IIP, CPI, WPI data this week; monsoon session ends on 13 August - Livemint
Macro data this week . Data on both Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of July and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data for the month of June will be announced on 12 August. WPI inflation data will be unveiled on 14 August. Monsoon session to conclude on August 13. While the monsoon draws to a close on 13 August, the government’s failure in floor management with like-minded parties and its inability to divide the opposition seems to have taken a toll on its economic... Its two most important bills—the Constitution amendment bill on the goods and services tax (GST) and the land acquisition law amendments—were not even tabled during the session which started on 21 July, dealing a setback to the government. India-Sri lanka Test series starts on 12 August. Sri Lanka and India are set to face a Test series from 12-16 August at Galle in Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli took the baton from Mahendra Singh Dhoni abruptly in Australia last year and will be leading the side in his first full Test series. The weak link remains the bowling though which will be put to test in Sri Lanka,” former India batsman and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar told the Times of India. Source: www.livemint.com
