Growth in the third quarter (October-December) is expected to be the weakest in years, with spending hit due to unavailability of enough replacement currency.
The industry has stepped up its demand for a rate cut
Deflation masked the rise in food inflation to a 5-month high.
RBI may hold rates steady as economic parametes are going strong, say experts.
Heading to the third year, will Urjit Patel be busy firefighting a currency crisis? Almost no governor of the RBI managed to evade it and Patel perhaps knows it.
Dy Governor notes it's an era of job changes for better.
Chinese stock markets suffered their biggest single-day drop since the global financial crisis.
The minders of the Modi government's economic policy believe it would take 7 to 8 quarters -- or till around late 2018 -- for the economy to reap the rewards of demonetisation.
The government recently announced a new formula for determining the price of natural gas, lowering it from $8.4 suggested by the C Rangarajan committee.
RE of GDP for 2015-16 show that the economy grew 7.9% in 2015-16, rather than the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent.
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
'A broad-based revival of private sector investment was likely in 2018-19 after businesses had successfully made the switch to the GST.'
Banks have not cut rates yet as March is typically a busy season.
Hospitality chains are hosting dual brands on one property, looking for operational efficiencies without diluting their brands, says Shivani Shinde Nadhe.
RBI is expected to discuss about the impact of GST in its monetary policy.
'GST will bring in much needed transparency and higher investments in the coming years and we hope that a few percentage points to India's GDP.'
The meeting will focus on how to make the crisis an opportunity for India.
The latest results suggest Tata Steel Europe may have lost pricing power, though production and turnover are up.
Reserve requirements, mandatory investment in G-secs under Companies Act may slow lending for HNI investment in IPOs.
The surge in the stock market has failed to stem the trend of small-sized brokers shutting operations.
Indian basket at 6-month low of $49.11 a bbl
Expenditure cuts necessitated by slowing revenue growth, weak industrial activity worrisome portents
Lower inflation, FCNR(B) outflows likely to influence central bank decision
The mismatch between PMI and core sector could also be due to the fact that while core sector is calculated year-on-year, PMI is calculated month-on-month.
Onions had the highest inflation rate among all major commodities.
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The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
Though Indian banks don't have large exposure to subprime mortgages, analysts are worried at the rise in their restructured loan portfolios and deterioration in credit quality.
UPA-II has yielded a 7.5 per cent average annual growth rate
'While collections under the Income Disclosure Scheme explain it partly, indirect tax numbers not showing any effect of the withdrawal of high denomination currency notes was puzzling.'
Hawkish tone likely to guard rupee from further slide
Lack of clarity on the overhaul of the subsidy-sharing mechanism by upstream companies.
Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.
November IIP data show a fall of over 20%, led by automobiles, gems & jewellery and home appliances; turnaround seen as unlikely.
Marriott-Starwood, Carlson Rezidor and others are winning the tug-of-war for customers with local hotel chains as they add new properties at a breakneck speed.
Rush to offload bad loans indicates a revival in asset-sale market
Rural slowdown may delay growth in the economy.
The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.
