MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 24 Nov 2016

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  US Treasuries sell-off continues on inflation fear

[I]  Merkel starts re-election bid as Trump counterpoint

[I]  US Fed moves closer to raising interest rates

[I]  Chinese cash inflating HK land prices, tycoon warns

[I]  US lifts biofuel mandate in blow to oil companies

[I]  Ireland keeps most mortgage restrictions in place

[I]  Egypt imposes travel bans on human rights activists

[I]  Rupee clean-up will hardly purify Indian politics

[I]  Eurozone economic activity hits highest level this year

[I]  S Korea and Japan in pact to counter N Korea threat

[I]  China policy on agricultural reserves a ‘wild card’

[I]  Social enterprise - the fledgling fourth sector

[I]  Changing mental models in an uncontrollable world

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Brazil Real Falls After Central Bank Cuts Support, Stocks Gain

[I]  Rand Forecasts Haven’t Been This Scattered Since at Least 2006

[I]  Dollar Rises to Decade High on Fed Bets as Bonds Slip With Gold

[I]  Lira Plunge Triggers Bets Turkey to Reverse Course on Rates

[I]  Chinese Billionaire Says Trump Unlikely to Start Trade War With China

[I]  China Moves to Fill World Leadership Void as Trump Era Dawns

[I]  Singapore Third-Quarter GDP Shrinks Less Than Government Estimated

[I]  OPEC’s Latest Headache: Russian Reluctance to Cut Oil Production

[I]  Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Jumps After Trump Election Victory

[I]  Trump’s Crackdown: The Future of U.S. Immigration

[I]  OPEC Failed to Agree on Iraq, Iran Cuts

[I]  China City With Economic Woes Pitches Revival to Bond Buyers

[I]  Malaysia Holds Rates as Currency Tumbles

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Growth may take a hit in the current quarter: Nirmala Sitharaman

[I]  SEBI eases norms for investing in angel funds

[I]  Cabinet nod for protocol amending double tax pact with New Zealand

[I]  3 insolvency regulations issued

[I]  Govt mulls allowing private cars to share rides

[I]  Free Software Movement of India calls for withdrawal of social media gag order

[I]  SEBI’s start-up boost: allows 200 investors in a scheme

[I]  Demonetisation : Farm sector hit hard

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Sebi tightens promoter-investor profit sharing rules

[I]  P-Notes investments fall to 30-month low at Rs 2 lakh crore in Oct

[I]  RBI intervention brakes rupee near record low amid $2.7 billion in outflows

[I]  Road to a cashless India: The gap’s huge between digital and money

[I]  Marginal rise in professional tax collection in 2015-16

[I]  No new FTA signed in last three years: Nirmala Sitharaman

[I]  RFID chips must for all new vehicles

[I]  GST Council meet postponed to December 2-3

[I]  Introduce DBT in power distribution sector: Niti Aayog

[I]  Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board notifies regulations

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Rupee nearing its weakest level

[I]  Banks' surplus cash drives up bond prices

[I]  Start-ups gear up to raise fresh funds under liberalised ECB regime

[I]  Maharashtra most preferred hiring destination: Survey

[I]  Central banker missing in action as India escalates war on cash

[I]  Currency in circulation dips 20% in week ended Nov 18

[I]  Jan Dhan accounts see spurt in money flow after demonetisation

[I]  Debit card charges dropped, farmers to get easier cash access

 

 

Best Regards, ARBIND