Context: India’s retail inflation rose to 5.54% in September, from 4.83% in August, indicating generalisation or spread of inflation across a wider range of goods and services. The RBI has acknowledged emerging signs of elevated inflation expectation...

Context: Retail inflation rose to 5.54% in September, an almost two-year high, keeping headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation above the RBI’s 4% target for the fourth consecutive month; rural inflation reached 6.08%, while rural food inflation...