The central bank’s projections indicate that inflation will moderate after remaining high in October, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has said, while cautioning that geopolitical risks and weather events pose potential threats. “Sept inflation crossed 5%, and we expect October inflation to be high as well. However, our projections indicate that inflation will begin to moderate … Read more
US central bank poised to cut rates at Sept. 17-18 meeting Fed policymakers focused on cooling labor market Traders expect Fed’s first move to be 25-basis-point cut By Ann Saphir, Lindsay Dunsmuir and Michael S. Derby Sept 6 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday signaled they are ready to kick off a series of … Read more
Easing of rates by the Reserve Bank of India might still have to wait going by the hawkish tone in an assessment of the economy published by the RBI economists in its latest monthly bulletin. “A modest easing of headline inflation in the reading for April 2024 confirms the expectation that an uneven and lagged … Read more
RBI‘s monetary policy committee on Friday decided to keep interest rates on hold for the seventh successive meeting, stating that “growth has surpassed all projections but cautioned that food price uncertainties continue to weigh on the inflation trajectory going forward”. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said, “Two years ago, when inflation was at its peak at … Read more
Temporary food shocks, fiscal consolidation and high real interest rates have created the scope for reduction in policy interest rates, said external members of the Monetary Policy Committee, but those from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) believe that the markets are running ahead of policy makers. Prof. J.R. Varma, who voted for a reduction … Read more
You have criticized monetary policymakers’ response to the 2008 global economic crisis, which had profound spillover effects to which they “paid insufficient heed.” In your new book, Monetary Policy and Its Unintended Consequences, you offer a “sketch of a model” showing how monetary-policy spillovers “cause leveraging, booms, and eventually busts in capital-receiving countries.” How … Read more
While industrial output growth fell to an eight-month low of 2.4% in November, consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rose 5.69%, its fastest pace in four months in December, the statistics ministry said. Though factory output points to a slowdown in manufacturing growth momentum in November, in the April-November period of this fiscal, it expanded 6.4%, … Read more
The targeted strikes by the US and the UK on Houthi militia have increased the worry for policymakers as the disruption around Red Sea has now begun to impact supply chains apart from making shipping schedules erratic. While the commerce department is working on an inter-ministerial consultation next week to address some of the concerns … Read more
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she sees a good chance of the US economy achieving a soft landing, with the unemployment rate — which has ticked up in recent months — averting a sharp increase. “Signs are very good that we’ll achieve a soft landing, with unemployment stabilizing more or less where it is, or … Read more