India’s retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.3% in August
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Retail inflation cooled to a four-month low of 5.3 percent in August from 5.59 percent in the previous month, led by subdued prices of food articles and a high base effect. Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained within the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s tolerance band for the […]
UK inflation rises to 0.7% in March as clothing and fuel prices grow
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands British consumer price inflation rose to 0.7% in March from 0.4% in February, reflecting higher fuel and clothing prices, official figures showed on Wednesday, slightly below the average forecast of 0.8%. Food prices were lower than a year earlier. British inflation is forecast to rise sharply in the coming months, […]
March WPI inflation at 8-yr high; economists see it in double digits in May
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Wholesale price index-based inflation, led by soaring prices of fuels and those of manufactured products, touched its highest point in more than eight years in March. The rate rose to 7.4 percent in the month against 4.17 per in February and 2.51 percent in January, the data released by the […]
Gold steady as inflation bets counter firm US dollar, yields
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Gold prices held steady on Monday, buoyed by concerns over inflation after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a $2 trillion-plus jobs plan last week, while a stronger dollar and elevated U.S. Treasury yields limited bullion’s upside. Spot gold was flat at $1,728.60 per ounce, as of 0146 GMT. Gold futures edged […]
Covid-19: UK inflation eases to 0.2% on temporary steps to aid spending
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The U.K. inflation rate fell to the lowest since 2015 last month, driven by government tax cuts and other stimulus designed to dig the economy out of the depth of the coronavirus crisis. The reading of 0.2% was slightly higher than the zero forecast by economists, although the drop from July’s reading of 1% was still the […]