India Economics Focus What next for India’s consumers? India’s consumer market is often the subject of frenzied interest among investors and commentators but, in recent years, growth has been held back by both cyclical and structural headwinds. In this... 18th November 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Trade deficit to remain in check India’s trade deficit narrowed in October and, looking ahead, there are reasons to think that the import bill will remain in check. Given this, the overall current account position looks unlikely to... 17th November 2015 · 1 min read
India Data Response Wholesale Prices (Oct.) Wholesale price inflation picked up in October and, looking ahead, we think that it will rise further over the coming months as the base effects that have helped to keep down food and fuel inflation... 16th November 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Asia’s central banks in no rush to reverse rate cuts Asia’s central banks will be in no hurry to raise interest rates next year despite the fact that inflation is likely to rise sharply over the coming months and the US Fed could just be a few weeks... 13th November 2015 · 1 min read
India Data Response Consumer Prices (Oct.) & Industrial Production (Sep.) The increase in India’s consumer price inflation in October doesn’t put the RBI’s inflation target for January 2016 under threat, but it underlines that policymakers cannot be certain that they will... 12th November 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Government’s FDI push still requires wider reform Measures announced yesterday to further ease restrictions on foreign direct investment into India should help to build on one of the main policy successes of the Modi government so far. However, wider... 11th November 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update BJP defeat in Bihar dampens reform prospects The heavy defeat for Prime Minister Modi and the BJP in the Bihar state assembly election suggests that political goodwill towards the winners of last year’s general election is beginning to run out... 9th November 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Inflation set to accelerate again Inflation is likely to have risen in October, as the favourable base effects that helped to anchor food inflation in recent months continue to fade. With inflation expectations also edging up, there... 6th November 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Is monetary policy “just right”? Comments this week from RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hint at a welcome thawing in their frosty relationship. What’s more, they support our view that the rate-cutting... 4th November 2015 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Signs of stabilisation in EM manufacturing October’s manufacturing PMIs, published today, contain early signs that the worst may finally be over for manufacturers across the EM world. The headline index improved both in key large EMs, such as... 2nd November 2015 · 1 min read
India Data Response Manufacturing PMI (Oct.) The fall in India’s manufacturing PMI reading in October highlights that, despite recent signs of a recovery in the hard activity data, local industry continues to face significant headwinds. 2nd November 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Privatisation target out of reach With more than half of the fiscal year having elapsed, the government’s aim of raising nearly INR700bn in revenues through the privatisation of various state-owned companies looks increasingly... 30th October 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Less to economic relations with Africa than meets the eye The ongoing India-Africa Forum Summit in Delhi has been accompanied by a great deal of confused commentary on the nature and extent of economic relations between India and Africa. Contrary to what... 28th October 2015 · 1 min read
Asia Chart Pack Vietnam and Bangladesh exports bucking the trend Fossil fuels should continue to be the world’s most important energy source for the foreseeable future. However, renewable energy production will grow rapidly and become an increasingly large part of... 27th October 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Efforts to restrict gold imports likely to have limited success India’s two new schemes aimed at reducing gold imports, due to be rolled out next month, are likely to have mixed results. The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme’s easy accessibility and more transparent... 27th October 2015 · 1 min read
India Economics Update Revival in consumer spending remains elusive Despite the tailwinds of low inflation and reductions in interest rates over the past few months, consumer spending in India remains subdued. This is due in large part to continued problems in the... 22nd October 2015 · 1 min read
