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IndiaHow inflation is measured in India
The price indices behind the headline number, the RBI’s 4% target, and why your own costs can rise faster — or slower — than the official figure.
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Central banks and interest rates
The war with Iran pushed up fuel prices and inflation in 2026, and central banks turned towards higher rates: the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank raised them earlier in the year, and the RBI followed in October. Decisions, dissents and the next meetings.
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DXR / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) - US Federal Reserve
- 3.75%–4%, held on 28 October 2026 in a 10–2 vote
- Next Fed decision
- 9 December 2026
- European Central Bank
- Deposit rate 2.5%, held on 29 October 2026
- Euro-area inflation
- 3.8% in September 2026
- Next ECB decision
- 17 December 2026
- RBI repo rate
- 5.50% since October 2026
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Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates (10-year constant maturity) · latest: 2026-08
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