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Iran war fallout: Fuel use drops 6.5% in May; experts see warning signs for economyIndia's demand for transportation fuels and petroleum products is declining due to supply disruptions and higher prices stemming from the I...
Consumption demand faces risk from global headwinds, parliamentary panel informedIndian officials have warned that consumption demand might face challenges due to global economic pressures. However, strong service export...
South Korea, Taiwan leapfrog India, but the race was lost decades agoSouth Korea and Taiwan have surged ahead of India in global stock markets, driven by AI-powered semiconductor booms. Their success stems fr...
Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on FridayDomestic equity benchmarks ended marginally lower for a second consecutive session as weakness in financial, IT and energy shares offset ga...
Dragon blow: China's spending in April at 6-month lowA broad measure of public expenditure fell 7.3% from a year ago, accelerating from the 2.5% decrease in March to mark its sharpest decline ...
Rising input costs, export slump take a toll on drug companies' healthAccording to industry executives, the modest price hike of 0.6% that the government has allowed on essential medicines effective April 1 is...
Global Market: China’s April growth slows sharply as consumption, factory output weakenChina's economy shows signs of slowing down. Industrial output, retail sales, and investment activity weakened in April. This slowdown is l...
Gems & jewellery exports fall 9% in April to Rs 20952 crIndian gems and jewellery exports saw a dip in April 2026. Geopolitical tensions and cautious buyer sentiment impacted trade. While cut and...
Why US housing market is booming despite war uncertainty and mortgage rates rising to 6.35%—buyers rush into surprising spring homebuying surgeThe US housing market is showing unexpected strength this spring. Mortgage rates are rising again. Yet buyers are still entering the market...
Recession fears grip U.S., Europe as Iran war sends shockwaves across global markets. What to knowIran war with U.S. and Israel has threatened to disrupt the global economy with fears of inflation and possible recession are setting in Am...
West Asia crisis may push up realty construction costs by 5pc in near termThe escalating West Asia conflict is beginning to exert cost pressure on India's real estate sector, with material prices rising and indust...
Global Market | China’s economy shows early strength despite global war risksChina's economy began the year with a steady performance, as factory output accelerated to 6% and consumer spending rebounded to 3% in Janu...
Resurgence of Coronavirus to hurt commercial vehicle loans: Moody’s"Slowing economic activity in India due to the second wave will constrain commercial vehicle owners' capacity to pay auto loans. As a resul...
Diesel demand falls 7.4% in October partly due to economic slowdownAccounting for a share of 40% of the country's total oil requirement, demand for diesel has reported to plunge 7.4% in October from a year ...
No let-up in commercial vehicle loan defaults: India RatingsThe pressure of defaults in the commercial vehicle (CV) loans that originated in 2011 and earlier is easing, but those disbursed in 2012 ar...
India, China see signs of economic slowdown: OECDOECD said, on the other hand, Japan, the US and Russia continue to see improvement in their economic growth.
- India, other emerging economies showing positive signs: OECD
Emerging economies like India Brazil, Russia and China showed positive signals in February compared to previous month, according to OECD.
- Survey projects 11.2% average salary hike for employees this year
Average salary hike this year for employees is projected to be 11.2 per cent, lower than over 12 per cent increase last year.
- India likely to see $10 bn worth PE investments in 2011: E&Y
Sluggish stock market trends and increased investor activities are resulting in higher Private Equity (PE) investments, which was close to ...
- Economy improves at modest pace: US Fed
The US economy continued to improve at a modest pace but the economic activities were hampered by snowstorms in February, the Federal Reser...