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Truss plan a 'mistake' amid 'worldwide inflation', says Joe Biden

President Joe Biden called embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss' abandoned tax cut plan a "mistake," and said he is worried that other nations' fiscal policies may hurt the US amid "worldwide inflation." Biden said it was "predictable" that the new prime minister on Friday was forced to walk back plans to aggressively cut taxes without identifying cost savings, after Truss' proposal caused turmoil in global financial markets. It marked an unusual criticism by a US president of the domestic policy decisions of one of its closest allies. "I wasn't the only one that thought it was a mistake," Biden said on Saturday. "I disagree with the policy, but that's up to Great Britain." Biden's comments came after weeks of White House officials declining to criticise Truss' plans, though they emphasised they were monitoring the economic fallout closely. He was speaking to reporters at an Oregon ice cream shop where he made an unannounced stop to promote the candidacy of Democratic ...

Inflation 'manageable' at 7.4%, love to see it down to 4%, says Sitharaman

However, anticipating critics, Sitharaman added that the government is working to bring it down under 6% and would like to bring it down under 6% and "ideally" to 4%

Austria's central bank revises nation's inflation forecast to 8.5%

Austria's central bank OeNB revised upwards its inflation forecasts for 2022 through 2024, citing surging energy prices and wage costs

Indices rebound on global cues despite high US inflation; Sensex rises 1.2%

Dip in dollar, bonds, and oversold markets boost global equities

WPI inflation eases to 18-month low of 10.7% as pricing pressure softens

The data released on Wednesday showed CPI-based inflation again shot up to 7.6 per cent in September, up from 7 per cent in August

Inflation will not come below RBI's tolerance level in FY23: IMF's Choueiri

India relative bright spot in the world; 6.8 per cent growth rate 'really a good number': Senior executive

RBI's repo rate hike was necessary to combat inflation risks: MPC minutes

The MPC is of the view that further calibrated monetary policy action is warranted to keep inflation expectations anchored

PM Modi will have to answer questions on inflation, unemployment: Rahul

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi why inflation and unemployment were at a high and said the government will have to answer these questions. "Why is inflation at a 35-year HIGH? Why is unemployment at a 45-year HIGH? Why are 'Parathas' being taxed at 18% GST? Why are farm tractors being taxed at 12% GST? "Bharat Jodo Yatra will keep asking you these questions and more, Prime Minister. You will have to answer," Gandhi said on Twitter. The Congress leader is currently in Karnataka as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra being taken out from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to highlight issues such as corruption, price rise, and unemployment.

Global stocks surge after Wall Street rebounds from inflation jolt

Global stock markets surged on Friday after Wall Street rebounded from a slump caused by higher-than-forecast inflation numbers. Market benchmarks in London and Paris opened up more than 1 per cent. Tokyo jumped 3.3 per cent for its biggest one-day gain in seven months. Hong Kong and Shanghai also rose. Benchmark US crude rose almost USD 2 per barrel. On Wall Street, the future for the benchmark S and P 500 index was down 0.4 per cent. Wall Street slumped on Thursday after the US consumer price index for September rose 8.2 per cent. But the S and P 500 rebounded to end up 2.6 per cent for its biggest daily gain in 2 1/2 years. The sticker shock of inflation was "shrugged off, possibly because traders already expect another sharp interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month to cool surging prices, said Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank in a report. The Fed and central banks in Europe and Asia have raised rates by unusually wide margins this year to contain inflation that is

Inflation rate in Portugal accelerated to 9.3% in Sept, highest in 30 yrs

The inflation rate in Portugal accelerated to 9.3 per cent in September, the highest since October 1992, the National Statistics Institute said.

India festival spending booms despite inflation worries, global slowdown

Online and offline sales during the Hindu festival period starting in the last week of September and lasting until early November are estimated to cross $27 billion

Worsening inflation in US will pressure Fed to keep raising interest rates

Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively. Consumer prices, excluding volatile food and energy costs, jumped 6.6 per cent in September from a year ago the fastest such pace in four decades. And on a month-to-month basis, such core prices soared 0.6 per cent for a second straight time, defying expectations for a slowdown and signalling that the Fed's multiple rate hikes have yet to ease inflation pressures. Core prices typically provide a clearer picture of underlying price trends. Overall prices rose 8.2 per cent in September compared with a year earlier, down slightly from August, the government said on Thursday in its monthly inflation report. But from August to September, prices increased 0.4 per cent, faster than the July-to-August increase. Though cheaper gas helped slow the

Sweden's inflation hits 9.7% during September; highest level in 30 years

Inflation keeps breaking records in Sweden, with the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation hitting 9.7 per cent in September, the highest level in three decades

Act now to bring down inflation, safeguard financial stability: IMF Chief

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged policy makers across the world to act now to bring down inflation, put in place responsible fiscal policy, safeguard financial stability and carry reforms to address climate change, make digitalisation work for people and address inequality. Speaking to reporters at a press conference here, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, "The IMF is working with our 190 members on these issues. Our economic analysis is front and centre to help countries navigate this complex environment and avoid policy mistakes. Describing it as a difficult global environment, Georgieva said the world economy has been hit by one shock after another the coronavirus pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and climate disasters on every continent. They continue to harm people's lives and they have caused a cost-of-living crisis, she noted. The immediate toll is clear. On Tuesday, we cut our global growth forecast to 2.7 per cent in 2023. Across many .

Private bets shield big investors from inflation, spiraling interest rates

The big question now looming over giants from China's $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund to California's public pension, the largest in the US, is how long those private bets will remain insulated

Best of BS Opinion: Beyond inflation target, lessons from Maiden, and more

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

As MPC fails on CPI mandate, RBI's growth-inflation balance gets trickier

The central bank will now have to provide a report to the government explaining the reasons for the failure and the steps to be taken

India's inflation at 7.4%; What are inflation numbers in other countries?

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February, almost all the economies have been facing high inflation mainly driven by high commodity costs, and supply chain constraints

India's economy faces significant external headwinds, says IMF

Earlier this week, the Washington-based fund lowered India's growth forecast by 0.6 percentage points to 6.8% for the year ending March 2023 -- the biggest downgrade among major economies after the US

September CPI inflation at 7.41 per cent: How analysts interpret the number

Analysts at UBS expect headline CPI inflation to average 6.7 per cent YoY in FY23 and see RBI's policy outlook to be data dependent contingent on the Fed action