MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 18 Jan 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Trump team questions the almighty dollar

[I]  May warns UK will walk away from ‘bad deal’

[I]  Theresa May to lay out clean break from EU

[I]  Theresa May puts Brexit vision in sharp focus

[I]  Russia’s economy minister puts focus on markets

[I]  Donald Trump is committed to globalisation, Davos told

[I]  How finance is being taken over by tech

[I]  Money managers’ optimism over global growth rises

[I]  Pound’s rally does not bolster its foundations

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Hong Kong and Mumbai Have the World's Most Unaffordable Housing

[I]  politics: These Are the Biggest Global Risks for 2017

[I]  China's Oil Collapse Is Unintentionally Helping OPEC

[I]  These Are the World's Most Innovative Economies (South Korea etc)

[I]  Cash Is King for Diamond Market Reeling From India’s Money War

[I]  China's Xi Defends Globalization at World Economic Forum

[I]  China Spawns New Debt Market to Ease Burden on Local Governments

[I]  China's Found a New Way to Pump Record Credit Without the Side Effects

[I]  Don't Get Too Excited About China's Commodity Reflation

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Jharkhand’s default raises questions over UDAY impact

[I]  RBI has no idea how much it cost to print the new notes

[I]  BHIM may expose you to data theft

[I]  CBDT holds circular on indirect tax provisions

[I]  Hospital margins on stents are as high as 654%

[I]  Chugging cautiously towards privatisation

[I]  M-wallet companies look to forge partnerships with insurance firms

[I]  Domestic airlines fly 24% more passengers in Dec

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Kolkata has become capital of tax avoidance through stock market: U K Sinha

[I]  Government warns sugar industry against fluctuating prices

[I]  India's 2017 grape exports to Europe and China set to increase by 15% to 20%

[I]  India's rough diamond imports drop 4.7 percent YoY in Dec: Trade body

[I]  Indian economy projected to grow by 7.7% in FY 2017: UN report

[I]  Continue plans to reduce public debt, deficit: IMF

[I]  India among top six promising markets, but slips one notch

[I]  $11-billion FPI outflow was due to demonetisation: Sebi

[I]  Budget 2017: Government planning national social security system for poor, unemployed

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Aadhaar app set to change the game for e-payments

[I]  Tax breather for foreign investors

[I]  Lack of accounting clarity comes in way of wallet use by railways

[I]  Rule change gives miners route to bypass auction

[I]  IMF numbers add to Davos chill

[I]  Gains of globalisation at risk, warns PM

[I]  Irdai's protection to a few reinsurers riles industry

[I]  Oil price rises on weaker dollar, Saudi commitment to cut output

[I]  Centre may announce a higher stake sale target in FY18

 

MARKETS (6.45am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 8401;  USDINR DGCX: 68.0050;  DJIA Mini Fut: 19746;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7151;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 18655;  EUR-USD: 1.0701; Crude Oil (WTI): 52.51;  Gold (Spot): 1217

 

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