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Boeing chief to acknowledge 'serious missteps' at US Senate hearing

Boeing chief to acknowledge 'serious missteps' at US Senate hearing
Published on Apr 02, 2025 04:23 AM IST

Trump’s endless trade threats come at a growing cost

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US President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during a meeting with US ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
Published on Mar 26, 2025 10:49 AM IST

Consumer confidence is sliding as Americans' view of their financial futures slumps to a 12-year low

Consumer confidence is sliding as Americans' view of their financial futures slumps to a 12-year low
Published on Mar 25, 2025 11:14 PM IST

US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season

US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season
Published on Feb 14, 2025 07:34 PM IST

US consumers see greater optimism in November on jobs boost

US Consumers were “substantially more optimistic” about job availability in the future, which reached its highest level in around three years, she added.
Published on Nov 26, 2024 09:35 PM IST

US economy grew at solid 2.8% pace last quarter on strength of consumer spending

Shoppers and pedestrians on Broadway in the Soho neighborhood of New York, US, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.
Published on Oct 30, 2024 06:15 PM IST

US Job openings decline to lowest level since 2021, consumer confidence rebounds

US Job openings, a measure of labor demand, were down by 418,000 to 7.443 million by the last day of September, the lowest level since January 2021,
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 11:02 PM IST

Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with Russian Government members. (AFP)
Published on Aug 23, 2024 08:00 AM IST

RBI survey shows Indians feel and expect higher inflation and unemployment

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai.
Published on Jun 07, 2024 08:10 PM IST

Consumer confidence remains weak in July

The latest CCS findings—it was conducted between June 28 to July 9—show that the second wave of Covid-19 has done far more damage to consumer confidence than what the first lockdown and the first wave did.
Published on Aug 07, 2021 01:27 AM IST

Consumer confidence hits an all-time low: RBI report

A fruit vendor waits for customers at a street in New Delhi
Updated on Jun 05, 2021 04:44 AM IST

By 75, can India get the economy right?

Covid-19 has ravaged the economy. In the immediate term, India must provide a healthy fiscal stimulus with a large cash component and buy its way out of the crisis
Updated on Aug 15, 2020 07:31 PM IST

Decoded: Why consumer borrowing is going up when people aren’t spending

Most indicators show a fall in consumption, a sign that consumers are shy of spending. Take for instance, the fall in car sales, housing sales or even air travel. (Photo: Mint)
Updated on Dec 27, 2019 07:38 PM IST

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

Auto in slow lane: Making sense of crash in car sales

A comparison of domestic sales of two-wheelers and passenger cars with quarterly GDP figures suggests that the recent deceleration in vehicle sales is in keeping with the fall in GDP growth.
Updated on Jun 14, 2019 08:30 AM IST

From Jupiter to jeers: France’s Emmanuel Macron battles popularity slump

French President Emmanuel Macron listens during the One Planet Summit at the Plaza Hotel on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2018.
Updated on Sep 27, 2018 08:23 AM IST

Companies in India find pricing power as growth on road to recovery after cash ban, GST

A shopper walks through an aisle displaying personal care goods at a Big Bazaar hypermarket, operated by Future Retail Ltd., in Mumbai.
Updated on Aug 23, 2018 04:26 PM IST

Why the economy can’t be the narrative for Narendra Modi in 2019

If the RBI survey correctly mirrors the economic sentiments of the urban middle class, then the economy and its growth story (or the lack of it) cannot be the main narrative for Prime Minister Modi’s re-election bid in 2019.
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 01:44 PM IST

Indian companies aren’t as optimistic on demand as RBI

: Consumer confidence is also flagging in India, a challenge for those firms pinning their hopes on consumption picking up.
Updated on Apr 06, 2018 01:43 PM IST