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US consumers see greater optimism in November on jobs boost
US consumer confidence improved in November, according to survey data released Tuesday, boosted by greater optimism surrounding the labor market.
Published on Nov 26, 2024 09:35 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Shweta Kukreti
US economy grew at solid 2.8% pace last quarter on strength of consumer spending
The US economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping drive growth.
Published on Oct 30, 2024 06:15 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Shweta Kukreti
US Job openings decline to lowest level since 2021, consumer confidence rebounds
U.S. job openings dropped to more than a 3-1/2-year low in September, but nearly all the decline in vacancies was in the South.
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 11:02 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Shweta Kukreti
Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring
How long can the party last?
Published on Aug 23, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
RBI survey shows Indians feel and expect higher inflation and unemployment
The RBI’s inflation expectation survey and consumer confidence survey show marginally increasing pessimism towards the economy.
Published on Jun 07, 2024 08:10 PM IST
This Week: Consumer confidence, GDP report, construction spending
This Week: Consumer confidence, GDP report, construction spending
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 01:32 PM IST
AP |
Consumer confidence remains weak in July
Despite a significant reduction in Covid-19 infections, the current situation index (CSI) of CCS was at 48.6 in the July round, almost the same as the all-time low of 48.5 in the May 2021 round.
Published on Aug 07, 2021 01:27 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Consumer confidence hits an all-time low: RBI report
The survey belies the expectations of the government, RBI itself, and many securities firms and banks that the second wave’s economic impact will be muted compared to the first .
Updated on Jun 05, 2021 04:44 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
By 75, can India get the economy right?
With the learnings from the coronavirus pandemic, India must evolve a long-term response. Here are four suggestions. Create a bad bank; focus on public health; rethink manufacturing; and get cities right
Decoded: Why consumer borrowing is going up when people aren’t spending
Growth in consumption, or private final consumption expenditure decelerated to 4.1% in the first half of the current financial year. But Reserve Bank of India data shows that retail credit of banks grew 16.6% during the same period.
Updated on Dec 27, 2019 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Consumer confidence fell to six-year low in September: RBI
The central bank said in its Consumer Sentiment Survey on Friday that both the current situation index and the future expectations index recorded declines.
Updated on Oct 06, 2019 09:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Auto in slow lane: Making sense of crash in car sales
A comparison of passenger car sales growth and net perception on non-essential spending shows that the two move together more closely and have achieved their maximum and minimum values in almost the same periods.
Updated on Jun 14, 2019 08:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
From Jupiter to jeers: France’s Emmanuel Macron battles popularity slump
In recent months his popularity has crumbled, even falling below his luckless predecessor Francois Hollande at the same point in his presidency.
Updated on Sep 27, 2018 08:23 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters
Companies in India find pricing power as growth on road to recovery after cash ban, GST
After the twin shocks of a cash ban in 2016 and the chaotic introduction of a consumption tax last year, India’s economic recovery is gaining momentum.
Updated on Aug 23, 2018 04:26 PM IST
Bloomberg | Vrishti Beniwal and PR Sanjai
Why the economy can’t be the narrative for Narendra Modi in 2019
The latest consumer confidence survey by the RBI shows the double-whammy of demonetisation and GST is far from over. What is also more clearly revealed is that a growing disconnect is strikingly visible between what people expected and what they actually got.
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 01:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Mahapatra
Indian companies aren’t as optimistic on demand as RBI
The companies’ outlook for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2019 worsened across all indicators barring exports and imports, an RBI survey found.
Updated on Apr 06, 2018 01:43 PM IST
Anirban Nag, Bloomberg | HT Correspondent