Consumer sentiments’ hidden promise
The Index of Consumer Sentiments (ICS) increased by 2.25 percent in June. This is much better than expectations.…
Margins return
The Indian corporate sector has generated superlative profits in the post pandemic period. Profits during recent times have…
Passenger car sales pick up
Passenger car sales increased by an impressive 17.3 percent in 2022-23. This was its second consecutive year of…
New investment proposals soar
Proposals to set up new investment projects in India spiked to Rs.12 trillion in the quarter ended March…
WPI Inflation Hits a Two-year Low
Inflation, recorded by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), hit a two-year low at 3.85 percent in February 2023.
Implications of the Adani Meltdown
The Adani group faces challenges in the stratospheric valuations of its listed companies and allegations of the means by which they reached such levels. This has hurt the group’s credibility to raise funds through issuance of equity capital. Adani’s difficulties in raising capital could delay the long-awaited revival of the private investments cycle.
Consumer sentiments to remain buoyant
Consumer sentiments corrected by 2.6 percent during the last two months of 2022. In the preceding two months,…
Rural sentiments upbeat in November
Rural India performed quite well in November. The labour participation rate inched up and the unemployment rate dropped. As a result, the employment rate increased from 37 percent in October to 37.5 percent in November 2022.
Consumer sentiments to sustain elevated levels
The 2022 festive season in India is over. Usually the festive season, which begins around Ganesh Chathurti and…
Slowdown in project completion
During the quarter ended September 2022, 361 projects involving an investment of Rs.1.14 trillion were completed. This estimate…
