S&P Global Ratings has lowered the US GDP forecast for 2025, sharply by 50 basis points to 1.5 per cent, while raising its inflation forecast. For 2026, the US growth projection has been lowered by 20 basis points to 1.7 per cent.
The Reserve Bank of India also recently lowered the growth forecast for the current fiscal 2025-26 to 6.5 per cent from 6.7 per cent, amid uncertainties arising from trade worries following the reciprocal tariffs announced by the US.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 30: Embassy Office Parks REIT (NSE: EMBASSY / BSE: 542602) ('Embassy REIT'), India's first listed REIT and the largest office REIT in Asia by area, reported results today for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2025.
The continued rise in retail gold prices to an all-time high is expected to reduce the sales volume of organised gold jewellery retailers by 9-11 per cent in fiscal 2026, according to a Crisil Ratings report.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited's (APSEZ) acquisition of the North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) will support its international growth strategy, says Fitch Ratings.
India's domestic tractor sales are expected to reach an all-time high of around 9.75 lakh units in fiscal 2026, marking a 3-5 per cent increase over the previous year, according to a report by CRISIL Ratings.
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.
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 revenue of companies operating in the Indian railway sector is expected to grow at a moderate pace of 5 per cent in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), according to a recent analysis by ratings agency ICRA.
Tariff revenues will help narrow the US budget deficit in 2025, but the hit to economic growth and additional tax cuts are likely to limit the size of any lasting fiscal benefit, Fitch Ratings said in a report.
Reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US significantly raise risks for a recession in the US and constrain the US Federal Reserve's ability to lower interest rates further, Fitch Ratings said in a note.
The imposition of high reciprocal tariffs by the US on other competing nations raises the possibility of increased dumping by those nations in India, as well as in other export markets, which could negatively impact certain sectors, CareEdge Ratings said in a report.