Posts tagged WPI
September inflation edges upto 8.6%
The WPI for the month of September 2010 stood at 8.62% compared to 8.5% in the previous month. The figure was almost in line with the market expectations which were pegged at around 8.5%. The central bank is sure to take the cues from these high figures in its monetary More >
New WPI pleases all, inflation eases to 8.5%
The WPI for the month of August 2010 stood at 8.5% compared to 9.78 in the previous month. The figure moved less compared to the market expectations which hovered around 9.5%. The above figure is based on the new WPI series in which the base year has been changed from More >
RBI raises rates again
As predicted by our analyst Rahul Sonthalia (click here to read) and myself (click here to read) in our earlier articles, RBI has raised the policy rates almost a month before the scheduled 1st quarterly review of monetary policy due at the end of July.
In an after market hour announcement today, RBI raised More >
Weekly G-Sec update:June 12, 2010
After trading in a range last week, yields on benchmark 10 year bond, 7.80% 2020 bond steadily rose 9 bps for the week to close at 7.61% for the week. Surge in yields was driven by tight liquidity conditions.
On all days of the week, we saw Repo window being active. Daily average More >
India Inflation : WPI March 2010
- The WPI for the month of January stood at 9.90% against 1.20% in the corresponding month of the last year. The same figure posted 9.89% in the previous month. The figure released was below market expectationswhich was pegged at around 10.37%
- The figure registered increased at the fastest pace in 17 More >
Indian equity markets:Overvalued Zone…?
Well some say that the Indian equity markets are all set to become mother of all the bull markets and from here there is no looking back. While others say that we are currently in a kind of over bought zone and a correction of at least 200-300 points in the Nifty More >
Eleven Basis Points to Go…!!
You must be wondering what this 11 basis points refer to. Its actually the number of basis points India’s Wholesale price index needs to cross the RBI’s threshold mark of 10%.
The wholesale price index (WPI) jumped 9.89 % in February 2010. compared to a rise of 8.56% in January 2010. More >
Inflation After Effects
India’s WPI inflation rose by 4.78% y-o-y in November compared to1.34% in October. 4.20%. It was more than the Bloomberg consensus street expectations of around 4.2%. This was mainly on account of higher manufactured product prices which has a weight of around 63% on the index. This I believe is More >