Inflation
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Gyanvapi Mosque case: BJP has 'hate calendar' to bring up such issues until elections, says Akhilesh
India | May 18, 2022, 07:25 AM ISTThe 3-day-long court-monitored videography survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi concluded on May 16.
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WPI inflation at record high of 15.08% in April on price rise across all items
Business | May 17, 2022, 02:13 PM ISTThe WPI-based inflation was 14.55 per cent in March and 10.74 per cent in April last year.
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NCP takes dig at BJP on 8-year high retail inflation, says 'Achhe din term needs to be archived'
India | May 13, 2022, 02:04 PM ISTIn a veiled attack on the JP Nadda-led party, NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto also sarcastically said it needs to be seen who will be blamed for the same and what will be the new diversion to hide this "failure".
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Steps taken by RBI and govt to cut duration of high inflation: Finmin report
Business | May 12, 2022, 07:12 PM ISTRBI in an off-cycle announcement earlier this month hiked the key repo rate -- at which it lends short term money to banks -- by 0.40 per cent to 4.40 per cent to tame inflation.
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India's retail inflation soars to 7.79%, higher than April last year
Business | May 12, 2022, 06:06 PM ISTThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for April 2022 stands at 7.79%. In March, the figures for Consumer price-based inflation jumped to 6.95 per cent.
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How RBI rate hike will tame inflation? Explained
Business | May 05, 2022, 05:11 PM ISTThe Reserve Bank of India in a surprise move on Wednesday (May 4) announced to hike the repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 per cent, the first hike since August 2018.
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Home, auto loans EMIs set to go up after RBI's unscheduled interest rate hike | Details
Business | May 04, 2022, 05:21 PM ISTRBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that all six members of the MPC unanimously voted for a rate hike to contain inflation that has remained stubbornly above the target of 6 per cent for the last three months.
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RBI hikes interest rate by 40 basis points to 4.40%, CRR to 4.50% in unscheduled policy review
Business | May 04, 2022, 03:45 PM ISTRBI hikes repo rate by 40bps hike to 4.40% in an unscheduled policy review citing inflation woes
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India's manufacturing sector sees faster growth amid high inflation in April: PMI
Business | May 02, 2022, 04:07 PM ISTThe April PMI data pointed to an improvement in overall operating conditions for the tenth straight month. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction.
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High oil prices behind inflation in India, monetary tightening needed: IMF
India | Apr 27, 2022, 08:37 AM ISTAccording to estimates, the country’s economy is likely to grow at 8.2 per cent in 2022-23, down 0.8 per percentage points.
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Hiking interest rates to tame inflation not 'anti-national': Former RBI chief Raghuram Rajan
Business | Apr 26, 2022, 01:00 AM ISTKnown for his frank views, Rajan also said it was important to remember that the "war against inflation" is never over.
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Varanasi: Desperate devotees take the God route, conduct puja to bring down price of lemons
India | Apr 20, 2022, 05:59 PM ISTA group of people conducted puja in Varanasi to rein in the rising price of lemons in the country. The devotees said they had to knock on God's door since the government and administration are silent.
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WPI inflation hits 4-month high of 14.55% in March as crude, commodity prices spike
Business | Apr 18, 2022, 12:53 PM ISTWPI Inflation in February was at 13.11 per cent, while in March last year, it was 7.89 per cent.
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Retail inflation rises to 6.95% in March against 6.07% in February
Business | Apr 12, 2022, 07:20 PM ISTThe inflation in the food basket was 7.68 per cent in March, up from 5.85 per cent in the preceding month.
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RBI ups inflation target for FY23 to 5.7 pc on rising global prices amidst geo-political tensions
Business | Apr 08, 2022, 12:12 PM ISTIn its earlier policy review in February, the RBI had projected retail inflation to be at 4.5 per cent in 2022-23.
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Turkey's inflation hits 61 per cent; climbs to new 20-year high
World | Apr 04, 2022, 03:30 PM ISTThe highest yearly price increase was in the transportation sector, at 99.12 percent, while the increase in food prices was 70.33 percent, according to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute.
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‘Mehngai Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’: Congress' new campaign over rising inflation, fuel price hike
India | Mar 26, 2022, 04:56 PM ISTAttacking the BJP after petrol and diesel prices were increased for the fourth time in five days, the Congress had said that this "shameless fleecing" of the public must stop.
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Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to protect people, says 'inflation to rise further'
India | Mar 19, 2022, 02:40 PM ISTEarlier this week, Congress leader had slammed Central govt over high inflation and reduced rates of fixed deposits and provident fund, and said the common people are facing the consequences of its "wrong policies."
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Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
World | Mar 17, 2022, 08:43 AM ISTThe Fed's quarter-point hike in its key rate, which it had pinned near zero since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, marks the start of its effort to curb the high inflation that has followed the recovery from the recession. The rate hikes will eventually mean higher loan rates for many consumers and businesses.
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February WPI inflation rises to 13.11%; in double digits for 11th month
Business | Mar 14, 2022, 02:57 PM ISTInflation in food articles, however, eased to 8.19 per cent in February from 10.33 per cent. Vegetable inflation was 26.93 per cent in February, against 38.45 per cent in the previous month.