After S&P Global, Morgan Stanley has revised its GDP growth forecast upwards for the financial year 2024-25 (FY25) to 6.8 per cent, up from its previous estimate of 6.5 per cent. The firm also revised its growth forecast for the ongoing financial year, FY24, to 7.9 per cent. The revised projections come in the wake […]
Icra-rated securitised pools have shown healthy performance, with collection efficiencies ranging from 92 to 107 per cent across all asset classes in FY2024 so far, aided by a favourable operating environment, rigorous collection efforts, and adoption of digitised processes. Housing loans (HL) and loans against property (LAP) pools have showcased steady collections in FY2024 so […]
Foreign enterprises’ direct investment in China climbed to its lowest level since the early 1990s last year, highlighting the country’s hurdles as Beijing seeks more outside investment to boost its economy. China’s direct investment obligations in its balance of payments increased by USD 33 billion last year, an 82 per cent decrease from 2022, according […]
Retail inflation in India eased in January to 5.10 per cent on an annual basis compared to a four-month high of 5.69 per cent in December. Inflation rates in rural and urban areas, respectively, stood at 5.34 per cent and 4.92 per cent, down from 5.93 per cent and 5.46 per cent, reported in the […]
Retail inflation in India declined to 5.10 per cent in January due to an easing in food prices, according to the data released by the government on Monday. Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 5.69 per cent in December last year. It was 6.52 per cent in January 2023. National Statistical Office […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while maintaining the status quo in the repo rate, pegged India’s GDP growth for the next financial year 2024-25 (April-March) at 7 per cent. Quarter-wise, 7.2 per cent growth is seen in Q1, 6.8 in Q2, 7.0 in Q3, and 6.9 in Q4, respectively. RBI said that risks are […]
Global inflation continued to ease, giving hints of loosening of central bank interest rates in 2024. The global headline rates of inflation are projected to reach 4.8 per cent, a sharp decline from 5.9 per cent in 2023 and 9.2 per cent in 2022, chief economists at the World Economic Forum said in a report. […]
The government is concerned about reduced rabi crop sowing potentially leading to heightened inflation prior to the 2024 general elections, especially with significant price hikes in cereals and pulses. As the rabi sowing nears completion, data from the agriculture ministry indicates a decrease in the area under wheat by 4 per cent, rice by 2 […]
As India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to a lower-than-expected USD 8.3 billion in Q2 FY2024, the higher trade deficit is likely to push CAD sharply to USD 18 to 20 billion in Q3 FY2024, the rating agency Icra has said. Although India’s CAD narrowed slightly on a QoQ basis in Q2 FY2024, the sharp […]
A decline in international crude oil prices will help control India’s inflationary pressures going forward, the country’s finance ministry said in a report on Tuesday. India’s retail inflation eased in October to a four-month low of 4.87 per cent, edging closer to the central bank’s target of 4 per cent. India’s crude oil basket has […]
