Economy

Understanding the rural-urban inflation gap

India’s inflation shows two divides: food versus core, and the puzzling rural-urban gap, challenging the price stability efforts. India’s inflation
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Plain Facts Friday: Coalition era, economic trends, and market reactions

Every Friday, Plain Facts offers data-driven insights with charts, exploring key stories like elections, markets, economy, and more. Every Friday,
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The volatility playbook: Thriving when the going gets tough

Equity markets hit turbulence after recent highs. Rising volatility, caution ahead of elections, and geopolitical tensions challenge investors. Equity markets
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Good, not great, news on inflation

Unhedged’s monthly chart shows April’s core inflation easing, offering relief but leaving the markets cautious about lasting improvement. Line go
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Analyzing the ripple effect: How Middle East conflict can impact the Indian economy

Geopolitical tensions, especially Iran-Israel conflict, pose risks to India’s inflation and economic stability, warns ICRA’s Chief Economist Aditi. Since the
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Extreme weather, geopolitical issues pose threat to India’s inflation: RBI bulletin

Extreme weather events and geopolitical tensions may threaten India’s inflation path, despite current growth trends, warns RBI bulletin. Extreme weather
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Reflation Desperation: Rate cut hopes dashed

Goldman Sachs warns of “reflation desperation,” as policymakers and investors face an unpredictable, lengthy struggle against persistent inflation. Welcome to
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Infrastructure development key to government’s strategy to sustain investment revival: RBI report

The government’s infrastructure focus and positive business sentiment are nurturing a sustained investment cycle revival, RBI report indicates. The government’s
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Staying the course

MPC is expected to maintain the repo rate at 6.5%, cautioning amid strong GDP growth and inflation concerns. The Monetary
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The devil is in the details: Developing countries must decide between two different versions of

International tax agreements, though technical, often have significant economic impacts, particularly disadvantaging low as well as middle-income countries. While the
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