Page 20 - Latest Updates on Recession
Exceptional crisis, exceptional responses
Exceptional circumstances are sometimes the catalyst for exceptional leaders to emerge; they can also be extremely harsh for those who fail the leadership test.
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Covid-19 causing severe damage, this recession may be worse than 2009: IMF
As much of the world faces mass shutdowns, Georgieva warned the outlook for global growth in 2020 "is negative -- a recession at least as bad as during the global financial crisis or worse.
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Stock market rout: Is now the time to bottom fish large-cap stocks?
Over half the CNX100 stocks still expensive; Nifty, too, in higher valuation zone compared to 2008-09
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FPIs pull out over Rs 1 trn in March as coronavirus sparks recession fear
Experts believe foreign investors are withdrawing from riskier assets and are opting for safe heavens like dollar-denominated asset classes and gold
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India Inc rules out cut in jobs and salaries amid coronavirus outbreak
The salary and job cuts are likely in the high-risk services sector, including airlines, hotels, malls, multiplexes, restaurants, and retailers
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Markets rise on stimulus hopes; Sensex up 1,628 pts, Nifty ends above 8,700
To avert a global recession, most central banks have announced measures worth trillion of dollars.
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Covid-19: US headed towards recession, but Silicon Valley still optimistic
A total of 218 people have died in the US due to the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic
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Coronavirus pandemic to leave behind a global recession: Anand Mahindra
Apart from the toll on lives, the legacy of Covid-19 may well be deaths due to stress, loss of livelihoods, a rise in homelessness and in extreme situations, civil unrest, he added
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Are we heading towards a global recession? Here's what top brokerages say
Analysts fear that the impact this time would be deeper than that of the 8-month long economic downturn in 2001 and the one in early 1990s
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Coronavirus may spark global recession; worst since 2001: Morgan Stanley
A BofA Securities' Fund Manager Survey for March suggests investor sentiment has collapsed on the back of the coronavirus, oil shock, recession, and debt default risk.
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Coronavirus wrap: Trains cancelled, French Open deferred, recession feared
The coronavirus pandemic upset a range of things on Tuesday - from deferred sport championships to cancelled trains in India. Here is a look at all you must know
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Coronavirus fear: Morgan Stanley, Goldman declare global recession underway
The outlook could darken even further if the virus lasts longer than anticipated, or wields greater economic pain -- given factories, schools, restaurants and shops are closing around the world
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Oil sinks below $30 as recession fears weigh amid coronavirus pandemic
Brent crude slipped 1.5% to $29.57 a barrel at 1316 GMT, having earlier touched $29.44, the lowest since January 2016
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Coronavirus hurts markets again; RBI will do 'whatever it takes' for help
On Sunday, the US central bank slashed interest rates by 100 points to near zero and said it would boost its bond holdings by $700 billion
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Recession risk calls for joint response, says UN chief Antonio Guterres
The pandemic had created a "real and growing risk of a global recession," the former Portuguese premier said
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Policy after COVID-19
Globally, economic policy could soon be in uncharted territory
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Rupee sinks to fresh 17-month low over coronavirus, recession fears
Indian equity markets suffering their worst single-day losses and stock indices slipping into bear territory also hit the rupee sentiment
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Australia unveils $11-bn stimulus to curb Coronavirus, avert recession
Australia's economy had already been limping before the coronavirus hit -- with raging bushfires and drought slowing growth to a stall
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Facing recession, Europe expects stimulus measures from ECB ahead of meet
The world is facing a medical emergency that monetary and fiscal policy cannot fix, said Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg private bank
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Best of BS Opinion: Italy locks down, branded generics market, and more
From why analysing state Budgets can be a challenging exercise to how the success of fact-checkers lies in the failure of journalism, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
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