Every Monday, Mint’s Plain Facts section features key data releases you need to keep an eye on during the week. The earnings of major pharma firms in India and domestic inflation numbers are also due this week. While CPI tracks retail prices (data due on Wednesday), the WPI looks at factory-gate prices of goods (due Friday). US InflationView Full Image Some economists and investors worry that inflation could overstay its welcomeTHE US will release the April numbers for consumer price inflation on Wednesday. This puts fresh focus on the data this week: will the inflation print force the Fed to reach out for its policy knobs soon enough?

Source: Mint May 09, 2021 18:33 UTC