India’s forex reserves up by $1.05 billion
The forex reserves rose $1.05 billion to reach $630.607 billion for the week ended January 31, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. Meanwhile, gold reserves went up by $1.242 billion to ...
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Fed holds interest rates steady, awaiting further cooling of inflation
Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady Wednesday, pausing to assess the inflation outlook following a string of rate reductions last year. The Federal Open Market Committee voted ...
MarketWatch16d
Trump policies will likely have ‘modest’ effect on inflation, Bernanke says
The economic policies outlined by the incoming Trump administration won’t cause a radical shift in inflation, former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Saturday. “I agree Trump ...
The Straits Times20d
Singapore core inflation drops further to 1.8% in December
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s core inflation extended its decline in December 2024 as the cost of services moderated, though the gauge came in above analysts’ expectations. Core inflation ...
ThePrint21d
Not all food inflation coming from bad place, says RBI Monetary Policy Committee’s Ram Singh
New Delhi: Not all current food inflation is bad, as part of it arises from government subsidies that are boosting real incomes, according to Ram Singh, a member of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s ...
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RBI Panel Member Nagesh Kumar Proposes Separate Inflation Rates
RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Nagesh Kumar has suggested that there should be two inflation rates - one including food prices and the other without food prices - so that relevant rates could be ...
Indiatimes21d
RBI MPC member Nagesh Kumar advocates two inflation rates for better policy making
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran in the Economic Survey 2023-24 had pitched for excluding food inflation from the rate setting calls, saying that the monetary policy has no bearing on the ...
Business Standard21d
RBI MPC member bats for two inflation rates for better policy making
RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Nagesh Kumar has suggested that there should be two inflation rates - one including food prices and the other without food prices - so that relevant rates could be ...
Deccan Chronicle21d
JB Mohapatra calls for inflation-adjusted tax reforms in India’s budget
The Union Budget presents an opportunity to recalibrate India's direct tax system to align with the current economic needs of middle-income taxpayers, factoring in inflation. The income tax ...
ThePrint22d
Fiscal deficit, inflation, rupee—why govt and RBI need to cut themselves some slack
The other two issues—of inflation targeting and the rupee exchange rate—have to do with the RBI. Of course, there’s no formal target for the rupee’s exchange rate, but the way the central bank been ...
Outlook Business22d
Will RBI Cut Repo Rate After Two Years as Inflation Eases, or Maintain a Hawkish Stance?
With December numbers indicating a cooldown in retail inflation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) faces a lingering question that has been troubling India's economy and fiscal policymakers for some ...
Global News23d
Inflation slows ahead of Bank of Canada’s 1st rate decision of 2025
1:40 Canada’s tax ‘holiday’ has had mixed results, businesses say December’s inflation data offered a mixed bag to the Bank of Canada as it gears up for its first interest rate decision of ...