Snapshots that wow!

Oooh, Aaah, Let the music play!

85 billion options were purchased in India in 2023 with average hold time of 30 minutes. Time for investor education and protection fund to start spending!

Source : Bloomberg

The Apple Orchards be Blooming in India!

With less than a 1% share in global shipments of 2017’s iPhone SE to over 10% share in iPhone 15 global shipments in 2023, Indian manufacturing is now significant for Apple.

Source: Jefferies

A dangerous habit, for the mind

Early retirements surged again in late 2023 with the gains in the stock market and home prices, leading to a record 2.7 million excess retirees in the US.

Source: Bloomberg

Want to scale a luxury brand? Convince the Asians!

The post-pandemic strength of the APAC region seeing acceleration in revenues from 11% CAGR to 21% CAGR has made it the most important region for Hermes.

The region accounted for 56% of $RMS revenue in 2023 and has grown at a 21% CAGR over the last five years.

Source: Quartr

Widening Waistlines

In this study a BMI above 30 is considered obese. The measure is imperfect (most bodybuilders, for example, would be classified as obese because of the weight of their muscles, despite having very little body fat). But it is a useful rule of thumb.The analysis finds higher obesity rates in low- and middle-income countries than in many high-income ones. More than 60% of adults in Polynesia and Micronesia were living with obesity in 2022—the highest rate in the world. This is likely to be a result of changing diets and a culture that puts a value on size. Tonga had the highest rate for women (81% were considered obese); American Samoa had the highest for men (70%). Countries in Africa and the Middle East, historically associated with undernourishment, are now also struggling with weight gain. French women and men were the most slender in the region—only 10% were considered obese. The rates were four times higher in America, where 44% of women and 42% of men had a BMI over 30.

Source: Economist

Tech bros infiltrate old school economy!

When laid off tech bros make their way to the old economy, you now have surge pricing in burgers!

Why!