Even As China Stumbles, Indian Economy Shows No Signs Of A Slow Down

India’s manufacturing and services sector activity continued to expand at a robust pace in August 2022, as per the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data. The manufacturing PMI rose to 58.6 in August from 57.7 in July, while the services PMI moderated slightly to 60.1 from 62.3 in the previous month. Nevertheless, the strong PMI […]

Assocham predicts double digit FY22 GDP growth

Assocham, one of India’s top three industry associations, has predicted double digit GDP growth for India this year, citing encouraging response from its members. The association, which counts hundreds of manufacturing and service sector companies as its members, said the economy is fast returning to normal after the disruption seen in April and May due […]

India tops world in job loss worries, Indian firms least trusted

A survey by global image consultants Edelman has found that Indians are significantly more worried about losing their jobs than people in any other country, while those in Japan, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands and Germany are the least worried. The survey, which was conducted among 34,000 people in 28 countries, also found that Indian companies were […]

IT, BPO hiring continues to be strong despite slowdown – Naukri index

New jobs posted on Naukri.com, India’s largest recruitment website, showed an increase of 8% in September compared to the same month last year. However, the headline number was boosted by strong demand for IT and BPO professionals, even as other sectors showed weakness. The biggest declines were shown in the automobile sector, which saw 20% […]

COLUMN: Why we should welcome a recession

Subramanian Swamy is often accused of propagating outlandish ideas and suggestions, but at least on the issue of addressing a slowdown in India’s GDP growth, he seems to be closer to the truth than India’s ruling establishment. Both Sitharaman and Swamy are united in recognizing the need for a ‘stimulus’ to nudge the economy from […]

Naveen Jindal says slowdown won’t stop JSPL turnaround

Naveen Jindal, chairman of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, one of India’s biggest steelmakers, today said the country is going through an economic slowdown, but assured investors that his company would continue to improve profits and reduce debt. Like its peers in the infrastructure and construction businesses, JSPL has very high levels of debt. During […]

Big cut in interest rate needed to revive real estate sector -Anarock

Anuj Puri, chairman of Anarock Property Consultants, today called on the Reserve Bank of India to go for a cut of at least half a percentage point in the overnight interest rate to ensure that the real estate sector is revived. The call comes in the wake of a global slowdown in consumption and investment, […]

Morgan Stanley calls dollar top, predicts end of Fed balance-sheet normalization

Morgan Stanley Research, part of the MS financial services group, said the US currency has likely peaked already and that the US Federal Reserve is likely to follow a more accommodative monetary policy going forward. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell had softened his stance early this month after his December comments about balance-sheet normalization at the […]

Rs 1.7 lakh cr deposited via demonetization may not be withdrawn – SBI

The Indian banking system is likely to get a permanent liquidity boost of Rs 1.7 lakh cr due to the demonetization of high-denomination bank notes, State Bank of India chief economic adviser said in a note to bank clients. He said people were not making the large cash withdrawals that everyone expected them to after the […]

Hiring slows in October due to festival effect – Naukri.com

Hiring activity fell 8% October this year compared to the same month a year ago, according to Naukri.com’s Job Speak Index. This dip was primarily caused by the festive season which saw Dussehra, Durga Pooja and Diwali fall in October, the company said. “Hiring activity generally tends to slow down around these festivals as recruiters […]

India’s GDP grows by 7.1% in Apr-June quarter

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product(GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) Q1, of 2016-17, both at constant (2011-12) and current prices, along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of the GDP. GDP at constant (2011-12) prices in Q1 of 2016-17 […]