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The Raisina Post Finance Desk is a collective editorial byline for reporting on markets, public finance, economic policy and corporate developments. It identifies the responsible publication desk, not individual writers.

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Diwali 2026: Shoppers Stretch Budgets as Inflation, a Rate Hike and Costly Gold Reshape the Festive Basket

Urban spending is forecast to dip 6% even as traders project record sales. The gap suggests higher prices, not higher volumes, are doing much of the work.