MPC wants to have a greater clarity on nature of fiscal measures Modi government is planning to take in Union Budget 2020-21 next year; it also wants to see a greater transmission key lending rates

The monetary policy panel under Shaktikanta Das has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent; the central bank says it'll continue with its 'accommodative' stance

There will be four things to watch out for in the RBI's monetary policy statement today -- GDP forecast, fiscal deficit, inflation outlook and repo rate

MPC Meet: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das-headed MPC has cut interest rates on every bi-monthly meet since he joined the apex bank last December

In five reductions by RBI's monetary policy committee (MPC) so far in 2019, interest rates have been lowered by a total of 135 basis points over concerns that growth momentum is slowing down and also to try to boost liquidity in the financial system

Ind-Ra said that even GDP growth of 5.6 per cent will \"require heavy lifting by the government\". It warned that sticking to the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent could push GDP growth even below 5.6 per cent

Total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA & LTE) increased from 1,171 million at the end of August 2019 to 1,173.75 million at the end of September 2019, thereby registering a monthly growth rate of 0.23 per cent

The divergence is a normal trend because we are not talking about the same set of products and their price variations when we look at both the indices. Even when same products are looked at, the weightage they carry in these indices are not the same

October month's WPI is also lower than 5.54% recorded in the same month last year. It is also below 0.33% logged in September 2019

The sharp rise in CPI is scary for borrowers both individual and corporate as the Reserve Bank of India targets retail inflation to fix the short-term repo rate

Retail inflation skyrocketed on the back of high vegetable prices. Last month saw exorbitant onion and tomato prices due to unseasonal rains, disruption in supply chain and acquisition restrictions on traders.

The producer price index, seen as a key indicator of corporate profitability, fell 1.6% in October from a year earlier, marking the steepest decline since July 2016, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Saturday

The intermittent rains have lashed key onion growing zones such as Nashik, Ahmednagar and Pune in the last two weeks causing extensive damage to the staple crops

Kotak says India is still far from the uncharted territory of 'deflation' but needs to be wary; the banker cautions that 'deflation' can lead to a decline in economic activities and negative interest rates

Safal through its 400-odd outlets is selling onion at Rs 23.90 per kg and tomato at Rs 55 per kg to provide relief to consumers from rising prices