Canada's economy grew at a much faster pace than expected in the third quarter as crude oil exports and government spending boosted economic activity, data showed on Friday, even as business investments and household consumption disappointed due to the lingering uncertainty over U.

An end to the shutdown looks to be in sight, but growth has already been affected, with an economist estimating

India’s GDP came in better-than-expected at 8.2% for the July-September quarter of the ongoing fiscal, beating RBI's and economists' expectations of around 7-7.2% rise.

India's economy likely stayed resilient in the July–September quarter, driven by consumer demand and front-loading of production and exports ahead of U.S. tariffs, though growth is expected to moderate in the coming quarters.

CEA Nageswaran said India’s growth will exceed 7% in FY26, with GDP set to cross $4 trillion, backed by strong Q2 growth, reforms and resilient consumption.

For the banking sector, Sneha Jain expects H1 2026 to reflect improved margins, healthier treasury performance, and more stable balance-sheet dynamics.

India’s Q2 FY2025-26 GDP growth came in stronger than expected at 8.2% year-on-year, says Rumki Majumdar, Economist, Deloitte India, adding that with festive season spending and the momentum from GST 2.0 likely to support activity in Q3, we anticipate a significant upward revision to full-year growth estimates.

Gross domestic product is expected to expand 3.54% in 2026, according to a statement from the statistics bureau in Taipei on Friday. That compares with the previous forecast of 2.81% back in August. Exports were projected to grow 6.32% for the year, versus an earlier call of 2.19%.

The federal government plans to release a shutdown-delayed estimate for third quarter economic growth just before Christmas.