Global & India Macro Snapshot – Key Highlights

1. WTO Trade Softens Global goods trade lost momentum (101.8 vs 102.2). India Impact: Slight pressure on exports; supports India’s strategy of diversifying markets and boosting domestic demand. 2. China PMI Still in Contraction PMI at 49.2 for the 8th month of contraction. India Impact: Positive for India’s export competitiveness and commodity costs, but weak China demand may hurt metal/chemical exports. 3. Germany Inflation Rises CPI up to 2.6% YoY; core at 2.7%. India Impact: Sticky EU rates may slow demand for India’s pharma, auto, engineering exports. 4. Japan CPI Above Target Tokyo core CPI steady at 2.8%. India Impact: Increases chances of BoJ tightening; potential yen strength and more Japanese inflows into India. Positive for India’s IT/services exports. 5. Chile Copper Output –7% Production at 458k MT in Oct. India Impact: Possible rise in copper prices affecting infra/renewables; positive for Hindustan Copper & Vedanta. 6. India GDP Strong at 8.2% Boosted by exports, public capex, services. India Impact: Strengthens market sentiment, FPI flows, and earnings visibility; reinforces India as fastest-growing major economy. 7. CII Proposes Green Finance Institution Funding need: $1T in next decade. India Impact: Supports renewables, EVs, hydrogen; bullish for green finance & ESG ecosystem. 8. India–ADB USD 800M Loan For rural power, solar, skill development. India Impact: Strengthens infra, energy transition, workforce productivity. 9. Asian Markets Mixed; India to Outperform Weak China + firm Japan inflation. India Impact: Strong GDP likely to attract inflows; positive setup for equities, banks, infra.