Latest Updates Around The World
Food inflation likely remained negative in December, even as food prices rose month-on-month in most food segments. India’s retail inflation is likely to rise to 1.66 percent in December 2025 from 0.71 percent in November, with food prices rising across most segments of food inflation, according to Union Bank of India projections. Retail inflation data […]
Tokyo: Yields on two-year Japanese government bonds rose after a maturity auction sparked weak demand, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may have to raise rates more aggressively to rein in inflation and support the yen. The bid-to-cover ratio, a key measure of demand, was 3.26, compared to 3.53 at the previous sale and […]
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra | Photo credit: PTI The possibility of a slowdown in growth momentum in the second half of FY26 and the first half of FY27 due to headwinds from trade and rate-related uncertainties prompted the RBI’s six-member interest rate panel to opt for a growth-supportive rate cut of 25 basis points (bps), […]
On an annual basis, the food and energy index, excluding all items, rose 2.6%, with energy posting an annual gain of 4.2% and the food index up 2.6% on an annual basis. Compared to September, the index for all items minus food and energy increased by 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, with energy increasing […]
December 17, 2025 Image source: Pavel Kot/www.istockphoto.com The US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee, at its December 2025 meeting, cut the Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points (bps), which now stands at 3.5-3.75%, as expected. This decision was made as job growth slowed and unemployment rose. The Federal Reserve also noted that while U.S. […]
Stands AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington DCWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericaArmed Forces in the PacificArmed Forces EuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsMarshall IslandsAmerican SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamPalauAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaManitoba, CanadaNew Brunswick, CanadaNewfoundland, CanadaNova Scotia, CanadaNorthwest Territories, CanadaNunavut, CanadaOntario, CanadaPrince Edward Island, CanadaQuebec, CanadaSaskatchewan, CanadaYukon Territory, Canada Zip code Country United […]
Stands AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington DCWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericaArmed Forces in the PacificArmed Forces EuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsMarshall IslandsAmerican SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamPalauAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaManitoba, CanadaNew Brunswick, CanadaNewfoundland, CanadaNova Scotia, CanadaNorthwest Territories, CanadaNunavut, CanadaOntario, CanadaPrince Edward Island, CanadaQuebec, CanadaSaskatchewan, CanadaYukon Territory, Canada Zip code Country United […]
Retail inflation, as measured by the CPI, stood at 0.7% in November 2025, up slightly from 0.3% in the previous month. | Photo credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS With India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remaining well below 2 per cent for the past three months and inflation expected to remain favorable through the first half of FY27, […]
The Indian bond market remained steady throughout the month, with 10-year government bond yields falling four basis points to 6.49%, according to Axis Mutual Fund’s Fixed Income Review.The tone in global markets was also supportive, as US Treasury yields fell on growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve would announce a rate cut at its […]
Gold edged higher on Tuesday even as investors retreated somewhat on US interest rate cuts. This reflected caution that the Federal Reserve could take a more aggressive tone on next year’s monetary easing at its upcoming policy meeting. RAW MATERIALS * Spot gold rose 0.1% to $4,194.83 an ounce as of 0146 GMT.* U.S. gold […]
