MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 22 Aug 2016

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Euro’s rise spells grief for exporters

[I]  US doctors waste millions on branded drugs

[I]  Fed firepower in focus at Jackson Hole

[I]  European leaders seek to bolster economy

[I]  Investors face disappointing UK dividends

[I]  China emissions rules threaten auto profits

[I]  Global law firm backs London post-Brexit

[I]  Pension deficit system needs to change

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Korean Won Leads Asia Currencies Lower After Hawkish Fed Remarks

[I]  Koreans Are Reluctant to Get Married, Let Alone Have Babies

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

[I]  The Hunt Is On for a New Way to Measure the World's Economic Output

[I]  Treasury Yield Climbs to Two-Month High as Fischer Joins Hawks

[I]  Thai Central Bank Says Further Baht Gains May Derail Recovery

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Green shoots sighted in farm sector growth

[I]  The lights look bright, but not enough to party

[I]  Punjab farmers want crop insurance only if it is a freebie

[I]  Revisit four-decade-old Handloom Reservation Act: Silk Board Chairman

[I]  Kerala welcomes investors with both hands, says CM

[I]  India world’s third biggest tech start-up hub: Study

[I]  GIFT City banks get off to a roaring start mopping up $650 mn

[I]  Income tax collection from Mumbai rises 9%

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  FPIs rush into equities, pump in Rs 7,700 crore in August

[I]  Government's powers over Sebi part of 'democratic control'

[I]  Over 4 crore farmers may opt for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana this year: Radha Mohan Singh

[I]  July private equity investments slump as big-ticket deals vanish

[I]  Finance Ministry considering imposing MIP on aluminium imports

[I]  Government plans to link Aadhaar with five big schemes focussed on children

[I]  Finance Ministry mulling advancing Union Budget by a month

[I]  Credit bureaus want RBI to make payments banks its members

[I]  India further cuts US government securities exposure to $117 billion

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Global funds take JV route for re-entry in India realty

[I]  High-speed rail is a mistake for India: Bibop Gresta

[I]  Retail inflation might not fall much in kharif season

[I]  May consider rating upgrade if reforms come through: Moody's

[I]  EPFO to raise investments in ETFs above 5%: Minister

[I]  The pillar of our development model is creation of jobs: Vasundhara Raje

[I]  New RBI governor is not in a hurry to slash rates

[I]  Hiring sentiments up by 3 per cent in July 2016 over July 2015

[I]  Customer confidence drops for India, rises for the US, China

 

 

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