Total volumes grew just 1.5 percent in July 2023 indicating subdued business trends in logistics sector
The current noise about movement toward a currency shared by the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — may not amount to much. Precedent isn't encouraging: Seven years after the IMF added the yuan to its basket of reserve currencies, its share in the global cache is minute
Three key reasons make me bullish as a long-term investor: First, the macroeconomic stability, second, the wide array of businesses catering to a diverse set of customers and consequent opportunities for stock selection, and third, sustained domestic liquidity neutralising the volatility associated with foreign capital flows
A primary reason for the floods is the pathway for the natural flow of rivers being blocked by debris which are dumped in them and those deposited by landslides
Dunzo’s struggle to raise funds comes in the same week as CaratLane’s founder made a successful exit
“Dopamine Zones” are being created for adults in the West, the idea being to provide “safe spaces” for grown-ups to bring out their “inner child”. So, brands like Dopamine Land, Bubble Planet, Museum of Ice-creams are rapidly expanding their footprint in the US, Canada, Europe and in Singapore
The declining US profile is forcing West Asian nations to urgently seek regional solutions instead of leaving old grievances simmering, given their potential to erupt later into full-scale conflict. Meanwhile, the US abandoning the region to focus on containing China, has ended up, ironically, giving Beijing wider diplomatic latitude here
The bank’s rescue of its rival is looking more profitable by the day. That naturally riles debtholders wiped out in the process
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa can keep holding summits. Geopolitically, that still won’t make them a thing
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Din over Kashmir ahead of polls in Pakistan, India’s non-aero revenue soars, power sector plays major role in economic rise, US presses to rethink laptop import curb, and more
The government’s decision to recapitalise public sector banks to improve their balance sheets is paying off now. With these banks in a healthier state, dividends paid to the government are more than offsetting the burden on the budget due to recapitalisation
Faced with sagging demand and a teetering property sector, Chinese authorities have tried nearly everything
Ajit Pawar is hopeful of delivering the entire NCP to the NDA so as to maximise his clout. And thus his attempts to win over Sharad Pawar. But with the veteran unrelenting, and the NCP split not yet formal, the Ajit faction and BJP are unable to attack Pawar Sr as he forays into their turfs
The Fed chair has a multiplicity of targets for whatever approach he takes at Jackson Hole address on Friday
The success of the World Cup comes on the back of average attendance for the Women’s Super League rising more than eightfold between 2017 and 2022. Many marketing people and investors are now rubbing their hands in anticipation with exponential growth certain to continue now
An economic downturn, along with the real estate slump, certainly contributed to the the $137 billion Zhongzhi conglomerate’s woes. China has been cracking down on shadow banking since late 2017. So people naturally ask why this is happening now, and whether there are more blowups coming
Airports exist because passengers need them to board their flights but their business model is becoming less dependent on this core activity
Though policymakers are convinced that their strategy of imposing high customs duties and offering production linked incentives is a masterstroke, an industry study has found that these come with a cost disadvantage of 4% against Vietnam, which could start hurting when the incentives eventually end
The power sector is witness to India’s bullish trajectory with the renewables revolution happening, rapid acceleration in transmission infrastructure, policy support creating a favourable investment climate, and innovative financing models enticing developers
What is the information and data matrix that Moody’s has gathered and processed to prompt them to flag rising political risks in India? Data and information are the very edifices on which the architecture of any ratings action and annotation should rest. There is now a wide body of credible academic literature that have spared no punches on CRAs’ bias against emerging economies
American trade bodies want Washington to put pressure on New Delhi to reconsider the decision to restrict laptop imports
The contradictions in Xi’s ideology, as a functional instrument beyond political rhetoric, that seeks to mobilize economic instruments for growth, negatively impact the very economic governance system that gave China its growth
Pakistan’s new caretaker government is taking time off from its obsession to crush Imran Khan to rake up the Kashmir controversy. Two of the new appointments in the new government including the foreign minister are connected to the Kashmir problem
After learning how to deploy nuanced strategies to play a bullish view, we will now apply these concepts to a bearish view. In today’s edition, we learn about the Bear Put Spread
China’s size means a slowdown there will pull down global growth. It’s time for the Chinese government and policymakers to introduce confidence-boosting measures
