U.S. economic growth was much weaker than expected to start the year, and prices rose at a faster pace, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, a broad measure of goods and services produced in the January-through-March period, increased at a 1.6% annualized pace when adjusted for seasonality and inflation, according to the department’s … Read more
Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s presidential candidate and defense minister, center, waves to supporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Prabowo declared victory in Wednesday’s presidential vote, citing independent pollsters, putting him on course to lead Southeast Asia’s largest economy after two failed attempts. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images JAKARTA â Indonesia’s Defense Minister … Read more
Tata Group’s market cap reached $365 billion. The shares of Tata Group have delivered stunning returns in the past one year, catapulting the market value of salt-to-software conglomerate to $365 billion (Rs 30.3 lakh crore) – more than the entire gross domestic product (GDP) of Pakistan, which is almost $341 billion. According to NDTV Profit, … Read more
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, r-l), Robert Habeck (Alliance 90/The Greens), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, and Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, follow the debate at the start of the budget week. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Good news has been sparse for the German economy. And … Read more
The economy grew at a much more rapid pace than expected while inflation eased in the final three months of 2023, as the U.S. easily skirted a recession that many forecasters had thought was inevitable, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced, increased at a … Read more
Consumers shop in Rosemead, California, on Dec. 12, 2023. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Economic growth likely slowed to its weakest pace in a year and a half to end 2023, possibly setting the stage for a more pronounced slowdown ahead, according to Wall Street economists. The consensus outlook for the fourth … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 19, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Markets have become less convinced that the Federal Reserve is ready to press the button on interest rate cuts, an issue that cuts at the heart of where the economy and … Read more
Indian automobile industry will have the highest contribution to the country’s rise as the third largest economy, Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said Tuesday. Speaking at the auto Production Linked Incentive (PLI) conclave in New Delhi, he said, “India is today the fifth largest economy in the world and soon India will be the … Read more
Presidential candidates Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo, along with their vice presidential candidates, are posing for photos after the first presidential candidate debate at the General Election Commission (KPU) office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 12, 2023. Indonesia is preparing to hold general elections for president and vice president for the 2024-2029 period … Read more
