MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 16 Mar 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Dutch vote in test of populism in Europe

[I]  Fed increases interest rates as inflation looms

[I]  Trump’s ‘America First’ budget to propose deep cuts

[I]  Kenya president seeks cut in public sector wages

[I]  Trump backs plan to boost Saudi investment in US

[I]  Merkel considers ban on rallies by Turkish politicians

[I]  China poised to top global corporate patents

[I]  Abenomics hit by Japan’s meagre wage rises

[I]  US regulator unveils derivatives rules revamp

[I]  Central banks find German two-year debt irresistible

[I]  Weak demand in Europe and Japan will curb inflation

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Yellen Calms Fears Fed's Policy Trigger Finger Is Getting Itchy

[I]  The Next RBA Rate Increases Will Have Triple the Force of 90s Hikes

[I]  Saudis Dial Back on Oil Supply Cuts to Add Storage at Home

[I]  Oil at $40 No Problem as U.S. Drillers Snub OPEC With Hedges

[I]  Pound Goes From Slumber to Excitement at London Dawn on Fixing

[I]  Aussie Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Jumps to 5.9%; Currency Drops

[I]  The Reflation Trade Is Dead, Long Live the Reflation Trade

[I]  Chinese Treasury Holdings Dip in January Amid Capital Flight

[I]  Singapore's February Home Sales Triple From Year Ago on Demand

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  GST Council to take up State and UT Bills today

[I]  Cabinet approves 2% DA hike for Central govt staff, pensioners

[I]  Govt working on policy to incentivise enhanced oil recovery, says Pradhan

[I]  Awareness drive: MFs allowed to use celebrity endorsement

[I]  Cotton trade may soon have uniform unit of measurement

[I]  Wheat prices up as govt starts buying

[I]  India’s veg oil imports rise 17 per cent in February

[I]  NPAs seen declining in Q4: Finance Minister

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  P-note investment climbs to Rs 1.75 lakh cr at Jan-end

[I]  Import of vegetable oils rises 17% YoY during February

[I]  Government to link 400 mandis on electronic trade platform this month

[I]  Digital transactions to touch Rs 4 cr/day this year: Ravi Shankar Prasad

[I]  Loan repayments witnessed v-shaped recovery 3 months after note ban: Crisil study

[I]  Exports jump 17% to $24.5 billion in February; trade deficit widens

[I]  India, Russia to talk FTA, ways to up bilateral trade

[I]  Government launches new scheme for developing export-linked infrastructure

[I]  Wary of Rupee’s wild ways, RBI intensifies moves to discipline banks

[I]  Regulatory changes planned to enhance protection for online shoppers

[I]  Currency in circulation rises 13.5% between February 10 and March 10

[I]  Divergent WPI, CPI explains non-alignment of manufacturing GDP and IIP: Crisil

[I]  Govt asks RBI to link FCRA a/c with PFMS for easy monitoring

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  India Inc's dividend pay at record high

[I]  M&A deals in payments sector pick up steam in 2016

[I]  New scheme for funding trade infra launched

[I]  National Health Policy gets Cabinet nod

[I]  Oil Ministry to launch second round of small field auction in 2017-18

[I]  Govt to present fresh consumer protection Bill

[I]  Government mulls PFRDA's soft compulsion pension plans

[I]  Govt to consider more oversight panels for NPAs, says Jaitley

[I]  Changes in rail tariffs only after regulator in place

[I]  Farm loan waivers upset credit discipline: SBI chairman

[I]  Centre mulls limiting cash deals at Rs 50,000 in bullion

[I]  TN makes Aadhaar, PAN, mobile number mandatory for new vehicle registration

 

MARKETS (7.45 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9178;  USDINR DGCX: 65.3625;  DJIA Mini Fut: 209331;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7401;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19570;  EUR-USD: 1.0731; Crude Oil (WTI): 49.16;  Gold (Spot): 1225

 

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