MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 26 Aug 2016
 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  US online lending platforms take a hit

[I]  Low rates and high anxiety at Jackson Hole

[I]  German business confidence slumps

[I]  Mongolia tightens belt to tackle deficit

[I]  Negative rates send a strong distress signal

[I]  Fears of new crisis on Britain’s railways

[I]  M&S advances on high hopes over food

[I]  Central bankers ponder moving the goalposts

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Emerging Currencies Decline for Second Week Before Yellen Speech

[I]  Japan’s CPI Falls for 5th Month, Raising Pressure on Kuroda

[I]  When Unemployment Falls, Thousands of Americans Die

[I]  Chinese Takeovers Trigger Global Backlash Ahead of G-20 Summit

[I]  Asia Junk Bond Veterans Warn Record Rally at Risk of Failing

[I]  Two of China’s Biggest Banks Hold Back Rising Tide of Bad Loans

 

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  RBI opens debt market with masala bonds, access for FPIs

[I]  US wants India to share best practices in insolvency law, govt procurement, IPR

[I]  RBI seeks to cap banks’ exposure to large borrowers

[I]  RBI allows banks to pledge corporate bonds as collateral

[I]  GST should help improve ease of doing business: Shome

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Before leaving, Rajan unleashes raft of changes to deepen market

[I]  5 paise a kg? No thanks, we'll keep onion sacks at home

[I]  RBI lets banks issue masala bonds, to accept corp bonds in LAF

[I]  RBI unveils big-bang measures to develop corporate bond market

[I]  RBI to allow banks to offer corporate bonds as collateral for repo

[I]  Number of women on board rises; but so does tokenism: Report

[I]  Real-time money transfer via Unified Payments Interface soon to become reality

[I]  Strong Indo-US ties to strengthen both economies: White House

[I]  Brexit: India and Britain can sign a free trade agreement now

[I]  Icra pegs Q1 GDP growth flat at 7.2 per cent

[I]  India's GDP to expand by 7.9% this fiscal: Goldman Sachs

[I]  Contingency Plan being worked out to bail out NPA-laden PSBs

[I]  Tax department asks officers to suggest changes in direct tax laws

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  UPI goes live with 21 banks

[I]  RBI opens up bond market

[I]  Large corporate loans to cost more from FY18

[I]  Airlines divided over implementing in-flight Wi-Fi

[I]  Centre plans to shut seven PSUs at one go

[I]  Manufacturing growth outlook rises

[I]  RBI to review foreign commodity hedging framework

[I]  Helicopter money may be Japan's next big experiment

[I]  350% rise in cybercrime in India in 3 years: Study

 

 

Best Regards, ARBIND