Page 10 - Recession

Sensex declines for sixth straight session as global rout continues

Index down 5.2% in 6 sessions; FPIs tally turns negative for Sep

Wall Street jumps over 1% in choppy trading as yields dip

World shares tumbled on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street as markets churned over the prospect of a possible recession. US futures and oil prices declined and China's yuan weakened sharply. Trading has been volatile since the Dow Jones Industrial Average followed other major US indexes into a bear market earlier this week. In early trading, Germany's DAX lost 1.3 per cent to 11,983.29 and the FTSE 100 in London was also down 1.3 per cent, at 6,895.21. In Paris, the CAC40 gave up 0.9 per cent to 5,702.50. The future for the S and P 500 was 0.8 per cent lower and the contract for the Dow industrials lost 0.6 per cent. China's yuan fell to a 14-year low against the dollar Wednesday despite central bank efforts to stem the slide after US interest rate hikes prompted traders to convert money into dollars in search of higher returns. The yuan fell to 7.2301 to the dollar, its lowest level since January 2008. One yuan was worth about 13.8 cents, down 15per cent from its March

Chief economists' survey says global recession increasingly likely

A global recession is becoming increasingly likely due to stubbornly high inflation and real wages continuing to fall, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday citing a survey of chief economists from across the world. According to the WEF Chief Economists Outlook report, real wages are expected to continue falling across the world in 2022-2023 and the cost of living crisis is threatening social unrest, though inflationary pressures are expected to ease in the next year. The survey showed that food security could be at risk across large swathes of the globe over the next three years. Referring to rising concerns about food security triggering export restrictions, which risk exacerbating global supply disruptions, the report said India, the world's largest rice exporter, introduced a ban on exports of broken rice and a 20 per cent export duty on other grades of rice. "Given that the stability of rice prices in 2022 was instrumental in preventing a fully-fledged global food crisis,

Equities, Gold, FDs: Where should you invest as global headwinds rise?

With the domestic economy looking ripe to shine despite a possible global recession, analysts recommend investors look at investing a bulk of their investable surplus in equities

World is 'edging into' a recession, warns WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

"The indicators are not looking good," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said during an interview in Geneva Tuesday. "I think a global recession - that is what I think we are edging into."

Wall Street extends declines on recession worries; Dow falls over 300 pts

Tech, consumer discretionary pare back gains; casino stocks jump as Macau allows tour groups after nearly 3 years

Energy, inflation crises risk pushing big economies into recession: OECD

In a bleak report titled Paying the price of war, the Paris-based organisation noted that the conflict aggravated inflationary pressure when the cost of living was already rising quickly.

Oil prices hit nine-month low on recession fears, US dollar surge

Brent crude futures for November settlement slipped by 82 cents, or 1%, to $85.33 a barrel at 1110 GMT. The contract fell as low as $84.51, the lowest since Jan 14

Energy crisis: Recession clouds gather in Germany, Europe's largest economy

Europe's largest economy is sending recession signals. Germany's key future indicator, the IFO survey of business confidence, pointed down for the fourth month in a row as high inflation fed by astronomical natural gas prices undermines consumer pricing power and imposes heavy costs on businesses. The index compiled by the Munich-based IFO institute dropped to 84.3 in September from 88.5 in August, to its lowest level since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago. High energy and commodity prices are weighing on demand and putting pressure on profit margins, said Carsten Brzeski, chief eurozone economist at ING bank. Companies can no longer pass through higher costs to consumers as easily as in the first months of the year. Company order books are shrinking, while businesses that use a lot of energy, such as bakeries, are facing costs that make them question whether they can stay in business. The news comes as more economists predict a recession for Europe as a ...

Sensex falls 954 pts, Nifty below 17,050 amid growth concerns; IT stocks up

Stock market live: At 07:50 am, SGX Nifty quoted at 17,230, indicating an opening loss of over 100-odd points on the Nifty

South Korean assets turn Asia's biggest losers on global recession angst

The Kospi index tumbled 3% to its lowest close in more than 2 years, leading declines in Asia. The won, by far the region's worst performer this quarter, slid to the weakest level since March 2009

Don't equate fun with money: Pichai tells staff in heated all-hands meet

He talked about the vexed issue of cost cuts, and indicated Google's culture could still be enjoyable, even if some things were taken away

Oil plunges to 8-months low on strong dollar, looming recession fears

Oil prices plunged about 5% to an eight-month low on Friday as the US dollar hit its strongest level in more than two decades and on fears rising interest rates will tip major economies into recession

Euro zone likely entering recession as price rises hit demand: Survey

Overall demand in the euro zone fell to its lowest since November 2020, when the continent was suffering a second wave of Covid-19 infections

Economist Roubini expects a 'long, ugly' recession, stocks sinking 40%

Roubini, who has warned through bull and bear markets that global debt levels will drag down stocks, said that achieving a 2% inflation rate without a hard landing is going to be "mission impossible"

Global stocks slide for third day on fears of possible global recession

Global stocks fell for a third day Friday after more rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other central banks to control persistent inflation spurred fears of a possible global recession. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Oil prices fell by more than $1 per barrel. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Wall Street futures were lower following rate hikes Thursday by central banks in Britain, Switzerland, Turkey and the Philippines. The Fed hiked its key rate on Wednesday for a fifth time this year and indicated more rises were on the way. Global equities are struggling as the world anticipates surging rates will trigger a much sooner and possibly severe global recession, Edward Moya of Oanda said in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.6% to 7,127.70 and the DAX in Frankfurt shed 0.3% to 12,490.55. The CAC 40 in Paris was 0.2% lower at 5,905.20. On Wall Street, futures for the benchmark S&P 500 index and Dow Jones

What is Goldilocks scenario?

The US Fed is unlikely to breathe easy till the inflation is brought under control. It wants to pull-off a return to 'Goldilocks' while steering clear of recession. What is the Goldilocks scenario?

World Bank warns of global recession in 2023 amid economic slowdown

Interest rate hikes by central banks around the world could trigger a global recession in 2023, the World Bank has warned, media reports said.

World Bank sees rising risk of global recession in 2023 amid rate hikes

Synchronised interest rate hikes under way globally are likely to continue well into 2023, but might not be sufficient to bring inflation back down to levels seen before the pandemic, the bank said

UK unemployment hits lowest since 1974 but jobs boom is fading

However, the fall was not a sign of health in Britain's economy which is at risk of a recession