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October 04, 2022 10:27 AM IST

Chart of the Day: Personal loans perk up for festivals

year-on-year retail loan growth has increased every month so far in FY23 and bankers expect this trend to continue in the coming months as well, boosted by the festival season demand.

Chart of the Day: RBI survey shows festival spending may not shine much

The consumer sentiment survey of the Reserve Bank of India shows that Indians are still pessimistic when it comes to discretionary spending.

Indian startups stare at two years of funding winter even as investors sit on a $9 billion dry powder

Rising inflation, geopolitical situation and looming recession in the US and Europe deter investors. However, early-stage deals would rebound faster and niche and emerging sectors would gain prominence over the next 12-18 months.

In Charts | China's growth slowdown explained

The world's second-largest economy is slowing down. And that has sent alarm bells ringing around the world. In fact, if Nomura is to be believed, the downcycle has just started.

Chart of the Day: RBI’s big short in forex

The Reserve Bank of India's net forward position dropped by a massive $18 billion in June as the central bank went short on the dollar in the 1-month segment.

Chart of the Day: Fears of stagflation haven’t gone away

Chart of the Day: China dumps US sovereign papers

China sold a massive $94 billion worth of US treasuries in the year to July, data from the US treasury department shows.

Chart of the Day: Loan pricing gets a transmission kick

Faster adoption of external benchmark linked lending rate (EBLR) is expected to aid transmission of policy rates on to lending rates quickly and boost margins for banks.

Chart of the Day: LIC holds on to its market share this year

FY23 may be the year when Life Insurance Corporation's market share losing to private life insurers finally slow down.

Five charts that show Indian consumers are optimistic but won't turn big spenders

Indian consumers are more optimistic than before about the prospects of employment and income. But inflation is adding a layer of caution when it comes to spending.

Chart of the Day: Indian households still worried about inflation

Household inflation expectations have moderated but only marginally and Indians are still worried that prices of food and services would continue to go up in the coming year.

Chart of the Day: Valuations show some opportunities still available for investors

The risk-off sentiment in global markets has resulted in outflows from Indian shores, puncturing valuations of listed firms here. This gives long-term investors an option to buy resilient balance sheets at a bargain.

Chart of the Day: Rainfall progress has some misses

On a cumulative basis, the pickup in rainfall was significant in July but the distribution was uneven. The month of August now holds the key for kharif output

Chart of the Day: Kharif sowing is mixed this year

Key driver would be a sustained improvement in both quantum and dispersion of rainfall in the crucial month of August

Chart of the Day: Retail takes the lead in bank loan growth, again

Chart of the Day: Is money multiplying slowly?

Money supply growth has decelerated slightly on the back of a slowdown in bank deposit growth.

Chart of the Day: The signs of tightening

Liquidity surplus is falling faster than anticipated but this fall is also uneven across the banking system, shown by sporadic borrowings at repo auctions and a consistent fall in standing deposit facility subscription.

Chart of the Day: A Fed-induced recession is here, fear markets

Chart of the Day: Rupee’s real value is complicated

The real effective exchange rate captures the competitiveness of the rupee against a basket of currencies.

Chart of the Day: Mind the gap between deposits and loans

The hunt for deposits would intensify among banks which could push up retail deposit rates further.

Chart of the Day: India’s power demand is surging

Economists expect that the festival season during the second half of the year would help in keeping the trend robust. The upshot is that tariffs are likely to see upside pressure.

Chart of the Day: US recession through banking lens

A recession may seem imminent in the US but signs of contraction are yet to show up on the balance sheets of banks there.

Chart of the Day: When the inflation tables turn

Crude oil prices have come off sharply from record highs which is likely to have a favourable effect on inflation.

Chart Of The Day: The liquidity glut is receding slowly

Six months since the central bank vowed to reduce the liquidity glut, the surplus is reducing slowly.

Chart of the Day: The rupee-rouble trade is growing

India’s imports from Russia outstrip exports and the trade deficit with the country has increased over the past two years. As of March, the trade deficit has more than doubled.