BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | A bear market sinks its claws in
The stock markets have entered bear territory
ECONOMY
PMIs show Indian private sector activity accelerated in February
If the expansion is sustained, GDP growth in the current quarter should show a rebound
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | Green shoots in the power sector
Utilities still face a lot of stress
ECONOMY
Bank credit growth numbers suggest the recovery remains elusive
Year on year bank credit growth continues to decelerate as of mid-February
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | Flash PMIs show fundamental basis for stock sell-off
With the exception of the government shutdown of 2013, US business activity contracted in February for the first time since the global financial crisis
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | Protectionist India
India’s tariffs are much higher than those of its peers
ECONOMY
Chart of the Day | A dead cat bounce in loan growth
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's loan growth indicator says that loan growth will again fall after seasonal spurt in March.
ECONOMY
Chart of the Day | Ten takeaways from Bank of America February global fund manager survey
Asset managers remain bullish
TELECOM
Chart of the day | Paying the AGR dues
The Supreme Court’s order to pay up dues is a moment of reckoning for affected telcos
MARKETS
A flood of cash dampens virus fears
China equity funds took in fresh money for the 11th time in the past 12 weeks
MARKETS
What does the Buffet indicator say about Indian markets?
It shows markets are not totally unaffected by the slowdown
ECONOMY
Chart of the day | No green shoots in bank credit growth till end-January
Despite various steps taken by RBI and the government, bank credit growth is still weak
ECONOMY
Chart of the Day | Stagflation is here
Inflation rises, industrial production shrinks
TRADE-2
The Coronavirus disruption to global supply chains
Asian economies import 20-30 percent of their intermediate goods from China
BUSINESS
Global food prices reach for the sky | Chart of the day
An increase in food prices, across cereals, oils, sugar and dairy pushed the FAO Food Price Index higher in January
ECONOMY
Chart of the Day | Manufacturing capacity utilisation in Q2 lowerthan during global financial crisis
RBI survey shows capacity utilisation in manufacturing during the second quarter of the current fiscal year fell to its lowest level since the first quarter of 2008-09
ECONOMY
RBI survey shows consumer confidence continued to plunge in January 2020
Consumer perceptions about jobs, incomes and non-essential spending continue to worsen
BUDGET
Chart of the Day | Why the government is taking the axe to exemptions
A steady increase in the impact of exemptions on tax revenue is a good enough reason to wean people from tax sops
ECONOMY
The MPC will have to factor in a broad-based rebound in activity shown by the January PMI indices
The MPC will also have to consider the rise in output prices shown by the PMI index
ECONOMY
Budget 2020 Chart Point | How India's government spending stacks up with other emerging markets
Richer countries usually have higher government expenditure because they can afford to spend on social welfare thanks to their higher tax revenues.
BUDGET
Budget 2020 Chart Point | India’s fiscal deficit is far higher than its peers
According to IMF data, only exception is Pakistan.
ECONOMY
Budget 2020 Chart Point | Looking beyond fiscal deficit
The Centre has been shifting expenses off its own balance sheet.
BUDGET
Budget Chart Point | Subsidy hangover
The forthcoming budget will reveal if subsidies will maintain an upward trajectory or reverse course
ECONOMY
Budget Chart Point | Harping on Infrastructure may sound like a broken record, but it needs fixing
A concerted effort among centre, states and the private sector is required to get the infrastructure wagon back on the rails
