Inflation
High Retail Inflation Diminishes India's Rate Cut HopeSoaring food prices drove India's headline inflation to its highest level in nearly two years in June, increasing the odds of the central bank keeping interest rates on hold next month.
- Government Report Suggests Food Inflation May Ease In Months Ahead
"A bumper kharif (summer crop) harvest is expected to lower food inflation in the coming months," the report said.
- Inflation pulls down nutrient-rich food consumption
The spiralling inflation has forced homemakers to tweak their budgets, slashing consumption of nutrient-rich food by almost 40 percent, a survey by an industry chamber said here Sunday.The survey, which was conducted in October-November, revealed ...
- Food Prices Help Ease India's Retail Inflation in Feb
India's retail inflation eased in February, helped by smaller rises in food prices after edging up for six straight months, raising expectations of a central bank rate cut next month.
- When Good is Better than Great, and Interesting Beats Impressive
A generation ago, a top Bordeaux or Burgundy was an affordable luxury, available to the middle class. The same was true of great wines from California and Italy. But rapid price inflation over the past ...
- Food inflation pinches Britons: Survey
A new survey has found that most Britons are concerned about the increasing cost of food, as price rise puts pressure on already squeezed consumers.The consumer group Which? released the survey report Sunday saying that ...
- Higher food costs probably pushed inflation up in March
Inflation in India is expected to have edged up on higher food costs in March, snapping a three-month easing trend that will give the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) less scope to support the economy ...
- Food Price Surge Puts RBI Governor on the Back Foot
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has cut interest rates three times this year to boost growth, but he has since warned he will not cut again if poor rains drive up prices ...
- High Food Prices Pose Challenge to India's Inflation Target
Prices of many foodstuffs such as pulses, sugar, vegetables and poultry products are set to surge in India.
- Why Health Care Eats More of Your Paycheck Every Year
Millions of Americans are finding out this month that the price of their health insurance is going up next year as it did this year, last year, and most of the years before that.
