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More bad news after inflation hits 5-month high: Wheat stocks at 6-yr low, ‘rice output to fall’ -Sayantan Bera

-ThePrint.in Wheat stocks are half of where they stood in October 2021. Public stocks of rice are nearly double stocking norm, but price outlook depends on actual harvest this season. New Delhi: Despite the unabated rise in food prices, which drove retail inflation to a five-month high of 7.41 per cent in September, there is limited legroom for the government to intervene in the market by selling public stocks to cool prices.  Data...

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Macro policy for uncertain times -Sonal Varma

-Business Standard External storms are morphing into hurricanes. India is in a relatively better position than many other countries, but this period of heightened volatility will require agility and clarity on policy Despite recovering from the pandemic, repeated global shocks have presented numerous challenges for India’s economy this year, driving inflation and evoking balance of payments (BoP) pressures. These shocks will likely persist for much longer.  In the US, even amidst signs of...

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High food prices push retail inflation to 5-month high of 7.41% in Sept -Asit Ranjan Mishra

-Business Standard IIP shrinks 0.8% in Aug - a first in 17 months In a double whammy for the Indian economy, the retail inflation rate shot up to a five-month high in September, while factory output contracted after a gap of 17 months in August. This could force the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hike the repo rate yet again in December. Data released by the National Statistical Office showed that consumer...

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Inflation accelerates to 7.41%, highest since April -Vikas Dhoot

-The Hindu September food inflation quickens sharply to 8.41%, the steepest level in 22 months; economists warn that the negative surprise could spur more rate increases from the Reserve Bank of India India’s retail inflation accelerated to 7.41% in September from 7% in August, with food price inflation surging sharply from 7.62% in August to 8.6% in September, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Wednesday. At 7.41%, September’s retail inflation level is...

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