Disappointing news seems to be raining from gloomy macroeconomic clouds. The latest round of data for consumer price index inflation for January 2020 and the index of industrial production for Decembe...

The finance ministry’s chief economic adviser has come out with a novel thali concept to calculate the affordability of a plate of meal at a time spiralling prices of onion and other vegetables are ...

Food inflation in November flared up to 10.01 per cent against 7.89 per cent in October on the back of soaring onion prices even as consumer inflation of 5.54 per cent streaked past the RBI’s inflat...

Retail inflation has plunged to a 17-month low in November at 2.33 per cent, as good rains brought in a bountiful supply of vegetables and pulses, helping to cool down prices. The previous low for ret...

Home loan and retail borrowers can look forward to the prospect of cheaper loans next year.The Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel on Wednesday hinted that the central bank could lower its poli...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday slashed interest rates, extended moratorium on loan repayments and allowed banks to lend more to corporates in an effort to support the economy which is likel...

Wholesale prices in the country witnessed a deflation of 3.21 per cent in May due to sharp decline in prices of fuel and power, even as food articles turned expensive.'The annual rate of inflation, ba...

Vegetable prices declined 8.06 per cent in October against a 4.15 per cent contraction in September. Inflation also slowed to 0.35 per cent in the fruit basket against 1.12 per cent recorded a month a...

Retail inflation spiked to an eight-month high of 3.18 per cent in June on the back of higher food prices, while factory output fell to 3.1 per cent in May, which could prompt the RBI to ease key inte...

Former RBI governor C. Rangarajan has said the Reserve Bank alone can not contain inflation as supply side shocks are needed to be managed by the government.In a paper titled 'The New Monetary Policy ...