JOB MARKET RECOVERY

Euro 2024 excitement rises with political shifts in Britain and France. M&A activity surges amidst economic uncertainties. Emerging Asia grapples with inflation as central banks navigate rate decisions. Labour's potential win in Britain poses fiscal...

Central bank decisions in Britain, Switzerland, and Norway will show the rate cutting trend, while retail sales data from the US and China will indicate consumer health. Europe gears up for the Euros 2024 tournament in Germany. Investors are monitor...

A recent report by foundit reveals a significant increase in hiring index, with the production and manufacturing sector showing remarkable growth. This upswing is attributed to factors like government support in PLI and infrastructure development.

​So, we went into the elections quite strongly positioned for a potential adverse event. But it was not because we expected any adverse event. It is just our style of investing. So, to that extent, there has been almost next to nothing in terms of c...

The absence of a decisive mandate in the 2024 elections may impact job market recovery temporarily. Coalition partners will have a stronger voice in policy decisions, affecting investor sentiment. Experts anticipate a short-term slowdown in job crea...

The Institute for Supply Management said its nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 53.8 last month from 49.4 in April. May's reading, the highest since August, overshot estimates of all 59 economists in a Reuters poll that had pegged th...

​We invest in companies where we feel promoters' interests are aligned with shareholder interests for long-term value creation and we will have to see in the current coalition government what are going to be the new areas of emphasis and what is goi...

Job postings on apna.co increased by 31% year-on-year in the first four months of 2024, driven mainly by the e-commerce, BFSI, and hospitality sectors. E-commerce saw a 21% increase, BFSI 17%, and hospitality 13%, with a notable demand for professio...

Driven by economic recovery, the demand for workforce in BFSI increased the maximum by 21 per cent during the first four months of this calender year. The e-commerce sector saw an increase of 17 per cent, services and hospitality industries reported...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) predicts a slight decrease in global unemployment in 2024, contrary to its earlier forecast of a rise, citing "slow progress" in addressing inequalities. Despite improvements, disparities persist, with wom...

When someone loses money, there is always the judgement that one could have avoided it. The society dissects the failure with the benefit of hindsight and points out what should have been done instead. Failed businessmen bear that burden and are con...

U.S. Federal Reserve policy has been the main driver of investor sentiment in 2024. Renewed hopes the central bank will cut rates have pushed the Dow to its biggest rally since December. It closed at its highest since April 1.

The startup ecosystem saw a 37% increase in the number of new companies, leading to a 14% surge in the number of jobs. More than half (53%) of all startup jobs are targeted at freshers. Production and manufacturing sector saw a 31% year-on-year surg...

The grim reality of hefty education loans and joblessness in the land they once hoped would offer prosperity has ensnared numerous Indian students in Canada in a vicious cycle of cocaine, marijuana and liquor as a coping mechanism for unemployment-i...

Manufacturing, infrastructure, pharma and healthcare, global capability centres (GCCs), engineering and banking and financial services are among the sectors taking the lead on the hiring front amid large-scale public-private investments, strong digi...

Improved business sentiment among big Japanese non-manufacturers in Q1, with big manufacturers' sentiment souring due to auto production disruptions. BOJ to scrutinize for domestic demand support, growth, inflation forecasts, interest rate clues, ca...

Japan remained an outlier as expectations mount that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could finally exit negative interest rates this month. That lit a fire under the yen and sent domestic bond yields rising.

According to Ritesh Jain, India is transitioning from a services-based economy to a manufacturing-based economy, driven by government focus, PLI schemes, and the China plus one strategy. This shift is expected to lead to broad-based prosperity, job ...

Saurabh Mukherjea highlights the rise of Indian women as a major theme in the budget. He mentions Rainbow Medicare that are focused on this theme. He also discusses the government's focus on creating opportunities for the poor rather than giving han...