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AI demand to keep memory tight through 2027, chipflation to squeeze consumer hardware and cloud costsMemory storage is set to remain a structural bottleneck through 2027 as AI demand continues to absorb Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM), ...- India's paint industry remains optimistic on growth despite crude volatility, pricing pressures and competitionIndia's paint industry is experiencing a demand surge in both cities and villages. Leading companies anticipate strong volume growth in FY2...
- Cautious on valuations, bullish on insurance and IT: How Nilesh Shetty is positioning for the next 12 monthsA cautious Nilesh Shetty of Quantum Advisors warns of a possible earnings disappointment in the next three to six months, citing El Niño ri...
- Infosys, TCS and other IT stocks slide for third straight session as AI worries mountIndian IT stocks extended their decline for a fourth straight session as investors trimmed exposure amid weak growth visibility, muted clie...
- Specialty chemicals: Is China still the same threat, or is this a contrarian moment? 7 stocks to be brought back on the watchlistWhen it comes to the Indian speciality chemicals sector, China and its dumping matters. But there have been subtle but significant changes ...
- September CPI to be at 1.2%, first 6 days of Oct also shows a deflationary trend: BoB ReportHeadline inflation is expected to ease further with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) projected at around 1.2 per cent for September 2025, aid...
- Is India's Q1 GDP growth overestimated? The surprise behind the better-than-expected 7.8% numberHSBC India warns that India’s June quarter GDP growth of 7.8% may be overstated due to low deflators, especially in services and manufactur...
- Britannia to raise prices by over 6% by year-end, says Varun BerryBritannia's vice-chairman Varun Berry revealed the company's strategy of cutting prices during a deflationary period but later increasing t...
- HUL takes lead in reducing palm oil in soapsHindustan Unilever (HUL) is reducing the content of palm oil and its derivatives in soaps by 25%, a global first, as part of a strategy to ...
- FMCG giants bite price bullet to keep small companies off their turfsMarket researcherfirm Kantar reports that local businesses operating in a single area increased their market shares by over 13% in the year...
- Price cuts in India hit Unilever's growth in soaps, laundry spaceCheaper soaps and fabric washers have impacted Unilever's skin cleansing and home care segment growth in India, with the company citing inp...
- Top consumer goods companies flag impact of see-saw movement of commodity pricesThe country’s largest consumer goods manufacturer, HUL said categories like health food drinks and coffee are reporting increased inflation...
- Japan at 'inflection point' in 25-year battle with deflation: Govt"Japan has seen price and wage rises broaden since the spring of 2022. Such changes suggest the economy is reaching a turning point in its ...
- China economic woes may offer a silver lining to global marketsThe prospect of slower global price pressures may be one of the few upsides of China’s descent into deflation as the economy struggles to r...
- Can FMCG stocks outperform the index next year? Abneesh Roy answers“We like Britannia, HUL, Nestle and Dabur in the staple space. In discretionary stocks, we like Asian Paints. Just look at the valuations i...
- Global economic downturn & impact of inflation on commodity marketGlobal growth was 6.0 per cent in 2021. It is expected to be 3.2 per cent in 2022 and 2.7 per cent in 2023. Barring the global financial cr...
- China's PPI-index slides to 6-year lowsThe producer price index (PPI), a measure of costs for goods at the factory gate, fell 5.4% year on year in July, widening from the 4.8% dr...
- China faces deflation as producer prices slide to 6-year lowSaddled with the economic slowdown, China, world's second largest economy, faced deflation risk as the producer prices continued to fall in...
- RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says crude, commodity fall best chance to curb inflation"Hopefully, over the next year and and-a-half, we will see some of the measures that have been taken so far come in more strongly," Rajan s...
- Deflation likely in March on slow growth, low pricesIndia may experience a brief period of deflation - a decline in general price levels, as opposed to inflation - between March and June, til...
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