The White House is considering waiving U.S. gasoline environmental rules aimed at reducing summertime smog as a way to combat rising pump prices, according to three sources involved in the discussions. Read More
SAO PAULO — Brazilian insurer SulAmerica Seguros SA said on Monday the hospital chain Rede D’Or and its controlling shareholders have reached a 12% stake in the company. Read More
(Bloomberg) — Clothing companies and gadget makers are among manufacturers across Asia seeing early signs of cooling demand from their global customers as soaring inflation takes hold. Read More
The government’s cut in the fuel tax and measures to cool prices of iron, steel, coal, plastics and cement may drive down retail inflation in the short term, analysts said. They, however, added that given the stickiness of price pressure, it has to do more to ease supply constraints and curb inflation substantially during the […]
Higher tax revenues will enable the government to minimise additional borrowing requirements, despite a fiscal expansion of close to Rs 2 trillion over the FY23 Budget estimate, provided no significant further relief measures are rolled out, analysts said. The total additional expenditure is seen about Rs 2 trillion on account of higher subsidies on fertilisers, […]
We expected AL’s results to beat consensus estimates. Q4FY22 EBITDA/margin at Rs 7.76 bn/8.9% was 16/36% ahead of Nomura/consensus estimates. Raw material/sales came in at 78.2%, +33bp. q-o-q (Nom: 77.5%). Other expenses came in at 7.9% and staff cost was 5%. Net debt was Rs 7.2 bn (~Rs 18.9 bn FCF in FY23F). Management commentary: […]
India and the US on Monday signed an investment incentive agreement, which will supersede an earlier agreement and enable the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to continue with its investments in this country. The DFC, a development finance agency of the US government, is currently considering investment proposals worth $4 billion for India, according […]
Q4 results were hit by one-offs, input cost inflation, US pricing pressure and seasonally lower sales in India. Reported PAT of Rs 875 m in Q4 (-75.9% y-o-y, -87.6% q-o-q) included multiple one-offs: a) provisions of Rs 983 m in SG&A related to litigation with the State of Texas; b) Rs 390 m for the […]
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Randy Kroszner, University of Chicago Booth School professor, and former Federal Reserve governor, discusses inflation and the path forward for the Fed. He’s on “Balance of Power” with David Westin.