Business Sentiment

NCAER-NSE Business Expectations Survey declined to 134.3 compared with 149.8 in the previous quarter and 140.7 in the second quarter of FY24

RBI survey data show upbeat business sentiment, elevated inflation

The last time inflation expectations were this high before the pandemic was in September 2015, when households were yet to recover from the soaring inflation in the post-financial crisis period

Business resumption falls sharply amid surge in COVID-19 cases

The impact of night curfews clamped by several state governments, and the consequent drop in people’s mobility, are responsible for a decline in an index that measures how quickly business is normalising

Why Indians don’t buy property during monsoons

No one may officially admit it, but privately many developers maintain that the client conversion rate out of the footfalls on sites is the least during the monsoons.

Big Story | Does sharp surge in company registrations in July indicate improving business sentiment?

In this edition of Big Story, Moneycontrol's Sakshi Batra shines light on whether a number of company registrations hints at an improvement in the overall business sentiment.

Overall biz sentiment outlook for Q4 deteriorates: RBI survey

The business sentiment outlook for the January-March quarter of the fiscal has shown deterioration in respect of demand conditions, an RBI survey said today.

Japan govt raises view on economy for 1st time since March 2015

The government also upgraded its view of household spending, exports and business sentiment, saying consumers' mindsets are improving and exports to Asia are recovering.

India business confidence picks up in January: Survey

Deutsche Boerse's MNI India Business Sentiment Indicator, a gauge of current sentiment among BSE-listed companies, rose from 60.7 in December to 61.8 in January - the highest since October 2015 as domestic orders strengthened.

Business sentiment revives in Q2: NCAER

"The 94th round of the Business Expectations Survey (BES) carried out in September 2015 shows a revival of business sentiments after the Business Confidence Index (BCI) fell for two consecutive quarters.

Asia biz sentiment revives in Q4 with India most optimistic

The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asian Business Sentiment Index increased to 72 in the fourth quarter from 66 in the previous three months. The result was only slightly below the 74 reading of the second quarter which was the highest since early 2012. A reading above 50 indicates an overall positive outlook.

Biz sentiment in India eases in Nov; still buoyant: Report

The MNI India Business Indicator declined by 1.1 percent to 68.9 in November from 69.7 in October.

Asia Q1 business sentiment edges up: Survey

Asia's top companies were slightly more upbeat about their business outlook in the first quarter than at the end of last year, despite lingering concerns about the global economy, rising costs and volatile currencies, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey published on Wednesday showed.

Asian shares steady after mfg picks up in China

Asian shares steadied on Friday as a pick-up in China's manufacturing sector calmed investor sentiment, but gains were capped by concerns that US lawmakers are still too far apart to avert a fiscal crisis as an end-of-year deadline looms.

IMF lowers India's 2012 GDP growth to 6.9% from 7%

Calling for renewed efforts to revive India's flagging structural reform agenda, the IMF today said governance concerns have weakened business sentiment in the country.

Mahindra Satyam to put petition for new consideration

CP Gurnani of Mahindra Satyam, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Ekta Batra and Reema Tendulkar, spoke about their tax case.