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RBI should deliver additional 50bps cuts over next 12 months & depart from
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should move away from its recent neutral policy stance and deliver an additional 50 basis points of rate cuts over the next 12 months, according to a report by Amundi, a French asset management company.
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Above-normal monsoon rains to cool food prices in H2FY26, but base effects
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Above-normal monsoon rains and improved sowing conditions are expected to support a benign food inflation trajectory in the second half of the Financial Year (FY) 2026. However, an adverse base is likely to push food inflation higher next year (FY27), according to ICICI Bank's Global Markets
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India's wholesale inflation bottomed out, may still remain negative throug
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
: India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) or wholesale inflation has "bottomed out" and will probably gain slight momentum from November onwards, even as it may still remain in negative territory for most of the remaining months of 2025-26, Union Bank of India said in a report.
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Retail inflation likely to stay negative excluding gold; RBI faces policy
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The retail inflation excluding gold is expected to remain negative over the next two months, said a report by SBI Research, highlighting an unusually low-inflation environment in India.
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India's wholesale inflation likely turned negative in October: Report
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Whole Price Index (WPI) or wholesale inflation in India has likely turned negative in October 2025, partly due to the base effect and largely driven by the fall in food prices, according to an assessment made by Union Bank of India.
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Per plate food cost in India moderated in October as overall inflation coo
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Costs of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined 17 per cent and 12 per cent year-on-year in October, respectively, primarily because of a steep decline in the prices of vegetables and pulses, according to Crisil Intelligence's latest Roti Rice Rate (RRR) report.
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RBI may announce 25-50 bps rate cut amid softening inflation: Report
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may announce a rate cut of 25 to 50 basis points (bps) in the coming months as inflation continues to ease, supported by benign food prices and the impact of recent GST cuts, according to a report by Kotak Securities.
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Pakistan inflation rises to 6.2 per cent as core prices surge again
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's inflation rate rose for the second consecutive month, reaching 6.2 per cent in October, driven by price hikes across multiple categories, particularly non-food and non-energy goods, signalling growing underlying inflationary pressures.
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"Red Sea crisis showed how maritime chokepoints can ripple through global
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD), Tripathi said that illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; piracy; arms and narcotics trafficking; human smuggling are issues faced in maritime suuroundings.
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WFP reports soaring food prices in Kabul amid border closures, fuel hikes
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Food Programme reports rising food prices in Afghan markets as border closures with Pakistan, high fuel costs, and the Salang Highway shutdown drive up transportation expenses. Residents struggle with soaring costs of flour, rice, and cooking oil, while drivers call for government
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Retail inflation expected to decline on high base and GST reform impact in
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's retail inflation is expected to decline further in October 2025, driven by a high base effect, delayed seasonality in food prices, and the full impact of recent GST reforms, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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India's CPI inflation may remain at 2.2% in FY26, below RBI's forecast of
Updated : 5 months ago IST
India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for FY26 is expected to remain at 2.2 per cent, much lower than the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) forecast of 2.6 per cent, according to a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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