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On declining inflation, improving consumer confidence

October 03, 2025 10:02 am

In Explained’s new weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra looks at inflation and consumer confidence, and provides key takeaways from latest RBI data.

Repo rate: What could push RBI MPC to hold or cut?

September 29, 2025 12:40 pm

Most economists expect that the MPC would continue to maintain the status quo in the upcoming monetary policy, to be announced on October 1. What happens to lending rates?

Express View on inflation: Prices stable

September 15, 2025 7:31 am

Amid US tariffs, moderation in inflation and lowering of GST rates could be spur economy needs

Inflation targeting regime has worked well. Changes that dilute RBI's monetary policy framework should be avoided

August 23, 2025 7:04 am

Such changes run the risk of “eroding policy credibility”

RBI paper on monetary policy says raising inflation target above 4% could erode policy gains

August 22, 2025 6:50 am

The RBI formally adopted the flexible inflation targeting framework in late 2016 with a 4 per cent target in a band of 2-6 per cent. The target is valid for five years, after which it must be reviewed.

18 years later, S&P upgrades India’s sovereign rating, says US tariffs impact ‘manageable’

August 15, 2025 6:05 am

“India remains among the best performing economies in the world. It staged a remarkable comeback from the pandemic with real GDP growth over fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2024 averaging 8.8 per cent, the highest in Asia-Pacific,” said S&P Global Ratings.

India’s July retail inflation hits 8-year low of 1.55%, second-lowest ever

August 12, 2025 6:01 pm

At 1.55%, India’s CPI inflation in July has fallen below the lower-bound of the RBI’s 2-6% flexible inflation target range for the first time since January 2019.

RBI Governor Malhotra says rate cut likely 'if inflation moderates or growth weakens'

July 16, 2025 12:02 am

The statement from the governor comes a day after consumer price index (CPI) inflation slowed to a 77-month low of 2.1 per cent in June compared to 2.82 per cent in May.

The Indian economy has grown — and taken the most vulnerable along

June 17, 2025 5:08 pm

PM Modi's vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas was not a rhetorical flourish. Over the last 11 years, it has taken the shape of tangible outcomes, measurable progress, and visible transformation across the social and economic spectrum

In first time in 6 years, CPI inflation may have fallen below 3% in May

June 11, 2025 9:22 pm

The RBI sees headline retail inflation averaging 3.7% in FY26

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