PMI rises to 54.7; Inflation pressures mountIndia's manufacturing sector saw modest growth in April. New orders and production improved, boosting activity. However, rising costs due t...
05 May, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
India's factory growth stays sluggish in April amid war-led soaring costs, PMI showsIndia's manufacturing growth saw a slight uptick in April, reaching 54.7, but remained near a four-year low due to weak domestic demand and...
04 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
GIFT Nifty rises 200 points, hints at a positive start for Dalal Street next weekIndian stocks might open higher next week. GIFT Nifty showed a strong rise Friday morning. Investors are watching oil prices and global eve...
01 May, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
Gold heads for weekly loss amid oil-driven inflation concernsGold prices held steady Friday, but a weekly dip was likely as soaring oil prices fueled inflation concerns, impacting interest rate expect...
01 May, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
War revives stagflation dangers for global economyGlobal economic outlook faces uncertainty as seven weeks of Middle East conflict impact growth and inflation. Business surveys from Austral...
19 Apr, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
Global Economy: Factory input costs soar worldwide as Iran war snarls up supply chainsDisruptions led to delivery delays and price hikes, masking underlying weak demand. While some European economies saw growth, Asian manufac...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
India's manufacturing and services PMI is highest among developed and emerging markets: J P MorganIndia is leading the world in manufacturing and services. J.P. Morgan's report shows India's PMI is the highest. Manufacturing PMI is at 58...
12 May, 2025, 09.10 AM IST
Japan's factory activity shrinks for 8th straight month, PMI showsJapan's factory activity declined for the eighth month in February, but the downturn slowed, indicating potential recovery. The flash manuf...
21 Feb, 2025, 06.53 AM IST
Japan factory activity sinks to lowest level in 10 months, PMI showsJapan's factory activity hit a 10-month low in January due to weak demand, but the services sector showed growth. The manufacturing PMI dro...
24 Jan, 2025, 06.47 AM IST
China's factory gloom weighs on Asia's manufacturersManufacturing activity shrank in Japan and expanded at a slower pace in South Korea due partly to soft domestic demand and rising input cos...
02 Aug, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
Asia's factory activity expands in June on solid global demandThe surveys show how Chinese firms are ramping up production despite weak domestic demand, which Beijing has failed to reverse with a rescu...
01 Jul, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Asian factories still under pressure on mixed demand reboundWhile manufacturing purchasing managers’ indexes for South Korea and Taiwan showed signs of stabilisation in activity, the mood in Japan wa...
01 Dec, 2023, 09.39 AM IST
Global factory output weakens on widespread slowdown, India an outlierThe Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Tuesday that its manufacturing PMI fell to 50.2 in October from 50.9 in September.
02 Nov, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
Asia factories see momentum weaken on rising costs, new COVID curbsChina's factory activity expanded at a softer pace in June with output growth slumping to the lowest level in 15 months, according to a pri...
01 Jul, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Asia's factories sustain expansion, supply chain woes cloud outlookChina's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace this year in May on solid demand at home and overseas, though sharp rises in input pr...
01 Jun, 2021, 09.43 AM IST
Asian factories show mixed performance as coronavirus pandemic's pain lingersJapan also saw factory activity slip back into contraction as a new state of emergency, rolled out in January, hit operating conditions, PM...
01 Feb, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
Japan's May factory activity reels as pandemic hits output, orders, according to PMIThe headline figure was pulled down by sharp declines in output, new orders and the backlog of work, which all contracted at the fastest pa...
21 May, 2020, 09.03 AM IST