India Economics Weekly Three key questions for 2024 In our final Weekly of 2023 we explore three key themes for the coming year - when policy loosening will come onto the agenda, the economic impact of the general election, and the outlook for the... 22nd December 2023 · 4 mins read
India Economics Weekly Sensex surge, coal and COP28 The rally in Indian equities over the past month is likely to have left overall market capitalisation at almost US$4trn, and on the cusp of overtaking Hong Kong’s equity market to become the seventh... 15th December 2023 · 3 mins read
India Chart Pack India Chart Pack (Dec. 2023) Our India Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. India’s economy has grown at a healthy clip over recent quarters and, with the help of government... 13th December 2023 · 1 min read
Global Economic Outlook Growth, inflation, and rates to be lower than expected We think that global growth will undershoot consensus expectations in 2024 as the lagged effects of monetary policy tightening filter through. Among the advanced economies, the US will continue to... 13th December 2023 · 45 mins read
India Rapid Response Consumer Prices (Nov.) Headline consumer price inflation rose to a three-month high of 5.6% y/y in November amid a renewed rise in food price inflation and the timely daily data point to a further uptick in December. This... 12th December 2023 · 2 mins read
India Economics Weekly Election manoeuvres, hawkish RBI, Q1 Outlook The surge in the Sensex this week - to a fresh record high today - following the announcement of the BJP’s victories in three state elections is perhaps an indication that investors are confident that... 8th December 2023 · 4 mins read
India Economics Update RBI in no rush to loosen policy The RBI kept the repo rate on hold at 6.50% today as expected and continued to strike a hawkish tone. Against a backdrop of robust economic growth and a renewed rise in food inflation, we doubt the... 8th December 2023 · 3 mins read
Asia Economic Outlook Policy easing coming sooner than most expect Economic growth in most of Emerging Asia is likely to slow in the near term as weak global demand and high interest rates weigh on prospects. With growth set to struggle and inflation likely to ease... 7th December 2023 · 32 mins read
India Economic Outlook Solid growth in run-up to election India’s economy has grown at a healthy clip over recent quarters and, with the help of government spending, we think it will continue to hold up well ahead of next year’s general election. Given also... 5th December 2023 · 19 mins read
India Economics Update Three key points on the state election results The latest batch of state election results suggests that support for Prime Minister Modi’s BJP remains firmly intact and that it is clearly in the driving seat to secure another victory in next year’s... 4th December 2023 · 3 mins read
India Economics Weekly Robust Q3 GDP, hard truths at COP28, RBI preview The activity data this week confirm that India’s economy is rude health and we now expect full-year GDP growth of 7.0% in 2023, with only a mild slowdown to 6.3% in 2024. A perennial downside risk to... 1st December 2023 · 4 mins read
India Rapid Response Manufacturing PMI (Nov.) The manufacturing PMI survey for November suggests that activity continues to remain strong in Q4. The economy is on course to grow by 7.0% this year, a pick up from 6.7% last year. 1st December 2023 · 2 mins read
RBI Watch RBI unlikely to loosen policy until H2 2024 We agree with consensus expectations that the MPC will keep policy unchanged at the conclusion of its meeting on Friday 8 th December. Further ahead, robust economic growth and upside risks to... 30th November 2023 · 6 mins read
India Rapid Response GDP (Q3) The RBI had stated that the GDP data for Q3 (Q2 of FY23/24) would “surprise everyone on the upside” and, even despite that spoiler, the data came in much stronger than expectations. While economic... 30th November 2023 · 2 mins read
India Economics Weekly Economy performing exceptionally well India’s economy recorded solid growth in the first half of this year and continues to do so in the second half. While economic activity is likely to slow a touch over the coming quarters, we think GDP... 24th November 2023 · 5 mins read
