Austria saw a sharp 8 per cent rise in corporate bankruptcies in Q1 2025, with 2,004 companies filing for insolvency and EUR 19 billion in financial liabilities, affecting around 25,000 jobs and raising concerns about the country's economic trajectory.
Indian stock markets is set to be shaped by a mix of domestic and global events in upcoming week, with the market participants keenly watchful on the global trade cues, corporate earnings, and foreign investment trends.
This sharp rally is attributed to a combination of heightened geopolitical risks, trade tensions--particularly between the U.S. and China--and a surge in safe-haven demand from both institutional and retail investors, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (MOFSL) said in a report.
Fitch Ratings has lowered India's growth forecast for 2025-26 by 10 basis points to 6.4 per cent. For 2026-27 the growth forecast is lowered by 20 basis points to 6.3 per cent.
India's defence sector is set to grow steadily, supported by strong efforts towards indigenisation, a solid order pipeline, and rising growth opportunities, according to a recent report by Nirmal Bang.
Fitch Ratings has sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth in response to the severe escalation in the global trade war, lowering world growth in 2025 by 0.4pp and China and US growth by 0.5pp, according to its its quarterly Global Economic Outlook.
The Indian automobile sector is expected to report weak fourth-quarter results because of subdued demand in both domestic and global markets, according to a report by HDFC Securities.
Cement prices and volumes are expected to improve in the coming months, driven by better demand and a favourable base, according to a recent report by Nuvama Research.
The volume of world merchandise trade is expected to decline by 0.2 per cent in 2025 under current conditions, nearly three percentage points lower than what would have been expected under a "low tariff" baseline scenario, according to the WTO Secretariat's latest Global Trade Outlook and St
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