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'Think of the worst': RBI Governor Das nudges banks to raise capital

Inflation has peaked, expect CPI at 5% in April-June, he says

Amid inflation, global bonds enter their first bear market in a generation

Soaring inflation and the steep interest-rate hikes deployed by policy makers in response have brought to an end a four-decade bull market in bonds

Analysts remain bearish on liquor companies despite Q1 volume gains

Raw material pressures and lack of pricing power key reasons for this view

As inflation rages on, Fed hopes August hiring report will show slowdown

Raging inflation has so scrambled the economy that it's come to this: If Friday's jobs report for August were to show a significant hiring slowdown, the Federal Reserve and even the White House would likely welcome it. The government is expected to report that employers added 300,000 jobs last month, according to a survey of economists by the data provider FactSet. That would be down from a blockbuster gain of 528,000 in July and an average of about 440,000 over the past three months. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 3.5 per cent, FactSet says, matching a half-century low. The August jobs report will be issued at 8.30 am Eastern time. A weaker pace of hiring should help moderate wage increases and lift hopes that inflation pressures are starting to ease. That, in turn, would help the Fed make progress toward its goal of conquering high inflation, which is near a four-decade high. Many companies pass along their higher labour costs to customers through price increas

Inflation and war stoking civil unrest across the globe, shows research

Of 198 countries tracked in the Civil Unrest Index, 101 showed mounting risk in the third quarter of 2022, according to research collected by intelligence firm Verisk Maplecroft

Pakistan inflation hits record 47-year high before full impact of flood

Consumer prices rose 27.26% last month from a year earlier, according to data released by the government Thursday.

Amid floods, inflation, a political crisis is the last thing Pakistan needs

Accused of economic mismanagement and toppled in a no-confidence vote in April, Imran Khan has since kept up a steady stream of attacks on the coalition government that replaced him

India's manufacturing growth stays robust in Aug, inflation eases

S&P Global's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index dips slightly to 56.2 in August from 56.4 in July

Dollar jumps to 20-year high as data supports aggressive Fed hike

The report also showed that layoffs dropped in August, despite hefty interest rate increases from the Fed to quell inflation, which have raised the risk of a recession

India's August diesel demand slumps due to monsoon rains and inflation

Fuel demand in India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, typically falls during the four-month monsoon season beginning in June as parts of the country are hit by heavy floods

Sensex sinks 770 pts, Nifty gives up 17,550 amid global sell-off; PSBs soar

CLOSING BELL: Reliance Industries tanked 3 per cent today, contributing nearly 30 per cent of the losses on the Sensex

Inflation in Italy surges by 8.4% to reach a 37-year high in August

Prices in Italy were 8.4 per cent higher in August than they were a year earlier, a level that had not been recorded since December 1985, the country's National Institute of Statistics reported

Disappointing GDP data, weak global cues to weigh on market sentiments

Analysts said there are signs of the waning of the intensity of tailwind generated by economic reopening

Farm sector clocks 4.5% growth in Q1 on robust rabi harvest, price rise

Growth at current prices which touched a high of 17.4 per cent mainly due to sharp spikes in almost all farm commodities in the first quarter of the 2022-23 financial year.

Private consumption, capital investment rises in Q1, govt consumption slows

The GDP numbers, Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said this trend was par for the course, as GFCF in Q1 was usually lower than the previous year's Q4.

Q1 GDP growth misses estimates despite low base; govt spending subdued

13.5% expansion in June QTR despite low base; GVA at basic prices up 12.7%

Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency as fuel prices soar

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fuelled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia's war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the eurozone's 19 countries rose to 9.1% in August, up from 8.9% in July, according to the latest figures released Wednesday by the European Union statistics agency. Inflation is at the highest levels since record-keeping for the euro began in 1997. Energy prices surged 38.3%, while food prices rose 10.6%. Prices for goods were up 5% and the cost of services rose 3.8%.

Shop price inflation in the UK rises to 5.1%, highest rate on record

Food price increases hit 9.3% with milk, margarine and crisps seeing the biggest rises

Commercial vehicle volumes to stay resilient as recovery takes hold in FY23

Margin pressures may continue on competitive pressures, input cost inflation

Oil prices slide more than $7 on inflation concerns and Iraq exports

Investors will watch the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, known collectively as OPEC-plus, on Sept 5