MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 24 Aug 2016
 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Eurozone recovery weathers Brexit shock

[I]  Nigeria’s economic woes hit mass weddings

[I]  Big banks plan to coin new digital currency

[I]  Gig economy poses benefits questions

[I]  US charity foundations hit by zero returns

[I]  Merkel tells Turks in Germany to be loyal

[I]  Pensions crunch drives desire for gilts

[I]  Swiss franc’s calm is a cause for concern

[I]  BoE’s corporate QE faces challenges

[I]  Pensions: Low yields, high stress

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Dollar in Limbo as Bulls Betting on Rate Tightening Await Yellen

[I]  China’s Growing Debt Problem Isn’t Quite What It Seems

[I]  PBOC to Offer 14-Day Funds for First Time Since February

[I]  How Pop-Up Stores Are Giving HK Retail a Boost

[I]  China to Slash Limits on Foreign Investment to Revive Spending

[I]  China Bonds Fall as Central Bank Gauges Demand for Lending Tool

[I]  Indian Banks in Record Bond-Buying Spree as Selloff Lifts Yields

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Mobile handset manufacturing is now a Rs. 54,000 crore industry

[I]  India has 7.4 crore taxpayers: CBDT chief

[I]  Bankruptcy code: Jaitley calls for speedy implementation

[I]  All jobs susceptible to automation, says McKinsey Global Institute study

[I]  Centre to consider socio-economic factors in GM crop assessment

[I]  Institutional credit to rural sector must get more attention: President

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  IIT council approves student intake of 1 Lakh by 2020

[I]  Indians hold the highest numbers of H-1B visas

[I]  Govt to provide employment opportunities in J&K

[I]  India's large population helps push it to 7th position in wealthiest nations list

[I]  Ind-Ra upticks GDP forecast to 7.8%; growth on but not speedy

[I]  India, now onto reworking tax treaty with Singapore

[I]  NITI Aayog looks to make India hub for commercial arbitration

[I]  DIPP to suggest states to frame own IPR policy

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  More buyers for old cars in non-metros

[I]  Investments in media & entertainment dry up

[I]  India's steel output rises 8.1% in July

[I]  Govt mulls ban on cash deals of over Rs 3 lakh: CBDT chief

[I]  Internal waterways will be a game changer: Nitin Gadkari

[I]  Govt looks to free defence airspace for civilian use

[I]  India among nations with most stringent EMF norms

[I]  NITI: Manufacturing only option to create jobs

[I]  Fault line in banking sector raises concerns: Pranab

[I]  Pace of NPA formation slowing down: Mundra

 

Best Regards, ARBIND