MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 23 Aug 2016

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  EU leaders pledge Brexit will not hit bloc

[I]  Death toll soars in Philippine war on drugs

[I]  China reforms set to aid migrant pupils

[I]  Merkel’s refugee policy faces stern test

[I]  EU spymasters lobby for change in law

[I]  Banks cannot stop being villains of the piece

[I]  Politics to set pace for Brazil’s markets

[I]  Forget Fed rate calls — be ready for the return of inflation

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Won Leads Rebound in Emerging Market Currencies as Dollar Slips

[I]  Gold and Gemstones Are Piling Up in This Singapore Vault

[I]  Chinese Investors Hunting for Yield Running Out of Options

[I]  Fischer Signals 2016 Rate Hike With Economy Nearing Fed Goals

[I]  Irish Banks Face Consumers Who Don’t Want Their Biggest Product

[I]  U.K. Wage Gap Grows After Childbirth as Women Miss Pay Rises

[I]  Most-Valuable India Bank Makes Loan Grab as Rivals Curtailed

[I]  China's Trying to Make the Skies Blue to Impress G20 Leaders

[I]  Global Showdown: Chinese Mobile Companies Target the U.S.

[I]  Japan's M&A Market May Be at Risk of Overheating

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Luxe homes face 4-year inventory pile-up

[I]  Soon, you may be able to dip into the NPS pot for a home loan

[I]  Improving infrastructure is key to attracting FDI: Pranab

[I]  Tax revenues: CBDT sees scope for higher TDS play

[I]  PM wants ethanol blending in petrol ramped up to 10%

[I]  Tamil Nadu hits top slot in solar power capacity addition as south surges ahead

[I]  Pledging of shares hits 7-year high in June

[I]  Fresh wave of heavy rain seen lashing East, Central India

[I]  Cognitive computing, big opportunity for knowledge workers in Kerala

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Indian economy poised to grow at 7.5 per cent: Pranab Mukherjee

[I]  Companies business confidence index grows 2.2% in June quarter

[I]  July sees 39 PE/VC investments worth $886 mn: EY

[I]  GST rollout likely to be pushed to mid-2017 as India Inc seeks time

[I]  Government hopes Urjit Patel will 'rise to occasion', curb inflation

[I]  Transactions over Rs 3 lakh to be illegal as government turns heat on cash stashers

[I]  Government may offer foreign auditors direct access

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Bonds lose steam on fears of hawkish RBI

[I]  Reforms to boost growth; banking sector risks remain: Moody's

[I]  Lack of data a major hurdle in advancing Budget

[I]  Housing loan pangs for public sector banks

[I]  Revenue secretary reviews IT preparedness for GST roll out

[I]  Lending rates to soften only slowly: Banks

[I]  No retail loan bubble in the making, says SBI chief

 

 
Best Regards, ARBIND