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Earnings growth slowdown appears temporary, says Franklin Templeton's Hari Shyamsunder

Government capex would align with nominal GDP growth in times to come while private capex is expected to gather pace over the next three to five years, driven by higher capacity utilisation and an uptick in investments in emerging sectors such as renewables and electric vehicles, according to Hari Shyamsunder of Franklin Templeton. Looking ahead, the government capex is expected …

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2 days, 7 hours ago

U.S. consumer spending rises in November; monthly inflation subsides

The Hindu

U.S. consumer spending increased in November, underscoring the economy's enduring strength, which prompted the Federal Reserve this week to project fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than it had three months ago. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rose 0.4% last month after a downwardly revised 0.3% gain in October, the Commerce Department's Bureau …

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2 days, 9 hours ago

क्या life और health insurance होंगे सस्ते? GST Council कर सकती है टैक्स में कटौती

Live Mint

शनिवार को शुरू हुई 55वीं GST Council की बैठक में health और life insurance पर कtax rates में कमी करने पर फैसला होने की उम्मीद है, इसके अलावा 148 वस्तुओं पर कर दरों में बदलाव पर भी विचार किया जाएगा। Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman की अध्यक्षता वाली और उनके राज्य समकक्षों वाली GST Council, Aviation Turbine Fuel को Goods …

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3 days, 7 hours ago

RBI’s monetary policy panel divided over timing of rate action

Live Mint

Mumbai: The rate-setting panel of India’s central bank remained divided over the timing of monetary policy action aimed at reviving India’s economic growth, even as they expect price rise to cool off, show minutes of the 6 December meeting, released on Friday. All three Reserve Bank of India members in the six-member monetary policy committee insisted that maintaining policy status …

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Stock Market Outlook 2025: Nifty At 27K Or 28K By Year-End? Insights From Market Experts

ABP News

The Indian equity markets have shown resilience throughout most of 2024, overcoming various challenges such as persistent inflation, the weaker-than-expected second quarter of financial year 2025 earnings, the outcomes of the general elections, FII outflows, and geopolitical uncertainty. Sharing his take, Sarvjeet Singh Virk, Co-founder and MD of Shoonya by Finvasia, told ABP Live, “Despite facing selling pressure towards the …

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5 days, 12 hours ago

Good News For Job Seekers! Indian Start-Ups To Ramp Up Hiring By 20-30 Per Cent In 2025: Report

ABP News

Indian start-ups are gearing up to bring in fresh talent as the organisations see an improvement in funding. A report by Moneycontrol showed that staffing firms estimate a 20-30 per cent increase in recruitment among start-ups going into the next year. Data from layoffs.fyi showed that job cuts in the start-up space have significantly declined, decreasing by 46 per cent …

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6 days, 7 hours ago

Q2 growth ‘a temporary blip’, no generalised slowdown in factories, Finance Minister asserts

The Hindu

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dismissed concerns about a cyclical growth slowdown and a generalised downturn in India’s manufacturing sector, terming the disappointing 5.4% second quarter growth numbers as a ‘temporary blip’ caused by a multitude of factors, including the conduct of the general elections and the alignment of festival calendars this year compared to 2023-24. Responding to the …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Modi govt says Q2 GDP slowdown ‘a temporary blip’, growth figures will improve in next quarters

Firstpost

Acknowledging that the July-September quarterly economic growth was ‘slower than expected’, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said growth will pick up soon in the upcoming quarters Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday acknowledged that the economic growth was “slower than expected” in the July-September quarter. Government believes that the Q2 GDP growth slowdown is a temporary blip, and we …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

Rupee settles on flat note, up 1 paisa at 84.90 against U.S. dollar

The Hindu

The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day higher by 1 paisa at 84.90 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by disappointing trade balance data and weak domestic markets. A strong US dollar and FII outflows may further weigh on the rupee," said Anuj Choudhary, Research Analyst at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas. On the …

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6 days, 13 hours ago

India's gold imports to plunge in December after record November

Deccan Chronicle

India's gold imports are poised for a sharp slowdown in December following record purchases in November, in the absence of any major festival and as rebounding prices prompt buyers to delay purchases, trade and government officials said.Lower imports by India, the world's second-biggest consumer of the precious metal, could cap a rally in global prices that hit a record high …

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2024 market recap: Domestic Investors’ optimism drives D-Street higher; mid and small-caps lead

Live Mint

As 2024 draws to a close, the broad market has delivered a respectable 20% return. India's corporate earnings growth was 25% YoY in December 2023, and this trend continued into March 2024, albeit at a slower QoQ pace, but sufficient to sustain the market rally. However, the trend shifted by the end of September as corporate earnings, which had begun …

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India’s wholesale inflation dips to 1.89% in November after hitting four-month high in October

Firstpost

Headline retail inflation, the key target for the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decisions, eased to 5.48% in November, down from 6.21% in the prior month India’s wholesale inflation slowed in November to 1.89% year-on-year, easing from the previous month, due to a smaller increase in food prices, government data showed on Monday. The wholesale inflation rate, a proxy …

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1 week ago

Sensex, Nifty open lower as IT stocks drag; bearish trends continue

India Today

Benchmark stock market indices opened lower on Monday, dragged by a decline in IT stocks after having witnessed a very volatile session on Friday when it recovered after having lost nearly 1,200 points. Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services said that the excessive volatility witnessed on Friday is a reflection of the sharp differences in perceptions …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?

Live Mint

Chapter 16 in the Book of Leviticus, Old Testament, enjoins Aaron to organize sacrifices and expiate the sins of all Israelites. Various ministers, government officials and sundry industry representatives have been hinting at RBI culpability in India’s economic slowdown and have called upon its monetary policy committee to cut rates in support of growth. The debate began with this year’s …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Why women are in Britain’s boardrooms – but not in the top jobs

The Independent

There is no doubt that the cause of women at the top of British business has advanced considerably in recent years. In its 2024 UK Board Index, headhunter Spencer Stuart reports: “There has been significant progress in female representation in senior board roles.” With just a year left until the deadline to meet the FTSE Women Leaders Review target for …

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The week in charts: New RBI guv, ₹100 trillion infra plan, rising coffee prices

Live Mint

Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. Mint Street has a new leader, who has his task cut out on restoring the inflation-growth balance; the government has ambitious goals for an infrastructure overhaul over the next five years; …

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1 week, 4 days ago

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high

Firstpost

These positive developments come as India grapples with a seven-quarter low in real GDP growth, which fell to 5.4 per cent in the July-September period, down from 6.7 per cent in the previous quarter In positive developments for the Indian economy, the country’s retail inflation cooled, while industrial production saw an uptick, according to recently released data. Food inflation eases …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Private sector profit grew 4x in last 4 years, but salaries stagnant: Report

Hindustan Times

The government has raised concerns over the country's slowing economic growth, which dropped to 5.4 percent in July-September, citing the gap between corporate profits, which have grown four-fold over the past four years and the stagnation of employee wages. The report shows that from 2019 to 2023, annual wage growth across six sectors ranged from 0.8 percent in engineering, manufacturing, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Outlook eases French economy concerns

China Daily

A remnant of snow and the Eiffel Tower in the background, from the Trocadero, in Paris, France, November 21, 2024. France's economy is expected to show minimal growth in the fourth quarter but avoid the decline that business leaders had been concerned about, according to the central bank's monthly outlook released on Tuesday. According to the central bank's calculations, the …

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1 week, 6 days ago

FMCG sector slowdown: Can consumer stocks stage a comeback?

India Today

We have all been in situations where our favourite team starts strong, only to falter in the middle overs, leaving us biting our nails about whether they can stage a comeback. Monday’s steep decline in major FMCG stocks—triggered by a subdued outlook from Godrej Consumer Products—has left investors wondering: will the sector recover in Q3, or is this another misstep …

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2 weeks ago

Indian Q2 growth below expectations, recovery signs emerge: SBI CAPS

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Indian economy faced a sluggish start to FY25, with Q2 GDP growth falling below expectations due to monsoon disruptions, subdued government spending, weaker urban demand and a slowdown in lending, SBI CAPS said in a report on Monday. “The Q2 GDP slowdown stems from four key factors: monsoon disruptions hitting industry, subdued government spending stalling capex, weakening …

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2 weeks ago

Shaktikanta Das's term ends amid rising inflation, GDP slowdown

Live Mint

Mumbai: Shaktikanta Das will step down as the 25th governor of Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday, at a time when the war on inflation is ongoing and economic growth has taken a sudden slow turn. But Das stuck to the RBI’s inflation targeting mandate and held the repo rate steady on 6 December following his last meeting with the …

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2 weeks ago

China regulators tell banks to expedite offshore company listings, sources say

The Hindu

Regulators in mainland China and Hong Kong have told some of the world's biggest investment banks to help speed up Chinese companies' listings in the city, said sources, in a bid to boost fundraising overseas and revitalise the world's No. In a similar move, Hong Kong's bourse operator has also initiated one-on-one meetings with major global and Chinese banks since …

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Morgan Stanley sees Sensex at 93,000 by 2025 end, remains bullish on India’s long-term growth

Live Mint

As the calendar turns to 2025, India's equity market continues to maintain a positive trajectory, buoyed by strong fundamentals and a degree of insulation from global economic turbulence. Despite a 6 per cent correction in Indian benchmarks the Sensex and Nifty from recent highs, triggered by substantial foreign institutional investor sell-offs in October, Morgan Stanley remains optimistic about the country’s …

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Earnings growth slowdown appears temporary, says Franklin Templeton's Hari Shyamsunder

U.S. consumer spending rises in November; monthly inflation subsides

क्या life और health insurance होंगे सस्ते? GST Council कर सकती है टैक्स में कटौती

RBI’s monetary policy panel divided over timing of rate action

Stock Market Outlook 2025: Nifty At 27K Or 28K By Year-End? Insights From Market Experts

Good News For Job Seekers! Indian Start-Ups To Ramp Up Hiring By 20-30 Per Cent In 2025: Report

Q2 growth ‘a temporary blip’, no generalised slowdown in factories, Finance Minister asserts

Modi govt says Q2 GDP slowdown ‘a temporary blip’, growth figures will improve in next quarters

Rupee settles on flat note, up 1 paisa at 84.90 against U.S. dollar

India's gold imports to plunge in December after record November

2024 market recap: Domestic Investors’ optimism drives D-Street higher; mid and small-caps lead

India’s wholesale inflation dips to 1.89% in November after hitting four-month high in October

Sensex, Nifty open lower as IT stocks drag; bearish trends continue

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?

Why women are in Britain’s boardrooms – but not in the top jobs

The week in charts: New RBI guv, ₹100 trillion infra plan, rising coffee prices

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high

Private sector profit grew 4x in last 4 years, but salaries stagnant: Report

Outlook eases French economy concerns

FMCG sector slowdown: Can consumer stocks stage a comeback?

Indian Q2 growth below expectations, recovery signs emerge: SBI CAPS

Shaktikanta Das's term ends amid rising inflation, GDP slowdown

China regulators tell banks to expedite offshore company listings, sources say

Morgan Stanley sees Sensex at 93,000 by 2025 end, remains bullish on India’s long-term growth