MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 01 Mar 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  JPMorgan calls for easing of bank regulation

[I]  Market odds of March rise in US rates hit 80%

[I]  Brussels to lay out plans for more ‘multi-speed’ EU-27

[I]  Nigeria suffers first annual contraction in 25 years

[I]  Indian economy shrugs off effects of Modi cash ban

[I]  Merkel tries ‘strategic patience’ with Trump

[I]  China capital crackdown threatens overseas buyouts

[I]  Cayman lawsuits challenge valuations of delisted groups

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Australia Avoids Recession as Household Spending, Mining Boost Economy

[I]  Putin's Russia Seen Dominating European Energy for Two Decades

[I]  China's Factory Gauge Strengthens as Producer Prices Rebound

[I]  South Sudan's Famine Is China's Chance to Lead

[I]  Biblically Responsible ETFs Offer a New Twist on Value Investing

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Economy weathers note ban storm to grow at 7% in Q3

[I]  Core sector growth dips to 3.4% in January

[I]  India to speed up FTA with Eurasian Economic Union

[I]  Aadhaar not mandatory for withdrawals under EPS, says EPFO

[I]  India will never be the same again: OECD on note-ban

[I]  Real-estate firms open the door to technology start-ups

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  India's bleeding startups stare at a harsh summer, hands out pink slips to hundreds

[I]  Crude oil awaits full compliance of the Opec deal as US shale oil puts pressure

[I]  Revised tax treaty with Singapore takes effect

[I]  India should cut corporate tax, go for inheritance levy: OECD

[I]  Fiscal deficit breaches 2016/17 target in January, at Rs 5.64 lakh crore

[I]  OECD cuts India's growth forcast to 7%

[I]  Government sees FY17 per capita income rising 10% to Rs 103,818

[I]  India's strong GDP data leaves economists scratching their heads

[I]  How government's growth projections beat market estimates

[I]  50% more HNIs left India in 2016 versus previous year

[I]  India keen on riding 5G wave, norms in offing: Telecom Secretary

[I]  Recapitalisation for PSU banks to be performance linked: Shaktikanta Das

[I]  Pay panel for CPSEs bats for ESOPs to keep talent

[I]  Firms fear lingering economic aftershocks from cash crackdown

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Domestic, global logistics companies look to India for increased investment

[I]  Govt to seek Trai views on annual spectrum auction

[I]  MNCs call the shots in home & personal care, Indian firms in food

[I]  Office space yields fall in major hubs of metros as values rise

[I]  India's metros fail in urban governance, small cities fare better

[I]  Core sector growth slows down to 3.4% in January

[I]  Fiscal deficit overshoots full-year target

[I]  OECD estimates 7.3% growth in FY18

[I]  Farm sector to grow slower than expected in 2016-17 at 4.4%

[I]  Rs 55,000 crore of MSME loans may become NPAs

 

MARKETS (8.10 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 8927;  USDINR DGCX: 66.9025;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20848;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7266;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19226;  EUR-USD: 1.0582; Crude Oil (WTI): 54.11;  Gold (Spot): 1247

 

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