MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 12 Aug 2016

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  New money raised by equity ETFs drops 85%

[I]  Egypt wins $12bn IMF loan to boost economy

[I]  Russia ratchets up Crimea rhetoric against Ukraine

[I]  Renzi eyes fresh stimulus package for Italy

[I]  Germany signals tougher stance on refugees

[I]  Chinese laws prompt business backlash

[I]  Australia halts grid sale to Chinese

[I]  Clinton pledges tougher line on trade

[I]  German bank charges negative rates

[I]  Saudis hint at effort to balance crude

[I]  Investors stockpile cash to offset economic despair

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Was Japan's Economy 29 Trillion Yen Bigger Than Thought in 2014?

[I]  RBNZ Signals It’s Likely to Wait to November for Next Rate Cut

[I]  Immigration Sparks Negative Views From U.S. to Russia in Study

[I]  Chile and Peru Keep Rates Unchanged as CPI Slows on Weak Demand

[I]  Japan Equity Returns Sink to Levels at Start of Abenomics

[I]  China’s Diverging Confidence Measures Cloud Retail Sales

[I]  Steel Protectionism Going Global as Few Can Survive Low Prices

[I]  To See Where World’s Easy Money Is Going, Look at Russia’s Ruble

[I]  China Makes Coal Energy Winner on Cuts as Steel Boosts Coking

[I]  China’s $15 Billion Energy Ambitions Crushed Within Two Weeks

[I]  India's Cash-for-Gold Shadow Lenders May Be Headed for Shakeout

[I]  Negative Rates for the People Arrive as German Bank Gives In

[I]  A Free-Floating Yuan Is Likely to Be a Decade Away

[I]  'Helicopter Money' Might Weaken Currencies

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  After dull 2016 first half, WGC sees gold shining in second

[I]  Parliamentary panel calls for variable rail fare structure

[I]  India, US fated to be strategic partners: think tank

[I]  Assocham-Crisil study pitches for raising EPF’s equity exposure

[I]  Rainfall deficit shrinks to 44% in Gujarat

[I]  Customer not liable if fraud is due to bank’s fault: RBI

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  India Inc sees recovery in earnings in Q1 FY’17: Care Ratings

[I]  Red chilli production to grow massively in India next year

[I]  Gold purchase reduces in India this year

[I]  Promoters finding family trusts a safe haven to park personal assets

[I]  RBI will transfer Rs 65,876 crore surplus as dividend to government

[I]  Blue revolution plans to raise fish production by 50 per cent

[I]  India's buffalo exports to touch Rs 40,000 crore in next 5 years

[I]  Amendment to Companies Act will help boost fund flow for MSMEs: Arun Jaitley

[I]  Niti Aayog identifies SAIL units for strategic sale: Government

[I]  ​ Institute of Company Secretaries to conduct 100 seminars on GST

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Irdai plans to make insurers' listing a must

[I]  Benefits to hill, N-E states to continue under GST

[I]  Power generation up 7.13% in Apr-Jun at 391 billion units

[I]  India moves up in MasterCard consumer confidence index

[I]  Trade link with India is important for Britain: Greg Clark

[I]  RS okays Bill for raising maternity leave period to 26 weeks

[I]  Vision 2020: India to grow at 7.7%, China at 6.4%

[I]  Banks should identify key areas for certification of staff: RBI committee

[I]  RBI mulls liability cover in fraud for bank clients

[I]  India's gold demand falls 18% in Apr-June

[I]  Monsoon 15% above normal in past week

 

 

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