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US Federal Reserve's commitment has been to bring down consumer inflation to its target of 2 per cent

RBI Expected To Hold Policy Rate Again At Next Review Meeting: Crisil

Banking & Finance Banking

The RBI's next monetary policy meeting is scheduled for early October

Inflation Risks High But US Economy Won’t Enter Into Recession: Federal Reserve

The consumer price index (CPI) in the US, which measures the prices of a basket of goods and services, increased by 3 per cent in June

Amid Food Inflation, Policy Rate To Stay At 6.5%: Experts

Sangeet Kumar Sanu

Economy Policy

Food price spikes in India, typical at the onset of the monsoon, drove up headline inflation in June, corroborating the MPC’s view that the fight against inflation is far from over

Uncertain Monetary Policy Trajectory Could Keep Markets On Edge

Companies & Markets Markets

The war with inflation is far from over, said Crisil Ratings in a report amid the global economic uncertainties

Retail Inflation Rises To 6.52% In January From 5.72% In December

Retail inflation, also known as the consumer price index (CPI), tracks the change in retail prices of goods and services purchased by households for daily consumption

Bank Of Japan's Unrealised Loss On Government Bonds Increases To $68 Bn

Unrealised losses have more than doubled in three months, from 874.9 billion yen at the end of September to 874.9 billion yen now, as government bond yields have risen on expectations that the BOJ will tighten monetary policy

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

Arjun Yadav

IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director, Gita Gopinath, suggested a sound fiscal policy framework for economies amidst an inflationary environment and the outlook for the direction of fiscal and monetary policies

China To Push Pro-Business Policies, Smaller Fiscal Boost

Xi and other senior officials pledged to revive consumption and support the private sector during a two-day Central Economic Work Conference that concluded on Friday, a significant shift from recent years

The Outlier: BoJ Maintains Ultra-low Interest Rates Amid Global Monetary Tightening

The Japanese central bank, however, revised its price forecasts through 2024, warning that risks were skewed to the upside, and subtly admitted that inflationary pressure was broadening

UN Body Warns Of ‘Rate-linked’ Recession

The report said that in a decade of ultra-low interest rates, central banks consistently fell short of inflation targets and failed to generate healthier economic growth

Inflation Taming. Need Both Monetary Intervention, Fiscal Action

Dr. Vikas Singh

Opinion Columns

Inflation, even if it’s temporary, needs taming and the finance ministry uses the abundant fiscal space to supplement the effort of the RBI.

State Bank Of India Says RBI May Raise Repo Rate In June

In its monetary policy announced last week, the RBI had left the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent. The six-member monetary panel also decided to remain accommodative while focusing on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation remains within the target going forward, while supporting growth

Reserve Bank Of India To Wait At Least Until August To Raise Repo Rate: Reuters Poll

Banking & Finance Banking

Asked whether the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee should now shift its focus to inflation from growth, 23 of 37 respondents said it should, while the remaining 14 said it should not

Monetary Policy Is An Art Of Managing Expectations, Says RBI Governor