inflation

New Delhi, Dec 14:  With no respite from rising food prices, notably pulses, India's annual wholesale inflation rate moved up further to (-)1.99 percent for November, against (-)3.81 percent for the month before, official data showed on…

Beijing, Dec 9: China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 1.5 percent year on year in November, up from a rise of 1.3 percent in October, official data showed on Wednesday. The reading was slightly higher than a 1.4…

Mumbai, Dec 1: The Indian central bank on Tuesday kept its short-term lending and borrowing rates unchanged, in line with expectations, balancing its policy action between a comforting, 7.4 percent economic growth for the second quarter of…

Mumbai, Nov 19: Heightened expectations of key reforms getting the parliamentary nod during the upcoming winter session buoyed Indian equity markets and a barometer index provisionally closed 367 points or 1.44 percent up on Thursday. In…

Mumbai, Nov 19: Key Indian equity indices surged on Thursday as investor mood was upbeat over some key reform-oriented decisions taken by the government, as also on account of some fresh positions, following the profit-taking the day…

Mumbai, Nov 18: Key Indian equities indices opened flat on Wednesday in line with global cues, notably from the Asian peers and the Wall Street, as investors looked for some early profit-taking after two days of rally. Against the previous…

Mumbai, Nov 17: Despite firming up of inflationary trends and subdued exports, the recovery rally in the Indian equity markets continued on Tuesday, with a barometer index provisionally closing with gains of 104 points or 0.41 percent.…

Dubai, Nov 17: With crude oil dropping below $40 a barrel, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said low oil prices have created a favourable environment for the Indian economy as it helped to absorb the loss faced by state-run marketters and…

Mumbai, Nov 17: Key Indian equities indices opened higher on Tuesday in line with a rally in the US and a surge in Asian stocks, but sentiments remained cautious on the back of some not-too-encouraging news on factory output growth,…

New Delhi, Nov 16: India's annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, inched up to (-)3.81 percent for October from (-)4.54 percent for the month before, mainly on account of a whopping 86-percent spike in the prices of onions and…