MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 08 Aug 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Beijing hails success in battle against capital flight

[I]  London super sewer causes stink over opaque funding structure

[I]  ‘Essential’ services face fines for poor cyber security

[I]  Companies hire staff at fastest pace in two years

[I]  Higher food costs drive up UK retail sales as confidence falls

[I]  UK consumer spending squeezed for third month in a row

[I]  North Korea vows to take revenge against US over UN sanctions

[I]  Poland warns against EU labour market overhaul

[I]  US shopping mall woes underline retail challenges

[I]  Emerging world again driving global growth, but will it last?

[I]  European blue-chip borrowing costs near pre-crisis record low

[I]  Canadian banks dive into UK covered bond market

[I]  Hong Kong reliant on easy money

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Trump Is Said to Wait on China Intellectual Property Probe

[I]  U.K.'s Booming Jobs Market Leaves Firms Struggling to Fill Posts

[I]  China's Debt Crackdown Gets a Big Shrug From Global Investors

[I]  U.K. Economy Takes a Hit as Consumer Spending Slumps Further

[I]  Trillions in Stock and Derivative Trades at Risk Over New EU Rules

[I]  Japan Posts Current Account Surplus as Trade Turns Positive

[I]  Stronger Dollar May Hurt Developing Stocks More Than Currencies

[I]  Chinese Gas Sellers Sidestep State Giants to Exploit Demand Surge

[I]  China's Foreign Reserves Rise for a Sixth Month

[I]  Bitcoin Soars to Record as Buyers Look Beyond Miners' Split

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Touts cashing in on Aadhaar card rush

[I]  I-T returns up 25%; note-ban impact, says FinMin

[I]  Cess hike: Auto majors’ India plans hit the skids

[I]  Higher cess will hit demand for SUVs, large cars

[I]  In UK, Indians earn almost as much as white Britons

[I]  Direct tax collection rises fastest since 2013-14

[I]  Mutual funds look to lure patrons from rate-slashing banks

[I]  Bankruptcy code can help capital-starved ARCs generate better returns

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]   ITR filings grow by 25 per cent to 2.82 crore

[I]  Onion index is up 65%: What does it signify?

[I]  Large forex kitty may not be good enough cushion

[I]  Is Taiwan the new destination for Indian borrowers?

[I]  Companies push women to build personal brand

[I]  Onion price rise temporary phenomena: Agriculture Secretary

[I]  India, Peru to start FTA negotiations this week

[I]  Is the Indian middle class responsible for keeping the economy ticking?

[I]  Government may give Bhim App users cashback bonanza on Independence Day

[I]  Centre, states to come out with post-GST product rates

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Luxury car firms lash out at govt on cess flip-flop

[I]  Sebi may extend trading hours for derivatives market

[I]  Inverter AC sales swell, ahead of new energy efficiency rules

[I]  Virtual network operators struggling to launch services

[I]  Rising demand allows steep rise in steel prices

[I]  E-vehicle push no longer a one-horse race

[I]  India has 43% of global IoT market: Survey

[I]  Demonetisation effect: Advance tax collections up 42%, returns filed up 25%

[I]  NITI wants UP to change sugarcane pricing to avoid build-up of arrears

[I]  Govt annuls 5th round of coal mines auction over poor response from bidders

[I]  Socio-economic census to go through regular updates

[I]  Zero tax certification for foreign remittances under I-T lens

[I]  PSU banks wrote off Rs 2.49 lakh cr of loans in 5 years: Finance ministry

[I]  Govt to work with OECD to prepare norms for gold imports, refining

[I]  FPI ownership in Indian equities hits a life-time high

 

MARKETS (07:20 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10085;  USDINR DGCX: 63.9875;  DJIA Mini: 22049;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7462;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 20009;  EUR-USD: 1.1817; Crude Oil (WTI): 49.25;  Gold (Spot): 1261

 

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