Consumption
Mobile phone market facing crunch amid coronavirus scare
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Amid coronavisrus scare which has spread across 24 countries, the electronic market in the Kanpur is also feeling the heat. Mobile stores are mainly affected as China is a manufacturing hub for mobile phones and accessories. Import of electronic items hs been hit due to epidemic.
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Walnut consumption may slow cognitive decline!
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Walnut consumption by healthy, elderly adults had little effect on cognitive function over two years, but had a greater effect on elderly adults, who had smoked more and had a lower baseline neuropsychological test scores, says a study conducted by researchers in California and Spain. Walnuts contain omega-3 fatty acids and polyphenols, which have previously been found to counteract oxidative stress and inflammation, both of which are drivers of cognitive decline. The study published in 'The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition' examined nearly 640 free-living elders in Loma Linda, California, USA, and in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. For two years, the test group included walnuts in their daily diet, and the control group abstained from walnuts. Subsequently, findings from Loma Linda University researchers have linked nut consumption to lower risk of cardiovascular diseases.
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China second-quarter GDP growth tops forecasts on strong investment, consumption
Mon, Jul 17, 2017
China`s economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter as industrial output and consumption picked up and investment remained strong, though analysts expect slower growth over the rest of the year as policymakers seek to reduce financial risk.
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BOJ holds policy steady; upgrades view on global growth
Fri, Jun 16, 2017
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Friday and upgraded its assessment of private consumption and overseas growth, signalling its confidence that an export-driven economic recovery was broadening and gaining momentum.
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Media and Entertainment sector grows Rs 1.26 lakh crore in 2016: Report
Tue, Mar 21, 2017
The India M&E industry maintained a growth rate of 11.6% over the past five years on the back of strong economic fundamentals, coupled with the growth in domestic consumption, says the FICCI-KPMG report.
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Note ban negative for auto asset backed loan in short-term: Moody's
Mon, Feb 13, 2017
Moody's Investors Service on Monday said that the government's demonetisation decision will have negative impact on the performance of Indian auto asset backed loans in the short-term and the effect will last until March.
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FMCG companies expect Budget 2017 to be growth oriented to boost demand
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
After taking a demonetisation hit, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are pinning hopes on a growth oriented Budget to see a revival in consumer confidence and create demand both in urban and rural markets.
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Budget 2017: ICRA expects government to keep fiscal deficit target of lower than 3.5% of GDP for FY18
Tue, Jan 24, 2017
As the Government of India prepares to announce its Union Budget 2017-18 in February, its unlikely to budget a fiscal deficit target higher than 3.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) for the fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18), said ICRA in its latest report on Budget 2017 expectations.
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Limited room to reduce fiscal deficit to 3% in FY18: Moody's
Mon, Jan 16, 2017
The government is likely to achieve its fiscal deficit target of 3.5% of GDP in the current fiscal but higher infrastructure spending will limit the room to reduce it further to 3% in 2017-18, Moody's said on Monday.
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Post demonetisation organised retail sector likely to post low single digit growth in Q3 FY17: India Ratings
Fri, Jan 13, 2017
Post demonetisation organised retail sector is expected to post low single digit growth with varying impact across different sub-sectors in the October-December quarter of fiscal year 2016-17 (FY17), said India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) in its latest report on Friday.
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Post demonetisation, consumer demand likely to be normal by April-June quarter of 2017: CII
Fri, Jan 13, 2017
Terming demonetisation as a right long-term decision despite short-term "disruptions", CII President Naushad Forbes has said consumer demand is expected to return to full normalcy in April-June quarter after seeing a 20% fall in the 50-day period after the note ban.
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