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For the second month in a row, the CPI inflation rate exceeded the RBI's tolerance range of 2 to 6 per cent

Opposition Will Raise Issues Of Inflation, Unemployment, Raids By CBI-ED During Budget Session: Kharge

National

The second part of the Budget Session beginning on 13 March will continue till 6 April and during this period, the demand for grants will be discussed and the Union Budget, which was presented on 1 February, will be passed

Inflation Emerges Top Worry Of Urban Indians In Feb 2023: Survey

Economy Indicators

The survey tracks public opinion on the most important social and political issues across 28 countries month after month and also captures the sentiment of citizens about how they feel their country is doing

Pakistan: Inflation Hits Highest Level On Record

Last month, food, beverage and transport costs drove inflation to a point where analysts fear "families will have to make choices and sacrifices," reported the Dawn

All-India CPI For Industrial Workers Up 0.5 Points To 132.8 In Jan: Govt

The maximum upward pressure in the current index came from the housing group contributing 0.40 percentage points to the total change

Kejriwal Supports Uddhav Thackrey, Says He Is A Tiger And Will Fight Back

Suchita Sail

National

The Delhi CM was addressing an event in Mumbai on Friday

RBI's MPC Minutes Reveal Dilemma Of Dissent And Unison

Banking & Finance Banking

MPC minutes highlight internal members’ elevated concerns on core inflation while a few members were concerned about overtightening

Outlook For Inflation In India Is Mixed: MPC Minutes

Notably, commodity prices are expected to face upward pressures with the easing of Covid-related mobility restrictions in some parts of the world

25bps Rate Hike Is Unwarranted, Further Tightening Is Not Desirable: MPC Member Jayanth Varma

To combat persistently higher inflation, the central bank raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent in February's monetary policy and this was the central bank's sixth consecutive increase in the last ten months

Argentina Sees 98.8% YoY Inflation In January

According to the INDEC data, the sectors with the highest price variations in January were recreation and culture (9 per cent), communication (8 per cent), housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels (8 per cent), food (6.8 per cent), miscellaneous goods and services (6.8 per cent), and restaurants and hotels (6.2 per cent)

RBI Raises Repo Rate By 25 Bps To 6.50% Amid Moderating Inflation

The smaller rate hike by the central bank can be credited to moderating retail inflation and the United States (US) Federal Reserve softening the pace of the hike in its benchmark interest rate

India's Inflation: Is It Time For RBI To Keep Its Guard Down?

Abhishek Sharma

Economy India

India's annual retail inflation in December 2022 declined from November and remained within the central bank's comfort zone as the rate of food price rises continued its downward trend

Pakistan’s Forex Reserves Dip To $ 4.34 Bn, Left With Three Weeks Of Import Cover

Pakistan is expecting to receive money in post-flood financial support from the international community and raised more than USD 10 billion at a donor conference held in Geneva on 10 January even though Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had originally raised a demand of USD 16 billion from global donors, as per the Financial Post report

Inflation Hits 40-year High In Japan, Daily-life Gets Impacted

Moreover, Japan has also posted its highest-ever annual trade deficit on record during the year 2022, attributing it to the weaker Japanese currency yen and the soaring energy prices

WEF 2023: Economists Weigh On Striking Fine Balance Between Fiscal, Monetary Policies

Arjun Yadav