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• US industrial production edges higher in DecemberUS industrial production beat expectations to increase slightly in December, fueled by growth in manufacturing and mining, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. On an annual basis, industrial production expanded by 1.0 percent in the year to December 2023, boosted by mining and manufacturing, the Fed said.
• In H2, Bajaj Auto domestic biz showing signs of incremental growth: Rakesh Sharma“Rather than V-shaped recovery, it is better for everyone, for the entire ecosystem, for the dealers, for the vendors, for the company, to see a robust if flatter recovery. We are seeing that happen. A 3-5% single digit positive is a nice recovery to see. The top half of the segment is growing in the higher single digits – 8-9%.”
• In H2, Bajaj Auto domestic biz showing signs of incremental growth; big opportunity seen in ASEAN: Rakesh Sharma“Rather than V-shaped recovery, it is better for everyone, for the entire ecosystem, for the dealers, for the vendors, for the company, to see a robust if flatter recovery. We are seeing that happen. A 3-5% single digit positive is a nice recovery to see. The top half of the segment is growing in the higher single digits – 8-9%.”
• Microeconomics wins 'macro vs micro' conversationMicroeconomics has historically been more successful in predicting economic behavior than macroeconomics, due to its ability to conduct controlled experiments. Microeconomics and macroeconomics are inextricably bound, but microeconomics has historically been more successful in its predictions.
• Wildfire smoke in the US was a huge deal for a week — other countries face high air pollution daily, impacting worker and firm productivity: Eli P. FenichelImportantly, the US wildfire event was a huge deal for one week here but this is a massive issue everyday for other countries which face high levels of particulate matter daily — many studies have measured how this impacts cognition and worker productivity and how that translates into lost productivity for firms and lost wages for workers relative to air.
• Market should slowly build up gains going forward: Sandip Sabharwal​So I think markets are reasonably well placed. We will see some upside. Slow moves are obviously better because speculative activity remains under control. So I would think that there is no chances of any deep sell-off in the markets and the market should slowly build up gains going forward.
• Pullback in exports widens US trade gap in AprilThe US trade deficit widened to its largest margin since October 2020 due to a decrease in exports. Imports were supported by resilient consumer spending, which is expected to weaken going forward, as well as tight lending conditions weighing on investments. The overall trade deficit in April stood at $74.6bn, with exports declining to $249bn and imports increasing to $323.6bn, with a $24.2bn goods deficit with China.
• Pullback in exports widens US trade gap in AprilThe US trade deficit widened to its largest margin since October 2020 due to a decrease in exports. Imports were supported by resilient consumer spending, which is expected to weaken going forward, as well as tight lending conditions weighing on investments. The overall trade deficit in April stood at $74.6bn, with exports declining to $249bn and imports increasing to $323.6bn, with a $24.2bn goods deficit with China.
• Market valuations tad pricey but justified; growth stocks might command higher bucksIndian equity markets started CY23 weakly due to a bear attack from a US short-seller on one of India's largest listed conglomerates that led to cashing out by FIIs. However, markets have recovered significantly since then as India's macroeconomic fundamentals remain stable and pro-growth monetary policies are predicted.
• Market valuations tad pricey but justified; growth stocks might command higher bucksIndian equity markets started CY23 weakly due to a bear attack from a US short-seller on one of India's largest listed conglomerates that led to cashing out by FIIs. However, markets have recovered significantly since then as India's macroeconomic fundamentals remain stable and pro-growth monetary policies are predicted.