TOP STORIES

  • RBI Credit Policy: interest rate hikes end
    01.33 pm Dec 16
    The RBI left rates untouched, but did cut them as some had hoped. Industry can take comfort from its stance that interest rates will moderate assuming inflation keeps falling.
  • Inflation is down, but producer prices buck the trend
    01.30 pm Aug 16
    India’s inflation shows a mixed trend, with factory-made products becoming expensive, while primary inflation has moderated. That makes it difficult for the RBI to stop its rate hike juggernaut.
  • Subbarao is RBI governor till 2013
    01.49 pm Aug 9
    D Subbarao will remain RBI governor for 2 more years, a sensible decision by the UPA government as his experience in navigating the global financial crisis of 2008 is invaluable at this juncture. The fight against inflation will continue.
  • No dual pricing for diesel, no tax hikes either
    08.30 pm Aug 6
    News that the government is considering a dual pricing structure for diesel, by removing the subsidy for car-owners is untrue. So is speculation that the government may hike taxes to raise revenues, says the FM.
  • Rail Budget: no fare hikes, poor finances and some clever accounting
    07.35 pm Feb 25
    The railway budget does more of the same thing, keeping fares unchanged, promising an increase in investment, more trains, more rolling stock and then failing to keep last year’s promises.
  • RBI lowers liquidity but leaves rates unchanged
    04.33 pm Jan 29
    The Reserve Bank of India hiked the cash reserve ratio by 75bps but left benchmark rates unchanged, trying to keep inflation check without threatening the recovery by sending interest rates up

ECONOMARKETS

RBI Credit Policy: interest rate hikes end
01.33 pm Dec 16
The RBI left rates untouched, but did cut them as some had hoped. Industry can take comfort from its stance that interest rates will moderate assuming inflation keeps falling.

NEWS ANALYSIS

  • Oh bother, food prices on the move again!
    01.54 pm Aug 11
    India’s latest inflation data shows food inflation at just under 10%, much above the 7% range it was hovering over. Non-food inflation is steady at 15%. Not the news you wanted the RBI to hear.
  • RBI goes by the script, hikes rates by 0.25%
    01.24 pm Jan 25
    The RBI disappointed market hawks who projected a 0.5% increase in rates, as it appears to have left the job of tightening to the government and banks.

OUTLOOK

Rail freight rises: core sector in good shape
08.50 pm Nov 8
The Indian Railways’ freight earnings in October 2009 rose by 16.6%, a signal that industries like coal, cement, steel and iron ore are in good form.
RBI leaves rates unchanged but talks down expectations
Mini-Budget 2009-10 for the real estate industry
Railways carry 10% more goods in June 2009

NUMBER SPEAK

Inflation is down, but producer prices buck the trend
01.30 pm Aug 16
India’s inflation shows a mixed trend, with factory-made products becoming expensive, while primary inflation has moderated. That makes it difficult for the RBI to stop its rate hike juggernaut.
Food inflation soars, at 15.6%
Inflation at 1.34% in October; may touch 3% in November
Rail freight rises: core sector in good shape

INTERNATIONAL

Vedanta to delist Madras Aluminium (Malco)
11.51 am Jan 20
Promoter to buy out the 20% it does not own in the company
Lower US interest rates = Good times for India?

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