The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) contracted for the second successive month in Feb-21. Posting an annualised de-growth of -3.6%, it marks the weakest pace of expansion in 6 months.

India’s retail inflation accelerated to a 4-month high of 5.52% in Mar-21 led by sequential jump in fuel prices.

In line with consensus and QuantEco Research expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI at its first review for FY22 decided to leave all policy rates unchanged.

In the penultimate month of FY21, CPI inflation jumped up to 5.03% from a 16-month low of 4.06% in Jan-21, attributable to an adverse base along with a mild sequential pick up…

The calendar year 2021 commenced on a sombre note as far the benchmark for industrial activity in India is concerned. Annualized growth in the IIP slipped into negative terrain with a print…

In early part of the spread of the COVID pandemic, India crude basket plunged from a high of USD 70 pb in early Jan-20 to USD 16 pb by end of Apr-20