MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 27 Mar 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  UK set to keep EU regulations after Brexit

[I]  Oil trading surge strengthens commodity houses’ grip

[I]  Mexico eyes duty-free corn deals to counter Trump

[I]  Merkel gains unexpected lift in regional poll

[I]  EU looks at revealing negotiating positions for Brexit

[I]  Rise of the border wall shows there is more that divides us 

[I]  International inflation gap hits decades-long low

[I]  Why EU control is no fix for financial safety

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Oil Speculators Can't Dump Bets on Rally Fast Enough Amid Glut

[I]  Ivory Coast Seeks More IMF Funding to Aid Budget as Cocoa Slumps

[I]  An Unexplained 85% Fall That's Nothing New for Hong Kong Stocks

[I]  Russia Needs Data on Oil Supply, Markets to Decide on More Cuts

[I]  Rich Chinese Race to Apply for a U.S. Golden Visa

[I]  Oil Producers Consider Extending Output Cuts as Support Grows

[I]  Trump to Begin Reversing Obama-Era Cutbacks in Carbon Dioxide

[I]  Pakistan Holds Key Rate as Inflation Surges to Two-Year High

[I]  PBOC’s Zhou Wants More Free Trade Clarity at G-20 Hamburg Summit

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  SBI workforce likely to shrink by 10% over two years

[I]  PF withdrawal norms for government employees relaxed

[I]  Take fight against black money, graft to the next level: PM tells people

[I]  New rating scale quantifies expected loss over life of debt instrument

[I]  Goods vehicle owners association to go on indefinite strike from April 1

[I]  BRICS Bank to hold annual meet in Delhi this week

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  FPI inflows hit $6 billion in March on hopes of more reforms

[I]  IPOs worth Rs 20,000 crore to hit Dalal Street in coming months

[I]  OPEC, non-OPEC committee recommends extending output cut by six months

[I]  10 multi-modal hubs likely under transport master plan

[I]  GST: 10 groups set up under senior taxmen to examine issues and report by April 10

[I]  New move to settle retrospective tax cases, CBDT offers interest liability waiver to firms

[I]  No plan to introduce new denomination notes at present: RBI

[I]  NPA resolution policy gathers pace, likely announcement soon

[I]  Companies should invest in upgradation of tax technology: PwC

[I]  Tower operators seek special treatment from electricity boards

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Filing I-T return: Single-page form for income up to Rs 50 lakh

[I]  Arun Jaitley discusses GST, other economic issues with Maharashtra FM

[I]  Railway to have integrated software for instant data collection

[I]  CBDT to waive interest liability if tax demand paid in retrospective cases

[I]  Govt likely to keep MGNREGA labour budget for 2017-18 unchanged

[I]  Why inequality is a threat to governance

[I]  4 out of 10 jobs would be lost to automation by 2021

[I]  Most concentrated EU bank market sets battle lines on new buffer

 

MARKETS (8.00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9100;  USDINR DGCX: 65.3375;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20468;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7226;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 18979;  EUR-USD: 1.0845; Crude Oil (WTI): 47.84;  Gold (Spot): 1256

 

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