Saturday, 15 October 2016

Macro Economic News 15 Oct 2016
 


[I]  Thai focus turns to king-in-waiting

[I]  Cold war chill greets Guterres at the UN

[I]  Modi and Putin to meet as old alliance drifts

[I]  UK gilt yields soar on ‘hard Brexit’ fears

[I]  Currency investors need political nous

 


[I]  U.S. Yield Curve Steepens as Yellen Hints Economy May Run Hot

[I]  China No Currency Manipulator, Obama Treasury Says for Last Time

[I]  U.K.’s May Loads Team for EU Talks With Pro-Brexit Ministers

[I]  U.S. Deficit Up for First Time Since 2009 on Spending Surge

[I]  China’s Days of Exporting Deflation May Be Drawing to a Close

[I]  After 16 Years and $53 Billion, Giant Oil Field Starts Pumping

[I]  In-Flight Internet Plans for India Left Up in the Air

[I]  Singapore's Central Bank Is Being Put to the Test

[I]  Asia Is in Good Shape to Withstand Higher U.S. Rates, ADB Says

 


[I]  India says future phases of solar mission will be WTO compliant

[I]  WPI inflation eases to 3.57% in September

[I]  Exports up 4.62% to $22.9 billion in September, imports dip 2.54%

[I]  Pulses down on poor offtake

[I]  Pepper shipments down 47% in January-August

[I]  Centre to distribute subsidised pulses through post offices

 


[I]  Not much change in school education: Niti Aayog

[I]  India among most restricted bond markets; experts say PM Modi's missing a trick

[I]  RBI is seen digging into reserves as FCNR-B redemption begins

[I]  India bright spot, but NPAs pose challenge: IMF Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld

[I]  'Chinese goods' sale in India hit record high despite boycott'

[I]  Wholesale prices cool in September after hitting 2-year high in August

[I]  India may push for Motor Vehicles pact at BIMSTEC meet

[I]  India likely to sign diamonds deal with Russia

 


[I]  Situation in India's banking sector is not grim at all: K V Kamath

[I]  FinMin to issue rules for norms under BEPS

[I]  Govt wants airlines to set up simulators

[I]  Food inflation drops

[I]  GST rate for polluting products could be higher

[I]  Sebi to ask rating agencies to disclose compensation

[I]  Sebi allows bullion as collateral for clearing members

[I]  With India isolated, Pakistan climate change project gets approval at Green Climate Fund

 
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Friday, 14 October 2016

Macro Economic News 14 Oct 2016


[I]  US threatens more strikes on Yemen rebels

[I]  Turkey’s tilt to Russia marks shift in Syria

[I]  Clintons’ wealth invites campaign attacks

[I]  China exports fall amid concerns over demand

[I]  German court clears EU-Canada trade deal

[I]  China rethinks developing world largesse

[I]  Single market crucial for UK fund managers

[I]  US regulators ease fund redemption rules

[I]  Yen set to weaken further against dollar



[I]  China’s Export Drop Tempts Policy Makers to Keep Weakening Yuan

[I]  Singapore's Economy Contracts the Most in Four Years

[I]  China Developers Reeling From Regulators' Double Blow

[I]  Bromance Between Xi and Putin Grows as U.S. Spats Escalate

[I]  China Sees First Factory-Gate Inflation in Almost Five Years

[I]  Citi Is Worried About the Political Winds Blowing Against Yellen

[I]  Deutsche Bank Sees the Yuan Falling 17%

[I]  China Cracking Down on Rumor-Mongering in Property Market



[I]  BRICS trade ministers agree to cooperate in e-commerce, services, IPR, MSMEs

[I]  Delhi to Beijing: give Indian goods greater market access

[I]  Textile Ministry pitches for a free trade agreement with EU

[I]  MoU between BRICS’ New Development Bank, Exim Bank cleared

[I]  Retail inflation at 13-month low on cheaper vegetables, pulses

[I]  ‘Developing nations not yet ready to negotiate global trade rules on e-commerce’

[I]  CSO releases supply and use tables to clear doubts on GDP data

[I]  BRICS nations short on capital absorption: Patel


[I]  Railways earnings fall short of target by over 11 pc in September

[I]  Sebi chairman U K Sinha calls for info-sharing system among BRICS regulators

[I]  Chinese trade dip halts dollar, sends yuan to 6-year low

[I]  Electoral trusts can’t take funds from PSUs or foreign sources

[I]  RBI allows banks to classify borrowed securities as SLR

[I]  India needs $1 trillion for housing, infrastructure projects: Report

[I]  China assures wider market access for Indian products

[I]  BRICS trade with world grows 5.8%, India leading: Maersk

[I]  With 97% rain, India gets 'normal' monsoon after 3 years

[I]  India below Bangladesh, Rwanda in global hunger rankings

[I]  Government paving road for Rs 60,000 crore push to infrastructure sector



[I]  Maharashtra extends educational subsidies for poor across castes

[I]  Lack of reforms created huge NPAs in infra, power sectors, says Jaitley

[I]  New formula for ethanol pricing

[I]  Patel warns of risks from Brexit, US polls

[I]  BRICS trade ministers seek more cooperation

[I]  Interest earned by Indians on bank deposits at record low

[I]  Banks refute BBB Chairman's claims on bad loan clean up

[I]  Coffee output likely to fall 8%

[I]  India has fourth-largest population of HNIs in APAC


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Thursday, 13 October 2016

Macro Economic News 13 Oct 2016

 

[I]  UK faces Brexit divorce bill of up to €20bn

[I]  BoE deputy chief sees more pound volatility

[I]  Scientists unveil plan for space nation

[I]  Putin sets out stall with cold war bombast

[I]  Beijing seeks new South China Sea authority

[I]  Abe fears backlash on labour reform

[I]  Basel committee sets out bond lending rules

[I]  Pound’s fall a mixed blessing for banks

[I]  India rate cut revives debate on RBI plans

[I]  End of US earnings recession no catalyst for bulls

 


[I]  Dollar’s Climb Slows Near 7-Month High on Sign Gain Was Too Fast

[I]  Oil Falls Below $50 on Rising Stockpiles as OPEC Disputes Emerge

[I]  Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rates Steady as Debt Soars

[I]  HSBC: There's Now a Very High Chance of a 'Severe Fall' In U.S. Stocks

[I]  Pound Selloff Accelerates as Flash Crash Lows Loom Ever Nearer

[I]  Gasoline Prices Around the World: The Real Cost of Filling Up

[I]  Foreigners Gobble Up Record A$5 Billion of Australian Bond Sale

[I]  New Zealand’s English Dangles Tax Cuts as Budget Surplus Jumps

[I]  Iran Is Stuck With China to Finance Its Oil Dreams

[I]  BOJ Reflationist Harada Says More Easing May Be Unneeded for Now

 


[I]  Corporate funding in solar sector up to $3 billion in Q3: Mercom Capital report

[I]  Low base, good monsoon to aid topline performance in Q2

[I]  Slowdown puts brakes on sales of trucks

[I]  NITI Aayog to mind the store at public sector units

[I]  PSBs continue to park funds in safe government bonds

[I]  Mounting losses may hit PSBs’ ability to pay interest on bonds: Crisil

[I]  Start-ups expanding their horizons: Venture Catalysts co-founder

 


[I]  US Fed hike to have only small impact on India: Gopinath

[I]  MFs folio count tops 5-crore mark, surges 29 lakh in FY17

[I]  Banks’ profitability under threat? IMF thinks so

[I]  The global oil market is a tale of two bond sales

[I]  OPEC points to larger 2017 oil surplus despite deal to cut

[I]  OIL-led consortium eyes stake in Russia Arctic oilfield

[I]  Plunging capital goods output dragged IIP: India Ratings

[I]  Inflation seen cooling to one-year low in September

[I]  ATMs as bank branches? RBI's plan could change how Indians do banking

 


[I]  New food norms to open up value-added market

[I]  India to promote indigenous expertise in cyber security, to fund start-ups

[I]  Consumption boom set to boost Indian economy

[I]  Airlines: Traffic to zoom beyond 100 mn in 2017

[I]  Lenders: Multiple triggers for faster retail loan growth

[I]  The silver lining for the consumption story

[I]  4 PSBs may default on AT-1 bonds' coupon

 

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Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Macro Economic News 12 Oct 2016

 

[I]  S Africa prosecutors summon finance minister

[I]  Singapore shuts second Swiss bank over 1MDB

[I]  EU members clash over bank capital rules

[I]  Chinese lawyers protest at online curbs

[I]  Brexit bliss suffers rude awakening

[I]  Prize of peace still eludes Colombians

[I]  US jobless rise shows more seeking work

 


[I]  Political Risks Roil Currency Market, Pummeling U.K. Pound, Rand

[I]  China Cities Face End of Fairy Tale as Default Risks Rise

[I]  Russia Says It’s Joining China to Counter U.S. Missile Defense

[I]  Goldman Warns China’s Outflows May Be Worse Than They Look

[I]  Hong Kong Knows More About Money, but France Is Better at Managing It

[I]  PBOC Fuels Depreciation Talk as It Weakens Fixing for Sixth Day

[I]  Tide Turns on Rate Cuts in South Korea

[I]  Australia's 30-Year Bonds Look Set for Strong Demand

[I]  RBNZ Still Expects to Cut Interest Rates to Fresh Record Low

 


[I]  NRI deposits plunge 55% on oil slump, Fed rate-hike prospects

[I]  Soon, a Made-in-India aircraft will be ferrying passengers

[I]  Tax collections continue to be buoyant

[I]  India, China explore opportunities in green energy

[I]  ‘There is huge potential in mass transit systems, Railway modernisation in India’

[I]  Need for labour reforms in plantation sector underscored

[I]  Monsoon hastens exit from North-West, heads South

 


[I]  Banks’ profitability under threat? IMF thinks so

[I]  Brexit makes eurozone collapse five times more likely: JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon

[I]  A $7 trn moment of truth in markets is just 3 days away

[I]  Hope of bumper produce puts edible oil prices under pressure

[I]  Gold imports decline 59% during January-September: Report

[I]  Saudi Arabia sees its oil reserves lasting another 70 years

[I]  Oil glut to last until mid-2017 unless OPEC cuts output: IEA

[I]  Rising imports pull wheat prices 8-10% lower

[I]  India's exposure to US govt securities crosses $123 billion in July

[I]  Foreign holdings of Chinese bonds rise most in over 2 years in Sept

[I]  Government wants PSBs’ midsize corporate borrowers shifted to bond market

 


[I]  Stomach this: India ranks dismal 97 in global hunger index

[I]  Indian start-ups must go global: Simon Galpin

[I]  Integrating accounting standards with the world

[I]  Mumbai-Nagpur super expressway: Villagers up in arms over land acquisition

[I]  Govt sets up panel to revamp forest law

[I]  Govt issues more draft norms under Bankruptcy Code

[I]  Good monsoon fills reservoirs, heralds bumper harvest

[I]  Government can now fix retail prices of essential commodities

 

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