MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 07 Mar 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  US travel order bars citizens from 6 Muslim nations

[I]  Trump adviser calls for deficit talks with Germany

[I]  EU approves Hungary’s Russia-financed nuclear plant

[I]  EU sets up post-Brexit defence training command

[I]  Investors look to politicians instead of bankers

[I]  Step towards humans guiding robots by telepathy

[I]  Republican tax reform could shake up global economy

[I]  Strong appetite for European convertible deals

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  China Currency Manipulation Could Be Just What Trump Needs

[I]  Australia Gas Firms Locked in Legal Battles After $200 Billion Spree Sours

[I]  Argentina Eyeing Lithium Superpower Status Amid Battery Boom

[I]  Korean Startups Join Forces to Take on Family-Run Conglomerates

[I]  Harvard Reveals Blueprint for Avoiding Stock Crashes

[I]  Japan on Alert After North Korea Fires Missiles

[I]  Sway of Geopolitics Lurks Under Cover of South Korea's Markets

[I]  Most-Traded Indian Sovereign Bonds Drop as `Repo Squeeze' Eases

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  India, China team up against West’s pressure on drug patent norms

[I]  Government to give a leg up to start-ups

[I]  Depositing cancelled notes: Why did you go back on your promise, apex court asks Centre

[I]  Multi-brand retail: Minister hopeful of early decision on FDI in non-food items

[I]  Is a new fiscal responsibility law needed?

[I]  Cabinet clears project to revive 50 unserved airports, air strips

[I]  India’s soymeal exports rebound as global demand picks up

[I]  Germany wants greater collaboration with India in farm technology

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Mid-level employees face the heat as Indian IT sector gears up for automation

[I]  Fear of retaliation keeping women away from reporting harassment at work: EY report

[I]  India, Portugal keen to further IT, communication ties: Ravi Shankar Prasad

[I]  Delhi economy booms, per capita income rises

[I]  Govt to consider five proposals on March 8 for setting up new SEZs

[I]  Government devising a National Master Plan for manufacturing clusters

[I]  All government schemes to have sunset clause: Finance Ministry

[I]  Government hopes to resolve 100 transfer pricing issues by year end

[I]  Exempt low-cost housing from service tax under GST: Venkaiah Naidu

[I]  Doing business gets easier, but India still among worst performers

[I]  No decision on allowing foreign law firms in India: Sources

[I]  Govt actively studying proposal for FDI in non-food items

[I]  Government may unveil new base year IIP, WPI by April-end to match up with growth numbers

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Start-ups account for 70% of PE/VC deals in 2016

[I]  GDP back-series data may not be released

[I]  Time is fertile for birth control pills: National Family Health Survey

[I]  Change to gratuity Act likely in coming session

[I]  New trademark rules ease filing regulations, halve fees

[I]  More green energy shrinks transmission projects' timeline

[I]  Note ban might affect some sectors in Q4: RBI

[I]  30% of area sown under rabi crops gets PM insurance cover

[I]  Farm sector projected to grow at 5% in Q4

[I]  Maharashtra Budget session: Govt announces measures to ease farmers' woes

 

MARKETS (7.30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 8971;  USDINR DGCX: 66.8225;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20945;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7349;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19360;  EUR-USD: 1.0584; Crude Oil (WTI): 53.18;  Gold (Spot): 1226

 

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