Industrial output growth in negative territory for 2nd month, CPI inflation hardens
Remaining in the negative zone for the second month, industrial output in December shrank 1.3 percent while retail inflation in January edged up to a 16-month high, prompting the industry to call for urgent policy action in the forthcoming Budget to spur revival.
Feb 12, 2016, 21:18 PM IST
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan goes with panel on rate status quo
Four of the five external members of RBI's Technical Advisory Committee had favoured status quo in interest rate and Governor Raghuram Rajan went along with them while deciding the bi-monthly policy earlier this month.
Dec 22, 2015, 20:58 PM IST
Inflation completely under control in India: CEA
Inflation is completely under control and it is well within the target of the Reserve Bank, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said Wednesday.
Nov 18, 2015, 18:47 PM IST
Pulses' prices shoot up to Rs 200 per kg
India at present is facing a 20 lakh ton deficit in pulses and the price is reaching heights with more than ₹200/ kg
Oct 15, 2015, 11:23 AM IST
Inflation expected to remain within RBI's indicative trajectory: FICCI
Dr. Suri said the wholesale price index based inflation rate remained unchanged at (-) 2.4 percent in June 2015.
Jul 14, 2015, 16:54 PM IST
Another 0.5% of rate cut in 1st half of 2015 likely: Experts
The ongoing slowdown in inflation momentum has given room for the Reserve Bank to adopt a more accommodative monetary policy and cut policy rates by 50 basis points in the first half of this year, experts believe.
Feb 17, 2015, 16:40 PM IST
Lower oil prices to spur economic growth in India: Moody's
Global credit rating agency Moody`s Investors Service Wednesday said the lower oil prices is expected to alleviate India`s high inflation and spur economic growth.
Feb 11, 2015, 11:17 AM IST
India's war on inflation still not won: Raghuram Rajan
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) still has a way to go in fighting inflation and it is important that the central bank has the credibility to bring down inflation if it picks up, Governor Raghuram Rajan said.
Feb 05, 2015, 09:14 AM IST
Improving macro-economics to boost investors' confidence: PHD Chamber
According to the industry chamber`s President Alok B.Shriram, the macro-economic situation of the country has improved in terms of inflation, industrial output (IIP), core infrastructure and exports.
Jan 17, 2015, 20:50 PM IST
RBI could have cut rate by greater margin: Nirmala
She said the rate cut by the Reserve Bank shows that economy is now showing a sustained level of revival and inflation is also being controlled and was not fluctuating.
Jan 15, 2015, 22:37 PM IST
No desire to reduce stake in PSU banks: Govt
Government on Monday said it has no desire to reduce its stake in public sector banks at "current valuation".
Jan 05, 2015, 16:56 PM IST
RBI can't flip-flop on interest rate: Raghuram Rajan
Rajan, who has kept the key policy rate at 8 percent since January, said India has not fully solved the supply side problems and hence people will get more inflation over time.
Dec 26, 2014, 20:33 PM IST
Inflation hits zero level, lowest in over 5-years
Declining prices of vegetables and fuel items pulled down the inflation to zero level in November, the lowest in about five and half years, exerting pressure on RBI to cut rates to boost growth.
Dec 15, 2014, 12:51 PM IST
RBI has no bias either to cut or hike rates: Rajan
The Reserve Bank has no bias either to cut or hike the key rates and the direction of the monetary policy will be influenced entirely by data, Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday.
Oct 01, 2014, 18:35 PM IST
Rajan says future monetary policy to be inflation data-driven
Inflation is panning out as per the Reserve Bank's expectations and the monetary policy going forward will be dependent purely on data releases, Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday.
Sep 30, 2014, 15:26 PM IST
Need to break back of inflation: Raghuram Rajan
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said there was a need to "break the back" of inflation which remains high and controlling it would make the apex bank's position more comfortable.
Sep 25, 2014, 13:36 PM IST
Slow governance responsible for decline in growth: Rajan
Attributing decline in economic growth to "slow governance" and faulty allocation of natural resources, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said GDP will improve to 7 percent in next three years on back of political stability.
Sep 05, 2014, 19:06 PM IST
Inflation still high, says RBI governor
Ahead of the policy review by month-end, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that inflation is still high.
Sep 05, 2014, 18:03 PM IST
RBI to hold rates on Sept 30; may cut in Feb: BofA-ML
The Reserve Bank of India is likely to hold the key interest rate in its policy review meeting later this month and is expected to lower that from February, says a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report.
Sep 05, 2014, 16:26 PM IST
Persistent inflation hurting India's sovereign ratings: Moody's
India`s sovereign ratings are constrained by persistently high inflation that is weighing on an otherwise promising economic recovery, Moody`s Investors Service said in a release on Thursday.
Aug 28, 2014, 10:16 AM IST
