Middle-class woes
The Indian middle class, often hailed as the backbone of the nation’s economy, is at a critical juncture.
The Indian middle class, often hailed as the backbone of the nation’s economy, is at a critical juncture.
The retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November, fell from a 14-month high of 6.21% in October.
Healthy farm incomes should provide support to rural incomes next fiscal (FY26) and lower inflation and scope for reduced interest rates should improve purchasing power for discretionary spending in India, a report showed on Wednesday.
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.25-4.50 per cent marks a turning point in its monetary policy.
The annual rate of inflation based on the all-India wholesale price index (WPI) number is 1.89% (provisional) for the month of November, data released by the government said on Monday.
Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban areas were 4.16 per cent and 3.14 per cent in August, respectively.
The year-on-year inflation for June 2024 was 3.67 per cent as compared to 5.57 per cent in June 2023.
The latest remarks from the US Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, mark a significant turning point in America’s monetary policy landscape.
The latest data on US inflation is setting the stage for a pivotal moment in economic policy, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose a modest 0.2 per cent in July, and the year-on-year increase fell to 2.9 per cent, the smallest since 2021.
Inflation in July dropped to the lowest point in the last three years in the US, according to data released on Wednesday, setting up a likely rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month.
