; IIP rises to 8-month high in Jan

Rajani Sinha, chief economist at CARE Ratings, said food inflation is likely to remain benign in the coming months but any weather-related disruptions could play spoilsport

Recession risk: Rising uncertainty casts a shadow over US economic outlook

The New York Federal Reserve runs a "recession probability gauge", which serves to aggregate predictions of recessions. This index has hit its third-highest peak in decades for August 2025

Home prices to climb faster than inflation this year, rents even more: Poll

Average home prices in India will surge 6.5 per cent this year and 6.0 per cent next, following a rise of about 4.0 per cent last year

Only unemployment, inflation manufactured in bulk under Modi govt: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a dig at the Centre over its handling of the economy, saying only "economic failure, unemployment, inflation and lies" were "manufactured" in bulk under the Narendra Modi government. The former Congress president called for the removal of "unjust" taxes, eliminating monopoly, opening the doors of banks and giving rights to the talented. "If anything has been 'manufactured' in bulk under the Modi government, it is economic failure, unemployment, inflation and lies!" Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on Facebook. "Remove unjust taxes, eliminate monopoly, open the doors of banks, give rights to talent Only then will the building of the economy, employment and a strong India begin!" he said. The Congress has been attacking the government over its handling of the economy, claiming the issues of rising prices, decreasing private investment, and stagnating wages were hitting the common people hard. Flagging the issues of low consumption expenditu

How inflation shrinks your retirement corpus & ways to tackle it?

To beat inflation one construct the portfolio in a manner which proper debt to equity mix to beat inflation

Nestle India considering price hikes to counter commodity inflation

Profits at Corporate India came under pressure in the October-December quarter due to the double whammy of consumers cutting back due to inflation in large cities and high prices of commodities

Centre must accept problem of inflation, take steps to provide relief: Cong

Slamming the Centre over the rising prices of certain food items, the Congress on Saturday said if the Narendra Modi government cares even a little about people, it should first accept the problem of inflation and take necessary steps to provide relief to them. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh cited a media report, which said the average inflation rate has come down due to the fall in the prices of vegetables, but the prices of some food items are constantly increasing, especially those of pulses. "The people of the country are troubled by the inflation under the Modi government. It is becoming difficult for the poor to even arrange two meals a day. Inflation is skyrocketing in everything," Ramesh said in a post in Hindi on X. "No matter how much the Modi government denies the talk of inflation and unemployment, its own reports are bringing out the truth from time to time," he said. Now, the monthly report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ...

RBI's conflicting objectives: Focus on inflation, growth over exchange rate

The law mandates the RBI's primary objective is maintaining price stability, keeping an eye on growth. It does not mention managing the exchange rate

Senco Gold share price tanks 32% in 2 days, hits 16-month low on weak Q3

Senco Gold share has declined 61 per cent from its 52-week high level of Rs 772, which it hit on October 7, 2024

Welfare schemes and rural jobs fuel labour crisis, say industry executives

Vimal Kejriwal, managing director and CEO of KEC International, in a recent call with analysts, noted that labourers earlier worked at a site for close to a year before availing their annual leave