The government is making serious efforts to moderate inflation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.

India’s annual headline inflation eased slightly in October to a 10 month low but at 8.58 percent was still above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) comfort zone. Read the full story

Yuan Leads Asia Gains as Inflation Coincides With G-20 Calls: China Credit
China is allowing the yuan to lead Asian currency gains this week as it struggles to contain the fastest inflation in two years and faces calls for more balanced global trade at a Group of 20 nations’ summit.

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India inflation at 7-month low
NEW DELHI – India’s inflation rate hit a seven-month low in August, but analysts said Tuesday prices were still rising too quickly and the central bank could tighten monetary policy this week. The Reserve Bank of India’s Wholesale Price Index – the main inflation indicator – dropped by over a percentage point to 8.51 per cent year-on-year in August, from 9.78 per cent the previous month …

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India’s food and fuel inflation accelerated in the third week of August, maintaining pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten monetary policy. Read the full story

Food inflation eases to 9.67%
Agencies New Delhi, July 29: India’s food inflation eased and fuel inflation notched up in mid-July, but the data is unlikely to change the central bank’s decisive move towards stamping down on double-digit inflation.

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RBI has prioritised inflation firefight
RBI has hiked the repo by 25 basis points, the reverse repo by 50 basis points and kept the cash reserve ratio unchanged.

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India cbank to eye inflation causes to decide policy
* Cbank view on factors behind inflation to sway policy

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Inflation poses main challenge to Indian economy, experts say
The main risk which the Indian economy is facing in the coming quarters lies in inflation, said experts Tuesday on the sidelines of an event by Financial Express.

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India’s food inflation eases in mid-June
* Food price index up 12.92 pct vs 16.90 pct week ago

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Food inflation dips to 8-month low of 12.92%
Annual food inflation in India dropped sharply to 12.92%, an eight-month low, in the third week of June from 16.9% in the….

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