MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 24 Apr 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Chinese develop taste for avocados

[I]  Kremlin kickstarts Navalny smear campaign

[I]  Macron and Le Pen to contest French run-off

[I]  Vietnam’s drivers trade up from two wheels to four

[I]  US reopens door to reviving EU trade talks

[I]  EU to unveil plans for workplace protection

[I]  Saudi Arabia reverses austerity measure

[I]  China’s exporters are the real drivers of growth

[I]  Trump targets China’s trade with North Korea

[I]  Japan seeks to revive Pacific trade deal

[I]  Nigeria’s oil industry swaps pipelines for barges

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Putin Looks for Answers as Investment Flop Shows Flawed Recovery

[I]  Modi Push to Make Kitchens Safer Makes India No. 2 LPG Importer

[I]  Risk Is Back On After French Election; Euro Jumps: Markets Wrap

[I]  Euro Rises to Five-Month High as Macron, Le Pen Win French Vote

[I]  Jack Ma Sees Decades of Pain as Internet Upends Older Economy

[I]  Draghi Seen Choosing Faster QE Exit If French Hurdle Cleared

[I]  Top-Ranked Banks Slip to Bottom as Scandinavian Haven Splinters

[I]  IMF Panel Adopts G-20 View on Trade as Trump Considers Options

[I]  Austerity Nears End of the Line in Finland as Economy Surprises

[I]  Space May Be Next Frontier for Earth's Crude Oil Giants: Analyst

[I]  IMF Panel Drops Anti-Protectionist Pledge in Nod to Trump View

[I]  China Inc.'s Internal Controls Are Frighteningly Lax

[I]  How Asia’s Legendary Savers Are Missing Out on Greater Wealth

[I]  PBOC’s Zhou Signals China 6.5% GDP Growth Target ‘Within Reach’

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Financial institutions feeling fintech heat, says PwC study

[I]  Delay in quota reforms will erode IMF’s credibility: Jaitley

[I]  GDP to expand at 7.5% in 2017-18: Jaitley

[I]  UAE inks multilateral tax co-operation convention

[I]  New steel policy soon, says Minister 

[I]  Finance Ministry in talks with PSBs to get a fix on growth plans, funding 

[I]  Mega defence deals in the pipeline during PM’s visit to Israel 

[I]  Salary hikes may be lower this year, but hiring to be robust 

[I]  Kerosene consumption drops on government’s LPG push 

[I]  EPFO eyes higher exposure to ETFs; to study models abroad

[I]  Govt to ensure 60-year limit followed for elderly benefits 

[I]  Launching a new class of banks won’t help 

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Mario Draghi may opt for faster quantitative easing exit

[I]  Sebi lines up reforms for deeper markets, to check black money

[I]  Government aims 40 per cent sown area under insurance cover in 2017-18

[I]  Tamil Nadu, UP and Bengal lagged in NREGS payments in FY17

[I]  Economy to grow over 3-fold to $7.25 trillion by 2030: Arvind Panagariya

[I]  PM Narendra Modi asks states to speed up infrastructure development

[I]  Three-year action agenda presented at NITI Aayog meet

[I]  India's growth to accelerate further due to GST: Arun Jaitley

[I]  Centre not planning a separate law on service charge, says Ram Vilas Paswan

[I]  Government may send teams abroad to study PF investments in ETFs

[I]  Arun Jaitley calls for urgent World Bank, IMF quota reforms

[I]  How bad corporate debts are holding back India's growth

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  UK holidays in demand among Indians as pound gets cheaper

[I]  PM Modi asks states to speed up clearance of GST Bills

[I]  Home buyers wait and watch as sales halve

[I]  Govt's generic push will dent Rs 90,000-cr branded pharma market

[I]  Disclose how revenue earned from service charge was used: Paswan to hotels

[I]  Super premium cards for the wealthy

[I]  Singapore Is Asia's Best in Attracting Talent

[I]  Radical options on offer in French election

[I]  Must share benefits of economic integration, says IMF

 

MARKETS (6.30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9137;  USDINR DGCX: ----;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20665;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7108;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 18855;  EUR-USD: 1.0851; Crude Oil (WTI): 49.87;  Gold (Spot): 1275

 

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