Slowdown

The exception to this trend was online credit card transaction value, which propelled by ecommerce festive sales, saw September month processing record-high transaction value

Urban FMCG slowdown—How big of a problem is it?

For consumers to discard brand loyalty altogether and shift to loose/unbranded goods is a sign of income distress. The key question is if listed companies are worried enough to do something about it 

Smaller D2C brands take a hit as India-Pakistan conflict dents consumer sentiment

Since May 7, online orders have dropped and advertising spends are no longer yielding expected returns, as consumer attention shifts from shopping to the conflict with Pakistan

Rebel Foods to invest $25 million in Wendy’s, double store count to 400 in 3 years: CEO Ankush Grover

The firm has also witnessed a slowdown in food delivery, in line with the overall industry, over the past few months, but is now gradually starting to see demand pick back up due to occasions like Holi, Ramadan and the recent Champions Trophy cricket tournament, Grover said.

Noise expands globally amid India slowdown; not in a IPO rush, says CEO Gaurav Khatri

Khatri expects international markets to be a big growth driver this year along with deepening penetration in India’s tier 2 and beyond markets

India’s 6.3-6.8% GDP growth estimate for FY26 not a slowdown, says CEA

India’s current growth rate is reflective of these external conditions rather than a domestic economic slowdown.

Will India's diamond hub sparkle this Diwali? Surat traders hope for festive cheer

Sanctions on Russia, a global demand slowdown and competition from lab-grown diamonds are some of the hits the Rs 1.6-lakh-crore Surat diamond industry took. It is pinning hopes on the festival to reignite demand

Karnataka outperforms national economic growth despite IT slowdown, drought: CMO

The Karnataka government on October 21 dismissed a report projecting a Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth rate of 9.4 percent for Karnataka in 2024-2025, down from 13.1 percent in 2023-2024.

Why IT stocks are rallying despite layoffs

Companies have realised that they are sitting on excess staff with skills that are no longer growth drivers

This textile company is set to play the China plus-one opportunity

Faze Three is well placed for a stronger growth, given that a large part of the capex is completed.

Robot invasion slows in the face of weaker US economy, high interest rates

The slowdown in orders began at the end of last year, as rising interest rates and sagging economic growth curbed appetites for new robots, the group, also known as A3, said.

Chart of the Day : Trouble in commercial realty space

The effect of a slowdown in the global IT sector is visible on the commercial real estate space in India

MC Explains: China's response to slowdown may not be a ‘wall of money’ but modest measures

The Asian giant’s post-pandemic recovery is faltering, raising hopes of a stimulus. Moneycontrol looks into the options before the government and the central bank.

Should the Indian real estate market be worried about an impending global meltdown?

While residential demand is largely domestic in nature, the commercial segment’s office occupier profile is largely IT/ITeS companies with clients in the West. If the West slips into a recession and those clients cut budgets, there could be some impact on the commercial segment here, said one expert.

Mensa Brands undertakes layoffs

So far, the Tiger Global-backed company has acquired at least 17 companies between October 2021 and December 2022 but has gone slow on its acquisition spree after that.

Swiggy starts charging customers ‘platform fee’ on food orders in monetisation push

While Rs 2 may seem like a small amount, it would create a large enough corpus for Swiggy to reinvest back into its business as it delivers over 1.5 million orders each day, analysts said

Wipro anticipates macro hurdles ahead, keeps lower revenue guidance for Q1

CEO Thierry Delaporte attributed the revenue growth decline in constant currency terms during the quarter to the uncertainty in the market and the resulting slowdown in discretionary spending.

Why is China targeting lower growth in 2023?

China has set its 2023 growth target at a lower-than-expected 5 percent despite lifting its zero Covid policy. Moneycontrol lays out the reasons why this may have happened and looks at a key challenge going ahead.

Jobs galore gives US consumers firepower to fight off recession

For much of the last two years, Americans’ pay couldn’t keep up with the rising cost of staples like food, rent or gasoline. But with price increases now slowing down, workers are finally seeing their inflation-adjusted incomes start to rise

Fed seen hiking policy rate above 5% as job gains surge

The Fed had earlier this week increased its benchmark rate by a quarter-of-a-percentage-point to 4.5-4.75 percent

Wall Street Week Ahead | Recession fears grip energy shares after a year of boom

The S&P 500 energy sector is up 4.2 percent year-to-date, slightly lagging the rise for the broader index. The sector logged a 59 percent jump in 2022, an otherwise brutal year for stocks that saw the S&P 500 drop 19.4 percent

The worst fears for global growth may be subsiding

Bolstering such prospects are China’s reopening after pandemic lockdowns, evidence of slowing inflation, and the assured views of some senior European officials that their economies won’t suffer recessions

Fed set to slow down on rate hikes again and debate how much further to go

Investors and economists continue to doubt Fed forecasts that rates will rise to above 5 percent from their current level just below 4.5 percent

Buzzing economic activity belies fears of a slowdown

Consumer spending boosted tax collection and manufacturers signaled optimism about the future, while services sector saw expansion of new businesses.

China boost for flagging world economy looks closer as reopening begins

The growth impulse will be felt through services sectors such as aviation, tourism and education as Chinese people pack their bags for international travel for the first time since the pandemic