Saturday, 10 September 2016

Macro Economic News 10 Sep 2016
 


[I]  Fed governors differ on interest rate rise

[I]  War games show Russia’s hold on Crimea

[I]  World wonders how to halt North Korea

[I]  Telecoms groups fear tighter roaming rules

[I]  Negative yields pose questions for investors

[I]  A watershed moment may be near for bonds

[I]  Carney’s confidence is undeserved

 


[I]  Leverage Soars to New Heights as Corporate Bond Deluge Rolls On

[I]  UN Threatens Fresh Sanctions on North Korea After Nuclear Test

[I]  North Korea Says It Tested Nuclear Bomb and Can Now Put Warheads on Rockets

[I]  Debt Cleanup Faith Tested by First India Capital Dollar Bond

[I]  Bank Indonesia Governor Says He May Ease If Data Supports

 


[I]  ‘Housing for all’ in the slow lane

[I]  India’s relationship with China is ‘complicated’, says Foreign Secretary

[I]  MFIs may face loan quality shocks: ICRA

[I]  Forex reserve hits all-time high of $367.76 bn

[I]  States to have more say in using funds under Central schemes

[I]  Aadhaar covers 98% of adult population

 


[I]  LIC Housing aims Rs 40,000 crore loan disbursal this fiscal: MD

[I]  India, EFTA talks on proposed FTA to resume this month

[I]  Government wants PSBs to take equity route

[I]  Detailed recommendations for merger of budgets submitted to FM

[I]  Interconnection issue likely to be settled within 90 days: Telcos group

 


[I]  Wheat, edible oil import duties could be cut

[I]  Kharif acreage tops 105 mn hectares, pulses at five-year best

[I]  Govt blocks practice of importing gold utensils at 1% duty

[I]  Banks face a growth dilemma

[I]  RBI finally shuts the doors on corporate houses' bank licence hopes

 

 
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Friday, 9 September 2016

Macro Economic News 09 Sep 2016
 


[I]  Air pollution costs global economy $5tn

[I]  ECB holds fire on extending QE

[I]  Hollande vows to defend France ‘for years’

[I]  Asian hunt for yield sweetens dollar deals

[I]  Ghana bond sale to test EM debt appetite

[I]  Britain is falling into denial about Brexit

[I]  Food prices climb to a 15-month high

 


[I]  Housing Booms Down Under Could Drive Kiwi to Parity With Aussie

[I]  Fed Urges U.S. Ban on Wall Street Buying Stakes in Companies

[I]  Saudi Cost-Cutting Drive May Cancel $20 Billion of Projects

[I]  Fading College Dream Saps U.S. Economy of Productivity Miracle

[I]  China's Reform of State Firms May Look a Little Odd to the West: Goldman

[I]  China Seen Firing a Warning Shot at Bears in Yuan Defense

[I]  China Allows Insurers to Invest in Hong Kong Stocks Via Link

 


[I]  Facing flak, Rlys back-tracks, will review ‘surge pricing’

[I]  RBI will not interfere with independence of banks: Urjit tells PAC

[I]  GST Bill becomes law after nod from President Mukherjee

[I]  Employers see steady hiring in 2017: survey

[I]  India emerges one of the top M&A designations

 


[I]  No threat to recovery: ECB leaves all three key rates unchanged

[I]  Gold steady on weaker dollar; ECB stimulus in focus

[I]  SEBI's UK Sinha for flexi-pricing of municipal bonds

[I]  India's net FDI inflows for FY17 likely at $35 bn: Citigroup

[I]  MUDRA lends over Rs 42,000 crore in 5 months, sees pickup in H2

[I]  Closure & asset sale of sick PSUs Within 15 months of Cabinet approval

[I]  Govt issues norms for time-bound closure of CPSEs

 


[I]  Auto sector clocks robust 26% growth in August

[I]  Luxury car market in slow lane

[I]  Sugar mills want loans recast, stock limits lifted

[I]  Banks can accept tax dues in cash under IDS: RBI

[I]  PFRDA allows up to 75% in equity for private NPS

[I]  PSBs using AT1 bonds to shore up capital base

[I]  No decision on ratifying Paris treaty by year-end: India

[I]  Monsoon 4% below normal so far; could revive over central, North India from Monday

 

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Thursday, 8 September 2016

Macro Economic News 08 Sep 2016
 


[I]  Brexit confounds the currency market

[I]  Banks shake up hiring process

[I]  Portugal reforms not gone far enough

[I]  Big data helps German trains run on time

[I]  Wall St turns to machines to find bankers

[I]  China banks shed staff and cut salaries

[I]  Negative-yielding bonds: an explainer

[I]  Inflation-linked UK bonds rally has legs

[I]  Central banks should not fear bond market

 


[I]  Morgan Stanley Says Draghi Stimulus Can’t Stop Euro’s Bull Run

[I]  China Exports Cushioned by Weaker Yuan; Imports Stage a Comeback

[I]  Fading College Dream Saps U.S. Economy of Productivity Miracle

[I]  India's New Central Bank Chief Looks About to Get Positive News on Rupee

 


[I]  India has a chance to get 5G with the rest of the world: Telecom Secretary

[I]  Banks’ boards should be tough on KYC compliance, embrace tech: SS Mundra

[I]  India, Russia defence deals to dominate Modi-Putin meet next month

[I]  Jobless growth is a misleading term, says ILO’s Deputy Director

[I]  India to push for WTO trade facilitation deal in services

[I]  Online hiring activity sees 17% jump in August

[I]  India, Namibia discuss joint ventures in mining, solar projects, tourism

[I]  India to focus reforms on tax, banks, infrastructure: Jaitley

[I]  India to focus reforms on tax, banks, infrastructure: Jaitley

 


[I]  FPIs set eyes on France, Spain as new tax havens

[I]  Wage payout of Rs 56,000 crore not to upset April-August fiscal math

[I]  FTA negotiations with India complicated: Australia

[I]  India on path of becoming pivot for hi-tech manufacturing: UN

[I]  India will have seven mega cities by 2030: UN

[I]  Government taking a relook at free trade agreements: Nirmala Sitharaman

[I]  No bank privatisation, GST implementation on target: FM Arun Jaitley

 


[I]  April 1 deadline for GST a stiff target: Jaitley

[I]  Railways to start surge pricing tomorrow

[I]  New consumer law to give advertisement regulator more powers

[I]  NGT allows automakers to seek clarity

[I]  NITI Aayog bats for strategic sale of 22 central PSUs

[I]  Cabinet readies for listing of PSU insurance firms

[I]  Onion prices slump to 4-yr low

 

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Wednesday, 7 September 2016

Macro Economic News 07 Sep 2016
 


[I]  US services growth falls to 6-year low

[I]  Sweden unsettled as UK plots Brexit path

[I]  Japan Inc rethinks its bet on Britain

[I]  Spain recoups fraction of bank bailout funds

[I]  German industry chief hits at Brexit delay

[I]  Farmers sound alarm over mega deals

[I]  Fund managers find summer rewards in EM

[I]  EM bonds risk supply squeeze

[I]  Low-yield world buoys covenant-lite loans

[I]  Companies race to sell corporate debt in test of investor appetite

 


[I]  Singapore Creates Group With Aim to Improve Market Resiliency

[I]  Tens of Thousands of Jobs Go at China's Biggest Banks

[I]  Australia Economy Grows Annual 3.3% as Government Spending Rises

[I]  Cash in a Box Catches On as Swiss Negative Rates Bite

[I]  First Factories, Now Services Signal Cracks in U.S. Economy

[I]  Cash Piles at American Companies Are Shrinking

[I]  Quantum Computers Are Coming. The World Might Not Be Ready.

[I]  Singapore Vigilant Against Financial Misconduct, Menon Says

[I]  Hong Kong Squares Up to Singapore, Australia With Fintech Hub

[I]  China Has Room to Ease and Robots Spur Inequality, New Research Shows

[I]  Companies Get Paid to Borrow as Global Bond Binge Resumes

[I]  Libor Surge Reverberates All the Way to China’s Currency Market

[I]  China Said to Consider Wide-Ranging Consumer Tax Overhaul

 


[I]  Leverage small businesses... only they will generate jobs: Nilekani

[I]  CAG gears up for Big Data, to revamp auditing process

[I]  Sowing improves to 96% in Gujarat on August showers

[I]  Exim Bank plans portal to provide export facilitation services to SMEs

[I]  India, Chile expand preferential trading pact to boost economic ties

[I]  Oil Ministry campaigns for promoting natural gas use

[I]  60 farmers end life in Telangana as dry spell hit crops

 


[I]  Indian scientist develops genetically modified cotton after success with mustard

[I]  Soybean meal exports decrease 66%

[I]  Companies see best festive season in 4 years

[I]  NABARD to raise Rs 77,000 crore to fund irrigation projects

[I]  Foreign portfolio investors approach government to iron out Singapore Treaty, GAAR issues

[I]  Employees' State Insurance Corporation raises wage threshold to Rs 21,000

[I]  Niti Aayog working on second list of PSU divestment

[I]  States on board for scrapping Plan, non-Plan budgeting: Lavasa

 


[I]  Power ministry to retire 6,000-Mw thermal capacity

[I]  Indian cement makers race ahead of China's

[I]  Indian smartphone sales to double by 2020: Report

[I]  Indian start-up beats big firms in wearable battle

[I]  States can't escape adoption of GST

[I]  37% districts short of rain despite 'normal' monsoon

[I]  Credit rating of cities takes off

[I]  Delinquencies of personal loans lower than those of home loans, says Equifax

[I]  Govt eases rules for SUUTI

 

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