Food inflation entered the double- digit number after a gap of five months, at 10.05% for the week ended August 20, as onion, fruits, vegetables and protein-based items turned more expensive. Read the full story

Food inflation, as measured by Whole Price Index (WPI), stood at 9.03% in the previous week. The rate of price rise of food items in the corresponding week of August, 2010, was 14.56%. Read the full story

Asian Stocks Fluctuate, Bonds Rise on Inflation Concern, Libya
Asian stocks fluctuated and inflation-linked bonds rose amid concern China and Europe may tighten monetary policy. Crude traded just below a 29-month high after Libyan warplanes bombed rebels near an oil-export hub.

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Bernanke: Inflation Low, Economy Still Needs Support From Fed
(RTTNews) – Recent job gains have not been sufficient to erode slack in the labor market, the nation’s top central banker told lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday.

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Thailand’s Inflation Holds at 3%, Supporting Case for Higher Interest Rate
Thai inflation held at 3 percent last month after accelerating in December, supporting the central bank’s case to raise borrowing costs again.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday India’s high inflation posed a “serious threat” to the country’s growth momentum, and was driven by supply-side shortages.

India’s food inflation accelerated for the second straight week on rising prices of onions, putting pressure on headline inflation and reinforcing expectations of more monetary action this year to tame inflationary expectations. Read the full story

Oil,food price rise to impact inflation outlook in 2011:Gokarn
Mumbai, Jan 27 (PTI) Rising oil prices and firming up of global and domestic food prices are likely to have a significant impact on inflation outlook in 2011, a top RBI official said.”High global energy, global commodities and domestic food prices are likely to have a significant impact on inflation outlook in 2011,” the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn told reporters here …

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Inflation weighs at Davos talks
CEOs cautiously confident as World Economic Forum kicks off. 26 Jan 2011 11:28 PM

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S. Korea raises key rate, moves against inflation
South Korea’s central bank Thursday unexpectedly raised its key interest rate to curb inflation, joining others in Asia and beyond, while the government announced its own steps to control rising prices.

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