Does the GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025-26 present the correct picture? The real GDP growth for the June quarter of 2025-26, at 7.8 per cent, came as a surprise to most analysts, who had ...

The reading assumes significance as the market is closely watching for signs of the economy’s ability to absorb the coming pressure from the 50% US tariffs that kicked in last week India’s ...

Central bankers are now being urged to use new tools in their fight against deflation. Photo: Zuma Press Central banks in the developed world are using the wrong metric to measure price pressures and ...

Even as the real growth rate hit a five-quarter high in April-June quarter this fiscal, nominal growth rate has dipped to a three-quarter low. Fiscal deficit could be impacted if it is lower at an ...

India’s surprisingly strong economic growth last quarter was likely exaggerated by statistical factors, economists said, and will push up full-year forecasts even as higher US tariffs take a toll.

India’s economic growth in the first quarter of FY2025-26 came as a big surprise. The economy clocked a five-quarter high growth of 7.8%, defying expectations of a slowdown. Mint looks at the numbers ...

India’s stronger-than-expected GDP growth for the June quarter may have been overestimated, according to HSBC India. The bank said low deflators could be exaggerating real growth numbers, adding that ...