Saturday, 27 August 2016

Macro Economic News 27 Aug 2016
 


[I]  Europe plans news levy on search engines

[I]  US economic growth revised down to 1.1%

[I]  Brexit means ‘deep break’ in EU history

[I]  Japan looks to boost trade with Africa

[I]  SEC must keep bearing down on private equity

[I]  The pensions crisis script can be changed

[I]  US pensions walk trillion-dollar tightrope

[I]  Pensions’ shift into private equity ignores risks

 


[I]  Stock, Bond Rally Fizzles as Fischer Remarks Bolster Rate Wagers

[I]  World’s Biggest Pension Fund Loses $52 Billion in Stock Rout

[I]  Yellen Says Rate-Hike Case ‘Strengthened in Recent Months’

[I]  Gross Says Yellen’s Economy ‘May Never Walk Normally Again’

[I]  Singapore’s Air Quality Remains Unhealthy as Haze Worsens  

 


[I]  FinMin sets ball rolling on move to cashless economy

[I]  PM sets up task force to improve Olympics performance

[I]  Nation needs rapid transformation, not gradual evolution, says PM

[I]  Lack of connectivity hits inter-regional trade in South Asia: UNESCAP official

[I]  Most start-ups in India are copycats: Kris

[I]  Rainfall deficit shrinks to 36% in Gujarat

 


[I]  Modi draws action plan for next three Olympics

[I]  Bond market to help India move away from a bank-driven economy: Karthik Srinivasan, ICRA

[I]  Crops cover 5 per cent more area than year ago

[I]  Govt extends export benefit to onions amid price crash

[I]  Government to import additional 90,000 tonnes pulses

[I]  PSU banks not doing enough to sell debt, feels government

[I]  India's foreign exchange reserves touch $ 367 billion

[I]  Kashmir's economy suffers body blow, Rs 6400 crore loss in 49 days

[I]  Want a change in financial year? Government is seeking public comments

[I]  Foreign seed firms form alliance to protest India regulation

 


[I]  India needs mini bangs, not big-bang reforms: Raghuram Rajan

[I]  Modi calls for change in laws, procedures for transforming India

[I]  Govt panel to suggest ways to step up card transactions

[I]  Maharashtra govt proposes subsidy for onion farmers

[I]  Masala bonds to ease capital constraints for banks: Fitch

[I]  Firms coming into repo market would hit banks' Casa source

[I]  DII ownership in stocks at six-year high

 
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Friday, 26 August 2016

Macro Economic News 26 Aug 2016
 


[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

 


[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
 
 


[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

 


[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

 


[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

 

 
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Thursday, 25 August 2016

Macro Economic News 25 Aug 2016
 


[I]  Finding work proves harder for world youth

[I]  Germans ridicule food stockpiling plan

[I]  Greece urged to support statistics body

[I]  Bumper German surplus bolsters Merkel

[I]  Kenya to cap interest rates on bank loans

[I]  Mortgage insurers step into the M&A light

[I]  China tech fundraising accelerates

[I]  Renewed turbulence in renminbi is brewing

[I]  Steel slowdown for G20 risk for iron ore

 


[I]  Mobius Says Helicopter Money Will Be Japan’s Next Big Experiment

[I]  Kiwi, Yen and Pound Most Exposed to Yellen Shock: Goldman

[I]  China's Shadow Finance Echoes Pre-Crisis U.S.

[I]  Mongolia's Meltdown Won't Be Saved by a Mining Revival Yet

[I]  PBOC Money-Market Tactic Has Traders Trying to Decode Signal

[I]  China Imposes Caps on P2P Loans to Curb Shadow-Banking Risks

 


[I]  Budget in Jan can front-load spending

[I]  Get Wi-Fi soon on Indian skies

[I]  Start-ups going belly-up in the ‘deadpool’

[I]  GST rate should be lower for essential food items: CII

[I]  Swachh Bharat needs rebranding, says TISS report

[I]  Woman director: 29 NSE listed firms non-compliant

[I]  SUUTI stake-sale: Centre relaxes norms for bankers

[I]  Monsoon leaves South high and dry

[I]  Governance reforms needed in banks for consistency in performance, says Mundra

 


[I]  Expect slightly lower GDP growth in Q1 than last quarter: Aditi Nayar, ICRA

[I]  SAARC Agri Centre, ICRISAT ink pact to accelerate use of technology

[I]  India Inc enduring deepest earnings decline in 20 years: Morgan Stanley

[I]  Investment intentions up, but too early to term upturn: Care Ratings

[I]  Stressed assets level rises to 12 per cent for system as of Q1: S S Mundra

[I]  India to receive normal rains, not surplus, as La Nina chances fade

[I]  Make scrapping of old heavy vehicles compulsory: Finance Ministry

[I]  GST, a tax reform that needs administrative reform too: Parthasarathi Shome

[I]  Nirmala Sitharaman plumps for 200 basis points rate cut by RBI

[I]  Union Cabinet clears new India-Cyprus Double Tax Avoidance Agreement

 


[I]  Large companies open purse for start-ups

[I]  No breakthroughs likely in Indo-US talks next week

[I]  Revised DTAA between India and Cyprus gets nod

[I]  Stressed assets in banking system rise to 12% in Q1

[I]  India to receive normal rains, not surplus

[I]  Pulses production may exceed 20 Mt in FY17

[I]  Maharashtra sugar output may fall to 5-year low

[I]  New report pours cold water on river projects

[I]  Draft Bill to ban commercial surrogacy


 
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Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Macro Economic News 24 Aug 2016
 


[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

 


[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

 


[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

 


[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

 


[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

 


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