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Moneylife Digital Team 17 June 2026
Central banks across the world are expected to continue increasing their gold holdings over the coming years as geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and a gradual shift away from the US dollar drive reserve diversification strategies, reveals the latest survey by the World Gold Council...

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Despite the obvious impact of the war in Iran, the only visible blot in the official narrative of stellar economic growth has been the 11%–12% slide in the Indian rupee. According to official data, India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.7% in the quarter ending March 2026, while the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 June 2026
India may be better prepared than in previous El Niño years to withstand the impact of a below-normal monsoon, aided by stronger reservoir levels, record foodgrain stocks and government contingency measures, but risks to agriculture, rural demand and food inflation remain, says a report by...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 June 2026
The Union ministry of commerce and industry on Monday unveiled a revised wholesale price index (WPI) series with FY22-23 as the new base year, marking a significant overhaul of India's inflation measurement framework. The government also reported wholesale inflation of 9.68% for May...

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Once again, only after India has stumbled into a mini foreign-exchange crisis, is the government contemplating reforms. According to news reports, New Delhi is preparing measures to support the rupee and finance a widening current-account deficit. These may include reducing long-term...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 June 2026
In a significant push to attract long-term foreign capital and deepen India's financial markets, the Union government on Friday announced a series of reforms that will make it easier for overseas investors to invest in Indian equities and government securities. The government has also granted a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 June 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, opting for caution amid growing uncertainty over the economic impact of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, rising crude oil prices and global supply disruptions.   Points that sum up the Monetary...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 June 2026
Rising tomato prices, costlier cooking gas and higher edible oil prices pushed up the cost of preparing meals at home in May, increasing the burden on household budgets across the country, according to CRISIL Intelligence's latest ‘Roti Rice Rate (RRR)’ report. The report found that the cost of...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 June 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may have sold gold worth about US$12bn (billion) over the two weeks ended 22 May 2026 to strengthen its foreign currency reserves amid mounting pressure from the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Economics. RBI, however,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 June 2026
India’s industrial production grew 4.9% in April, marking the first reading under a revamped Index of Industrial Production (IIP) that shifts the base year to 2022-23. A double-digit jump in capital goods output and resilient manufacturing activity more than offset a deepening slump in...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 June 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its upcoming monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, even as the central bank grapples with a rapidly depreciating rupee, rising imported inflation and heightened geopolitical uncertainty, says a research note from...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 May 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected India’s economic growth at 6.9% for FY26-27 while cautioning that geopolitical tensions, elevated energy prices, global trade uncertainty and financial market volatility could weigh on the outlook in the coming months.   In its ‘Annual Report...

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Dr TV Gopalakrishnan 26 May 2026
The continued depreciation of the Indian rupee raises an important question: Can the currency of a nation with one of the world’s largest economies, substantial gold holdings, large foreign exchange reserves, vast natural and human resources and one of the world’s biggest domestic markets...

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 May 2026
Union minister of finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the ongoing crisis in West Asia is no longer merely a diplomatic or geopolitical issue, warning that the prolonged conflict would directly impact fuel prices, shipping costs, supply chains and household expenses for ordinary...

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 May 2026
A prolonged conflict in West Asia could shave around 200bps (basis points) off the operating profitability of Indian companies this fiscal, even as overall credit quality is expected to remain resilient due to strong corporate balance sheets and steady domestic demand, according to a stress...

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In April, the Nifty Microcap index was up 21.55%, an unprecedented rise since its launch in 2022. The CNX500 rose 10.5%, the only month in the past five years in which the index was up by more than 10%. The market decline in March was treated like a festival-season discount sale. Retail...

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Moneylife Digital Team 20 May 2026
India’s oil trade deficit is expected to widen sharply again in the current fiscal as rising crude oil prices and weakening exports of refined petroleum products increase pressure on the country’s external balances, according to a report by CRISIL.   In its latest 'Quickonomics' report titled...

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Dr TV Gopalakrishnan 14 May 2026
India stands today at a critical economic juncture where traditional frameworks governing monetary policy, inflation management, growth measurement and reserve management require a comprehensive re-evaluation in light of changing domestic and global realities.   The present note seeks to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 May 2026
India's wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation jumped sharply to 8.30% in April 2026, up from 3.88% in March — its highest level in 42 months and well above analyst estimates of 5.50%. On a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, wholesale prices rose 3.86%, signalling an immediate and broad-based...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 May 2026
On Sunday, 10th May, prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi, speaking at a political rally in Hyderabad asked citizens to stop buying gold for a year. He also asked them to work from home; cancel foreign vacations and carpool to work.   It has been a while since any PM has made such public appeals...

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