February 16, 2026

CPI

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New CPI series aligned to consumption trends; CEA Nageswaran says monetary, fiscal policy decision calibration to improve

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Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran (ANI) Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series will improve the quality of data used in formulating monetary and fiscal policies, as it better reflects current consumption patterns and economic conditions.The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics…

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CPI, CPM move SC for FIR against Himanta over ‘target-shooting’ video | India News

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NEW DELHI: CPM and CPI filed petitions in Supreme Court on Tuesday for registration of FIRs and an SIT probe against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for alleged hate speeches in the past and a recent ‘target shooting’ video circulated on social media allegedly threatening violence against minority community.Advocate Mohd Nizamuddin Pasha told a bench…

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Data reset: RBI governor backs CPI, GDP and IIP base year revision, says it will sharpen policy signals

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Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra has welcomed the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) decision to revise the base year for key macroeconomic indicators — Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) — saying the exercise will better reflect changing consumption patterns and economic structures…

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Retail inflation outlook: CPI likely rises to 1.66% in December on food prices; still below year-ago levels

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India’s retail inflation likely edged higher in December 2025 to 1.66 per cent from 0.71 per cent in November, driven by a strengthening in food prices across most segments, according to projections by Union Bank of India.The official Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for December is scheduled to be released on January 12, 2026, or…

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Retail inflation sees uptick: CPI inflation rises to 0.71% in November; up from 0.25% in October

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CPI inflation: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of November 2025 increased to 0.71% compared to 0.25% in October. The headline inflation has shown an uptick of 46 basis points from October 2025 to November 2025.The All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) shows a year-on-year inflation rate of -3.91% (Provisional) for…

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Stock market outlook: Fed rate call and FII flows set the tone; CPI, rupee in focus this week

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Global cues are likely to take centre stage for Indian equities in the coming week, with investors bracing for the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and closely tracking foreign institutional investor (FII) activity for direction, PTI reported.Analysts said domestic markets, which ended last week largely flat, are expected to react to a mix of…

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Data blackout: US scraps October CPI report after govt shutdown; Fed left without key data ahead of policy meet

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The US government will not publish consumer inflation data for October after a 43-day federal shutdown disrupted data collection, intensifying uncertainty ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said it “is unable to retroactively collect” consumer price data for October and will not release the report originally scheduled for…

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