'Conditions are ripe for a private capital expenditure cycle over the next few years'
A 0.75 per cent increase, the latest in a series of eight interest rate rises since last year, would not be enough to guarantee victory in the war against double-digit inflation: Bank of England
The Department of Finance has developed a "downside scenario" that considers the impact of more persistent inflationary pressures and further tightening in monetary policy
Central bank raises bank rate to 3% from 2.25%
The shift is profound for an asset class that for more than a decade was flooded with cash from investors hunting yield in a low-interest rate environment
Economists and investors expect the UK central bank to raise its benchmark lending rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 3 per cent on November 3
The global economy has been trapped in a state of relative stagnation in rates of growth, productivity, investment, and profitability since at least the 2008 financial crisis
Bitcoin crossed the $ 20,000 mark, and Ethereum was above the $ 1,500 mark for the first time since it concluded "Merge" in September
Apple managed to boost both its sales and profit during a summertime quarter that depressed the fortunes of most other major tech companies, but that doesn't necessarily mean the iPhone maker will be immune to a potential recession. Even though Apple fared reasonably well, the July-September results released Thursday signalled that the world's most valuable company is facing some of the same economic headwinds that hammered the profits of Microsoft and the corporate parents of both Google and Facebook. Apple's fiscal fourth quarter revenue rose 8% from the same time last year to $90.1 billion. That was an improvement from the scant 2% uptick in revenue during its April-June quarter when supply problems caused by pandemic-related factory shutdowns dinged its sales. The Cupertino, California, company's profit for the most recent quarter totalled $20.72 billion, or $1.29 per share, up by less than 1% from the same time last year. Both the revenue and earnings per share were slightly
The global economy is approaching a recession as economists cut growth forecasts for key economies while central banks keep raising interest rates to bring down persistently-high inflation
Embassy Office Parks REIT will invest around Rs 2,200 crore in the next four years to develop premium workspaces as it sees tremendous growth potential in office market despite global recessionary concerns, its CEO Vikaash Khdloya said. In an interview with PTI, he said the office demand in India would remain strong as large global companies want to open offices in India because of the huge availability of a cost-efficient talent pool and cheap rentals for premium workspaces. This trend would only strengthen amid global recessionary fears, which will lead to increased outsourcing of work to India, Khdloya said. Bengaluru, which is its core market with a significant presence, is leading the resurgence of India's office market that suffered a setback during the COVID pandemic, he added. Embassy Office Parks REIT is India's first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sponsored by global investment firm Blackstone and Bengaluru-based realty firm Embassy group. It has a completed portfoli
Tesla CEO said he thinks a recession will last until the spring of 2024, after earlier saying "a recession of sorts" in China and Europe was weighing on demand for its electric cars
Bearish bets on Asian currencies stayed firm due to the unrelenting strength of the US dollar, as ultra-hawkish posturing by most central banks globally stoked fears of recession, a poll showed
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was trading around $7,363 a tonne on Wednesday having declined more than 30% on growing recession fears since scaling a record peak of $10,845 in March
Eighty-six per cent CEOs in India, compared to 71 per cent CEOs globally, predict that a recession will impact company earnings by up to 10 per cent over the next 12 months.
Oil prices steadied in early Asian trade as a weaker US dollar lent support
Asia stocks nudged higher as the dramatic U-turn in British fiscal policy brightened investor sentiment, while the US dollar took a breather at its lowest levels in more than a week
Indian CEOs are expecting a decline in growth prospects of companies and the country, but are expecting to bounce back in the short-term, a report said
"Governance is akin to playing a game of chess, where you have to plan at least two-three moves ahead. We plan things ahead for next six months as well as two years ahead," he said.
66 per cent CEOs in India compared to 86 per cent globally anticipating a recession to hit over the next year