MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 18 Apr 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  US admits tax reforms will be hit by healthcare blow

[I]  Office workers warm to their robotic colleagues

[I]  Chinese economy grows 6.9% in first quarter

[I]  Merkel urges Erdogan to open dialogue with critics

[I]  Erdogan extends state of emergency after referendum win

[I]  Berlin wary of inflaming fragile Turkey relations after poll

[I]  US warns North Korea not to test Trump’s resolve

[I]  India’s young are fretting about their futures

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  China Home Prices Rise in More Cities as Buyers Flock to Market

[I]  RBA Shines Spotlight on Weak Aussie Jobs, Strong Housing Market

[I]  London House-Price Growth at Five-Year Low as Luxury End Slumps

[I]  Bank Brexit Exodus Seen Hastened by Closer Regulator Scrutiny

[I]  Trump Is Willing to Consider a Sudden Strike on North Korea

[I]  Trump Ties China Currency Decision to Help With North Korea

[I]  China Roars Back to Lift Global Outlook as U.S. Consumer Weakens

[I]  Bullish Oil Bets Gain on Signs OPEC Cuts to Outdo U.S. Boom

[I]  Japan Wants to Keep Ross Away From Some Economy Talks

[I]  China Is Where the Action Is for ‘Fate of the Furious'

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  For corporates, ‘family business’ now comes first

[I]  Nuclear Fuel Complex surpasses own record

[I]  Cyclone 'Maarutha' crosses Myanmar coast, weakens steadily  

[I]  Farm loan waivers to touch 2% of GDP in run-up to 2019 polls

[I]  Over 50 Indians in Forbes’ under 30 list of super achievers

[I]  Equity MFs log Rs. 70,367 cr inflow in 2016-17

[I]  Record purchases by Govt fail to lift tur prices

[I]  WPI inflation eases to 5.7% in March on softer fuel prices  

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Paris replacing Mauritius as tax haven, Citi alerts Finance Ministry 

[I]  Geopolitical uncertainties to guide crude oil market in near term

[I]  India, world's second-largest urea user, seeks to end imports in 5 years

[I]  Current account deficit to widen to 1.6% from 0.5% of GDP: Nomura

[I]  EEPC India seeks govt intervention to curb volatility

[I]  Government awards 49 port projects worth Rs 8,341 crore in FY17

[I]  Buying a flat? Here's why you should wait till May 1

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Story in numbers: PSU spending on CSR up 48%

[I]  CRISIL SME Tracker: There is more to creditworthiness than size of an MSE

[I]  Economy to grow 7.2% in FY18; GST to have positive impact: World Bank

[I]  It's not economic strength but foreign inflows that's pushing the rupee

[I]  WPI inflation down 0.85 percentage points in March

[I]  Indian tea companies look at increasing exports as Kenyan production falls

[I]  With corporate push, more farmers get active on futures platform

[I]  Tobacco investment PIL excludes mutual funds

 

MARKETS (7.45 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9158;  USDINR DGCX: 64.4875;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20558;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7244;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 18412;  EUR-USD: 1.0648; Crude Oil (WTI): 52.58;  Gold (Spot): 1284          

 

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