Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence at lowest level in last nine years, don't tinker with the GST architecture; all this and more on Moneycontrol Pro

The Reserve Bank of India’s consumer confidence survey for November says that its current situation index is at its lowest since December 2010.

Nirmala Sitharaman is right; economy is not in a recession yet, but that doesn’t take away pain of slowdown from households

A growth slowdown is, of course, a better scenario as compared to the state of recession, just like a recession is always better than a complete collapse of an economy.

Moody's message to Narendra Modi govt: Focus on land and labour reforms, regain trust of private investors

Moody's has acknowledged the measures the government has announced so far to boost the economy but has cautioned that these steps may not be enough to reverse the course of the slowdown.

Mocking Abhijit Banerjee's work ethic is bad form, govt must seek Nobel winner's counsel instead

Over the years, Abhijit Banerjee, along with his wife Esther Duflo has done commendable work in identifying reasons for poverty on the ground through the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), which they co-founded with Sendhil Mullainathan in 2003

PMEAC Chairman Bibek Debroy’s warning on economic slowdown shows govt’s top advisors aren’t living in denial any longer

The PMEAC chairman’s warnings and prescriptions should be an eye-opener to the government in the present economic scenario

With consumer confidence at six-year low, government has few excuses left not to go in for a personal tax cut

Consumer confidence trend has been assessed through the current situation index (CSI) and the future expectations index (FEI)—both recorded a decline in September.

Consumer confidence dips to 6-year low in September, reveals RBI survey; people less confident about income, jobs

Both the current situation index and the future expectations index recorded declines, the RBI said in its consumer sentiment survey report

Consumer confidence at lowest in 6 years, business confidence in the dumps; all this and more in Moneycontrol Pro

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Auto sales slowdown: Carmakers cannot sit idle waiting for a saviour; proactive approach, fresh strategy key to emerge from doldrums

This crisis is a good opportunity for carmakers to introspect and see if they have been taking the Indian customer for granted vis-à-vis other markets.

Consumer confidence plunges by 2.9 percentage points in June amid high cost of living, dismal performance of economy

There is an evident pessimism towards daily spends and investment, the report said.