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Macro Economic News 19 Jul 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Irish economy smaller using ‘de-globalised’ data

[I]  Oil industry warns US over new Russia sanctions

[I]  US does not rule out Venezuela oil imports ban

[I]  UK inflation falls to 2.6% due to lower oil prices

[I]  Australia port project highlights schism over China

[I]  Trump’s healthcare failure undermines reform agenda

[I]  Japan’s bond boom reaches record levels

[I]  Chinese small-caps slide to 30-month low

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  India's Blue Sky Pledge Gives Power to Country's Green Bonds

[I]  Libya's Ascendant Oil Boss Poses Challenge for OPEC and Russia

[I]  U.K. Living Standards Won't Recover Anytime Soon: IFS

[I]  May Must 'Raise Her Game' Consulting Scots on Brexit, Lords Say

[I]  U.K. to Scrap 'Rip-Off' Card Charges to Ease Pressure on Incomes

[I]  New U.S. Subprime Boom, Same Old Sins: Auto Defaults Are Soaring

[I]  Wealthy Investors Are Leaving Hedge Funds for Real Estate

[I]  Retirement Dread Is Replacing the American Dream

[I]  Asia's Top-Performing Currency Is Missile-Proof

[I]  The Bank of Japan Is Set for a Dose of Reality

[I]  Thailand's Skills Problem Slows Its High-Tech Push

[I]  China Increases U.S. Treasury Holdings for Fourth Straight Month

[I]  Australia Banks Hit With Tougher Capital Requirements

[I]  Multi-Billion-Dollar Expansion for Hong Kong Incubator

[I]  Risk of Muted Policy Debate as BOJ Loses Two Vocal Dissenters

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  No specific case of plastic rice, sugar, eggs detected: Govt

[I]  Jaitley rules out removal of GST levy on fabrics

[I]  Farmers reiterate demand for loan waiver, remunerative prices

[I]  India should reject e-comm rules at RCEP, WTO to protect growth, policy space

[I]  GST or less traffic — what led to cut in inter-State truck travelling time?

[I]  ‘Real innovation will now happen in East and move to West’

[I]  Govt aims to connect 1.5 lakh gram panchayats via optical fibre by mid-2018

[I]  Four irradiation projects to preserve fruits & vegetables approved: Badal

[I]  Govt move to create big banks through mergers risky, says union

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Tax departments keep a close watch on prices post GST rollout

[I]  In the banking mayhem, some old private banks are scripting a turnaround. Here's how

[I]  Agriculture biggest strength of economy; bamboo policy soon: Nitin Gadkari

[I]  India's GDP could rise to about $8 trillion over next 15 years: Arvind Panagariya

[I]  How a single sentence from the Essar verdict can ruin Urjit Patel's war against loan defaulters

[I]  Indian banks need at least $2.8 bln extra provisioning for bankruptcy cases: India Ratings

[I]  China border tensions cloud Asia trade pact talks in India

[I]  Asia-Pacific nations to discuss Ecomm for regional trade pact

[I]  Department of Telecommunications creates investment facilitation centre

[I]  The sin economy: Should government invest in tobacco?

[I]  Landmark bankruptcy ruling: Loan defaulters’ personal wealth can now be auctioned

[I]  Not possible to isolate note ban impact on GDP: Government

[I]  Registrations of over 1.62 lakh companies cancelled: Santosh Gangwar

[I]  Draw up strategy for doubling farmers' income: Centre to states

[I]  States taking steps to improve ease of doing business: Ramesh Abhishek

[I]  No proposal to write off farm loans: Government

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Star ratings for packaged food soon

[I]  I-T dept seeks data of property deals worth Rs 1 crore or more

[I]  Real estate developers can't force homebuyers to go for arbitration: NCDRC

[I]  'Domestic manufacturing couldn't support current solar generation growth'

[I]  E-commerce to get bigger focus at RCEP talks

[I]  ICRA launches ratings for infra sector

[I]  Banks need Rs 18,000 cr to resolve 12 NPA accounts flagged by RBI: Ind-Ra

[I]  Nandan Nilekani warns of digital colonisation

[I]  Right to Privacy: Aadhaar issue goes to 9-judge Bench

[I]  Missing paperwork to wipe away $5 bn student loans

[I]  Trade deficit top priority in Nafta talks, says US

[I]  Farmers demand loan waiver as rally reaches Delhi, Centre says not yet

 

MARKETS (08:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9871;  USDINR DGCX: 64.3875;  DJIA Mini: 21527;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7353;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 20017;  EUR-USD: 1.1542; Crude Oil (WTI): 46.33;  Gold (Spot): 1242

 

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