India's wholesale price inflation rose to 1.81 per cent in January, according to provisional data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, reflecting an increase in wholesale prices.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) new method market additions for the calculation of the inflation data skewed towards few states as UP, Maharashtra accounts for 43 per cent of new markets, highlighted a report by SBI.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday raised concerns over the upcoming Union Budget, questioning whether key Budget figures expressed as a percentage of GDP would require revision after a new GDP series is released later in February.
US consumer price inflation rose below market expectations in November, though concerns remain over data accuracy due to disruptions caused by the government shutdown, according to ICICI Bank Global Markets Research.
The households in the country reported easing of price and inflationary pressures in the latest round of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) bi-monthly Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH).
The Indian stock market closed lower on Tuesday, following a broader decline in Asian markets, as investors focus on July's domestic inflation data and the US inflation report, which could influence market participants' decisions.
Indian equity markets are set for a choppy week ahead as investors brace for any new development on escalating trade tensions with the United States, besides the release of key domestic inflation data for July.
India's retail inflation in the first quarter of FY26 is expected to undershoot the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) forecast of 2.9 per cent, according to a recent report by Bank of Baroda (BoB).
After a volatile week post the announcement of reciprocal tariffs by the Trump administration, Indian stock indices are set to take cues from the upcoming monetary policy review meeting (April 7-9), followed by the scheduled release of domestic inflation data.
The much-awaited inflation data of United States (US) signals cooling in headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) standing at 2.8 per cent year-on-year, as per the data released by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Indian stock markets are expected to closely monitor foreign institutional investor (FII) flows, sectoral insights from auto sales data, banking performance, updates on US tariff policies, and US PCE inflation data, as these factors could influence expectations regarding the US Fed's rat
Indian stock markets are expected to remain sensitive to the market triggers such as corporate earnings, key macroeconomic data, including CPI and WPI inflation, and foreign fund outflows amid the ongoing corrective phase, according to the market experts.