MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 05 Jan 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Fed officials think Trump tax cuts could increase rates

[I]  France asks bondholders to take a long-term view

[I]  Soaring eurozone inflation creates ECB dilemma

[I]  Drop in Spanish jobless total is biggest on record

[I]  China clamps down on ‘exotic’ insurance

[I]  Chinese county moves to ban expensive wedding gifts

[I]  Brexit set to weigh on property prices in 2017

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Things Will Get Worse for the Malaysian Ringgit: BMI Research

[I]  Fed Officials See Gradual Rate Hikes as Upside Risks Debated

[I]  Harvard Academic Sees Debt Rout Worse Than 1994 ‘Bond Massacre’

[I]  China Goes on $26 Trillion Commodity Binge as Shortages Seen

[I]  Manhattan Resale Home Prices Tumble the Most in Four Years

[I]  PMI Plunge Adds to Evidence India Cash Ban Is Hurting Growth

[I]  Asia's Shipping Lines Are Facing More Mergers

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  As VC funds fall, M&As keep start-ups buzzing

[I]  FMCG firms take start-up route to new turf

[I]  Passengers can soon buy unreserved train tickets using Paytm, MobiKwik

[I]  EC to tighten screws on paid news, blackmoney

[I]  Mutual fund assets grow 5.13% sequentially in Oct-Dec quarter

[I]  Banks seek funding support to sustain digitisation drive

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Expect India to grow between 4%-7% in next 10 years: Marc Faber

[I]  M&A deal value hits 5 year high at $61.44 billion in 2016

[I]  Tax collection to exceed budget estimates this fiscal: Arun Jaitley

[I]  Finmin clears 29 investment proposals worth of Rs 2.11 lakh crore

[I]  FDI up 27% at $ 27.82 billion in April-October this fiscal

[I]  Bank credit contracts 2.3% in October quarter

[I]  India-Uruguay Customs agreement receives Cabinet nod

[I]  Government may abolish place of effective management tax

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Tax kitty to exceed Budget estimate, says Jaitley

[I]  Interest rate cut: Small relief for indebted firms

[I]  94% of demonetised notes deposited back in banks

[I]  Dual control holds up GST's July roll-out

[I]  States under UDAY issue bonds worth Rs 1.83 lakh crore, cover 83% of debt

[I]  Divestment in railway public sector undertakings not in near future

[I]  Services PMI contracts for 2nd month in a row

 

Best Regards, ARBIND