Global Slowdown

The yellow metal's performance is tied closely with the US dollar's, and the latter looks like it is set to have a bad year

"Massive transformations have taken place in the last 7-8 years," Amitabh Kant on ten years of Modi government

He feels the slowdown will present an opportunity for India to carry out its reforms, and grow its share in global GDP.

India’s GDP may grow at 5.5% to almost 6% in FY24: JP Morgan’s Aziz

Aziz says India will have an outstanding year if it clocks growth of 5.5 percent in FY24, given that “the headwinds to global conditions are terrible and would be relentless in 2024”

A growth hurdle for Indian IT companies may sour middle class dreams

Securing a job with a software company is seen as a route to a better life, but it may be a difficult one as some IT companies may skip campus hiring altogether

Fitch re-rating US won’t impact India, says S&P Global’s Atul Arya

Arya said that India has one of the best demographics in the world, but in order to take advantage of this dividend, the country needs to increase the participation of women in the workforce, which, at 24 percent, is much lower than the global average.

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Great expectations

The markets are uncertain about an impending slowdown in the US, which is why investors are now rushing to emerging markets

India's services sector exports defy global slowdown, grab higher global market share: Morgan Stanley

The services exports have risen to 150 percent of 2019 figures, showing that its growth is structural, says the US investment bank.

Bharat Forge: Fixing overseas operations key to earnings ramp-up

Bharat Forge needs to up its game in overseas operations to be able to expand consolidated profitability

Budget 2023: Fiscal math from the market’s lens

We expect increased issuance of long-term bonds, which means that market participants will have to absorb significantly higher duration or interest rate risk in their bond portfolio  

Will the global slowdown play spoilsport for domestic capital goods firms?

The capital goods firms have been ticking all boxes in the recovery from the pandemic. Will this sustain?

Japan's economy unexpectedly shrinks as hot inflation, global slowdown take toll

Soaring global inflation, sweeping interest rate increases worldwide and the Ukraine war have undermined the post-COVID recovery in the world's third-biggest economy.

For Singapore, a global slowdown is another planet

The city-state reopened early by Asian standards. That’s brought a boom — and some challenges 

India festival spending booms despite inflation worries, global slowdown

Online and offline sales during the Hindu festival period starting in the last week of September and lasting until early November are estimated to cross $27 billion, almost double the amount in the same pre-COVID period in 2019, and nearly 25% higher than last year, according to industry estimates.

Global IT slowdown signals Indian tech’s fall from grace

A hiring slowdown by Big Tech is a sign the good days are behind it. This and other events signal a chill in the wind for India's IT sector as well 

Midcap IT stocks have fallen sharply, but more pain lies in wait

Despite a sharp fall in 2022, midcap IT stocks are still trading at a significant premium to historic valuations

What will be the impact of a global slowdown on India?

The growth spurts in the 1990s and 2000s decades were accompanied by a rapid rise in exports of goods and services

Odds are stacking up against IT stocks, but some are more at risk

The revenue acceleration theme that powered IT stocks in 2020-2021 is feared to be losing steam with valuations of many mid-cap companies at a premium to frontline stocks

World Bank predicts global slowdown, but India one of the exceptions

As governments withdraw fiscal and monetary support and as pent-up demand wanes, global economic growth will slow in 2022 and 2023, but not for India 

Engineering exports decline 6% in September: EEPC India

The country's engineering shipments contribute 25 percent to the overall merchandise exports.

Feeling global slowdown, Fed keeps interest rate unchanged

Giving a picture of the US economy that was less bullish than many had expected, the Fed still forecast continuing hikes to the benchmark federal funds rate this year, but at a slower pace than foreseen in December.

NPA problem exaggerated; market over-reacting: FM

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), through various policies, have empowered banks to deal with the situation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says.

GE bullish on India, says not worried about global slowdown

US conglomerate GE sees enough business opporunities around the world, despite the stark headlines underlining a global slowdown that seems to be under way, says Vice Chairman John Rice.

Fed leaves rates unchanged; RBS sees March 2016 hike

In the face of jittery financial markets and a global slowdown, the Fed blinked and held its key federal funds rate unchanged.

Can India hope for a jobs upturn in 2014?

January gets its name from Greek God Janus who has two faces; one looking forward and the other looking back. Since it is that time of the year, and given that job creation is India‘s most important challenge, it is as good an opportunity as any to reflect on 2013 and look ahead at 2014.