Economic Slowdown

Pankaj Gupta also says the company is set to significantly boost its ULIP portfolio, aiming to increase its exposure from 10 percent in FY25 to 25-50 percent by FY28.

MC-Deloitte CEO survey: 42% CEOs optimistic about economic revival in next fiscal, say slowdown a blip

Another 35.6 percent anticipate an uptick in the economy by the end of the 2025-26

Chinese companies’ earnings to lay bare impact of economic slowdown

Companies linked to troubled property and financial sectors expected to issue downbeat forecasts

Oil prices slip on global economic slowdown fears

Brent crude futures dropped 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $75.21 a barrel by 0044 GMT after settling up 0.8% on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.41 a barrel, down 23 cents, or 0.3%, after closing 1.1% higher in the previous session.

US, EU slowdown to cripple 20% of small businesses: Report

Small businesses, which account for almost 40 percent of exports, will face headwinds from the imminent economic slowdown in advanced countries, according to a Crisil analysis

US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a still-tepid 1.3% annual rate

As the Fed's rate hikes have gradually slowed growth, inflation has steadily eased from the four-decade high it reached last year.

Wall Street sinks as weak earnings fan fears of economic slowdown

Shares in United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) fell 10%, its biggest daily loss since July 2006, after the courier company forecast full-year revenue at the lower end of its prior target.

US hiring eases in March as economy shows signs of cooling; unemployment rate falls to 3.5%

The country added 236,000 jobs in March, slightly less than expected, while the unemployment rate inched down to 3.5 percent, the Labour Department said.

Short Call | F&O warning signs, rate worries, Vedanta and paint stocks

FIIs are now 85 percent net short on Nifty futures, meaning 85 out of 100 open contracts on Nifty futures held by FIIs are a bet on the index heading lower

2023 will see the great reset in India’s tech sector

The greater challenge before Indian companies is the changing nature of work and the long-term battle for talent 

ECB's Lagarde says inflation hasn't peaked, may surprise

Inflation in the euro zone hit a record 10.6 percent on an annualised basis last month, but economists polled by Reuters expect it to edge down to 10.4 percent in a flash reading for November due to be published this week

Central banks are right to act decisively

The worst possibility would not be for disinflation to be done too slowly but for policymakers to give up too quickly

Will the energy crisis crush European industry?

While companies are digging in for a long winter, executives and politicians fear a wave of deindustrialisation

The disconnect between macro indicators and IT companies' order inflows

Order inflows increased at IT companies despite a reduction in global spending on IT and business services in the September quarter

Oil edges higher after weekly loss as slowdown hangs over market

An economic slowdown in China has added to a raft of bearish factors for oil, including aggressive monetary policy by central banks to try and tame inflation and a stronger US dollar

Oil edges lower as slowdown concerns eat into OPEC-driven gains

In China, the world’s largest crude importer, authorities are signalling that there’ll be no let up in the nation’s Covid Zero policy, potentially acting as a brake on energy demand

Inflation may dent earnings, look for companies with pricing power: Pramod Gubbi

Auto stocks are in for recovery and if inflation stays entrenched, investors should look at businesses that have extremely high pricing power, he says

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | China’s Minsky moment 

China’s unbridled debt-fuelled growth bears out Minsky’s famous theory: Stability breeds instability

Oil jumps nearly 4% on possible OPEC+ supply tightening

The prospect of resuming Iranian crude supply and recession fears, along with consecutive weekly builds at the US crude oil storage hub, easing gasoline demand

Chinese slowdown brightens prospects for Indian manufacturing: Experts

The Chinese economic growth is expected to moderate to 3.5 per cent this year due to various reasons, including disturbances in the property sector and frequent Covid-induced lockdowns.

The Week on Dalal Street | Weekly wrap of market trends, stock moves & what to look out for!

In this episode of The Week on Dalal Street, Santosh Nair and Anuj Singhal discuss if investors are underestimating the implications of a slowdown in US and Europe for the Indian market

Sensex, Nifty decline 5% in June alone, steepest in 27 months, as FIIs flee Indian equities

In June, Sensex and Nifty lost 4.9 percent each, its steepest fall since March 2020. Both the indices hovered near one-year lows. The rupee at the same time lost 1.8% and the 10-year bond yields stayed flat

Oil price decline a part of general economic slowdown: Gary Schlossberg

The global strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute thinks that inflation will settle at a higher level this time than that seen in the decades leading up to the pandemic.

India's economic slowdown pronounced, BJP has no answers: Rahul Gandhi

"Indian families are suffering from the onslaught of inflation and job loss and earning less per capita than they were two years ago," Gandhi said in a Facebook post. He said the per capita income at constant prices has dropped from Rs 94,270 to Rs 91,481.

The Eastern Window: Signs of fissures in China amid economic slowdown

The zero-Covid strategy involving large-scale lockdowns has resulted in a serious economic downturn in China. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has been repeatedly expressing serious concern over the economy. Some observers see this as a sign that the Communist Youth League, a party faction, which Li represents, is hugely dissatisfied with the management of the economy under President Xi Jinping