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India, Japan to remain key drivers of Asia-Pacific M&A deals in 2026: S&P
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
S&P Global Market Intelligence highlighted that the Asia-Pacific's overall M&A value has dropped to USD 382.22 billion as of November 2025, reflecting a downward trend from previous years.
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Gold shows structural shift as volatility falls, rate sensitivity weakens:
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Volatility in gold prices has declined and its response to interest rate hikes has become increasingly asymmetric, signalling a deeper, structural shift in the metal's role in global portfolios, said Llama Research in its June edition.
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Worried About Market Volatility? Lock in Shriram Unnati FD's High Rates Wh
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 25: While President Trump's 90-day tariff pause has come as a welcome respite for volatile equity markets, the fact that there continues to be policy uncertainty will mean that business investment is likely to be sluggish in the near-future. This increa
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Global economic resilience: Navigating challenges, charting optimistic cou
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As the world looks ahead to 2024, a measured sense of optimism permeates discussions about the upcoming year. The spectre of a severe recession in the United States seems to have abated, and a "soft landing" is anticipated even in the wake of aggressive interest rate hikes.
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European Central Bank pauses interest rate after record 10 hikes, amid eco
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the concerns of a looming recession, the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday put a hold on interest rates, marking the first instance when the rate was not raised in the last 15 months after record 10 hikes, CNN reported.
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Global growth seen at 2.3 pc in 2023; slowdown centred in US, Europe: S&am
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Global GDP growth is forecasted to slow from 3.0 per cent in 2022 to 2.3 per cent in 2023 and the slowdown is expected to be centred in Europe and the US -- regions where high inflation and monetary policy tightening through interest rate hikes are restraining consumer and business spending,
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India stands out as fastest-growing economy, but RBI should halt any more
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
ASSOCHAM President Ajay Singh said, "Though India remains the fastest-growing nation amongst the major economies, growth is uneven even as the global headwinds from volatile energy prices, geo-political developments and threat of recession in major economies need to be watched with an abunda
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CRISIL forecasts India's GDP growth at 6 pc in FY24
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On the domestic front, the peak impact of the rate hikes -- 250 basis points since May 2022, which has pushed interest rates above pre-Covid-19 levels -- will play out in fiscal 2024, according to a statement of CRISIL.
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More interest rate hikes needed to fight inflation, says US Fed's Bowman
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In December, consumer inflation in the US moderated to 6.5 per cent from 7.1 per cent the previous month but still is way above the 2 per cent target.
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Foreign investors purchase 3.6 trillion won of Korean stocks and bonds
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 12 (ANI/Global Economic): Foreign investors have bought domestic stocks and bonds for 2 consecutive months due to expectations for the US Fed to scale back the pace of its interest rate hikes and higher sales performance of major companies.
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Repo rate hikes hitting industry bottom line, reliefs needed: Karnataka's
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
"There are no two views that taming inflation is critical," said BV Gopal Reddy, president, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI). "But at the same time the measures that are contemplated should not adversely affect businesses. Otherwise, it will have the result o
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US Fed signals slowdown in policy rate hikes
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
For the record, the US Federal Reserve on November 3 raised key interest rates in its fight against red-hot inflation in the country. It raised the key policy rate by 75 basis points to over a decade high at 3.75-4.0 per cent. Notably, this was the fourth consecutive hike of such magnitude.
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