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Services sector rebound fuels growth and inflation in developed economies

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Services sector rebound fuels growth and inflation in developed economies

The flash PMIs show developed economies regaining momentum, despite rate hikes

Whales devoured retail krill as crypto crashed

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Whales devoured retail krill as crypto crashed

India among top three countries in crypto app downloads

RBI report says the Union Budget is the seventh horse in the sun’s chariot

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RBI report says the Union Budget is the seventh horse in the sun’s chariot

RBI Bulletin’s state of the economy report says the Indian economy has decoupled from the rest of the world, thanks to the Union Budget

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The view from Beijing

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The view from Beijing

We are mostly accustomed to sources other than China to know about China’s views on current geopolitics and geo-economics. Now, here's the view from Beijing

Fund managers’ sentiment improves, but stagflation looms over global macro horizon

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Fund managers’ sentiment improves, but stagflation looms over global macro horizon

Bank of America survey of global fund managers finds ‘Long Chinese equities’ is now the most crowded trade 

Gross capital formation was the mainstay of GDP growth in last 3 years

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Gross capital formation was the mainstay of GDP growth in last 3 years

Capital formation had slowed down considerably after 2012-13 as the investment cycle turned, but it’s moving up again now 

Is the CSO wrong about inflation in cereals?

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Is the CSO wrong about inflation in cereals?

For the cereals group, wholesale prices are up 15.46 percent year-on-year. In the consumer price index, cereals prices are up 16.12 percent. The difference is that cereals have a weight of 9.67 percent in the CPI and 2.82 percent in the WPI 

The price shocker: Cereal inflation trumps vegetable deflation

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The price shocker: Cereal inflation trumps vegetable deflation

Inflation is above the RBI’s 6 percent target not only in food and beverages, but also clothing and footwear, fuel & light, household goods and services, health services and personal care and effects 

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Immaculate disinflation or no landing? 

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Immaculate disinflation or no landing? 

Market bulls firmly believe that the US economy will achieve disinflation together with a soft landing. But bears are talking of ‘no landing’ as job report shows strength

Are businesses poised for capex? What the RBI surveys say

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Are businesses poised for capex? What the RBI surveys say

Surveys of consumer confidence, capacity utilisation, physical investment in infrastructure and bank lending show that a revival of private capex is on the anvil 

What's the importance of vegetable prices in India's monetary policy? A lot

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What's the importance of vegetable prices in India's monetary policy? A lot

The fact that Consumer Price Inflation excluding vegetable prices is so high is a clear signal that the rate hikes haven’t succeeded in their objective 

The policy rate hike, GDP growth, core inflation and vegetable prices 

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The policy rate hike, GDP growth, core inflation and vegetable prices 

MPC says headline inflation excluding vegetables has been rising well above the upper tolerance band and may remain elevated, especially with high core inflation pressures

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Will the MPC signal a pause? 

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Will the MPC signal a pause? 

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Market outlook for automakers gets a lift, will GST Council come up with wider reforms, subsidies can upset fiscal math, ChatGPT as an alternative to search engines, and more

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: The elephant in the room

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: The elephant in the room

The well-crafted and well-delivered budget got many ‘wows’, but Mr Market’s worry lines are not yet gone

Budget 2023: How the FM squared the circle with aplomb

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Budget 2023: How the FM squared the circle with aplomb

The Budget has delivered what the markets and businesses wanted 

Economic Survey 2023: Fiscal discipline or growth or both?  

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Economic Survey 2023: Fiscal discipline or growth or both?  

If the economy is doing so well, where’s the need for a stimulus? 

No need to panic in the market

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No need to panic in the market

Fears about systemic risk are groundless 

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: A Budget for a Brave New World 

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: A Budget for a Brave New World 

India is on the frontline of the geopolitical conflict -- We need a budget to reflect that fact

Technology lifted India’s productivity, but did it also depress employment?

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Technology lifted India’s productivity, but did it also depress employment?

An RBI research paper finds that sectors which witnessed a large increase in productivity growth have registered declining growth of employment and capital during 2011-19 as compared to 2001-10

The Indian economy is the cleanest dirty shirt in a filthy closet

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The Indian economy is the cleanest dirty shirt in a filthy closet

The report by RBI economists on the state of the economy this month says financial markets are contesting the gloomy outlook painted for the global economy this year

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: The downsizing of Davos Man

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: The downsizing of Davos Man

The World Economic Forum has been desperately trying to reinvent itself, but Davos Man’s heydays are a thing of the past

China re-opening leads to Great Rotation to emerging markets

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China re-opening leads to Great Rotation to emerging markets

Bank of America survey of global fund managers says the net percentage of fund managers who expect a stronger Chinese economy rose to 91 percent in January 2023, up from 0 percent in August last year

Chart of the Day: Imports resilient, non-petroleum exports better than expected

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Chart of the Day: Imports resilient, non-petroleum exports better than expected

Despite the fall in commodity prices, imports other than of crude oil and of gold and silver were up 1.5 percent from a year ago

The Chinese dragon is in danger of losing its teeth

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The Chinese dragon is in danger of losing its teeth

For China, there is the extremely disquieting precedent of Japan. What is worse is that unlike Japan, China is likely to grow old before it becomes rich

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