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Macro Economic News 01 Sep 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Harvey aftermath hits a third of US oil refineries

[I]  French government unveils jobs market liberalisation

[I]  Nafta talks resume as executives prepare for worst

[I]  Delhi vows to continue search for India’s ‘black money’

[I]  Number of Italians in work rises to pre-financial crisis level

[I]  US directs Russia to close three diplomatic posts

 

REUTERS

[I]  RBI chief Urjit Patel warns against farm loan waivers

[I]  Government rushes to defend bank note ban as doubts grow

[I]  South Korea exports to U.S., EU and China gain in August

[I]  Japan capex slowdown points to downward revision to second-quarter GDP

[I]  Japan's factories sustain solid growth in August as orders quicken: PMI

[I]  UK and Japan aim for trade deal straight after Brexit - source

[I]  American retailers, restaurants oppose U.S. NAFTA produce proposal

[I]  GDP growth hits three-year low in June quarter

[I]  Fiscal deficit at 92.4 percent of target

[I]  U.S. bombers drill over Korean peninsula after latest North Korea launch

[I]  Euro zone inflation rises more than forecast before ECB meeting

[I]  Japan capex slowdown points to downward revision to second-quarter GDP

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Trump Weighs Tying Debt Limit Increase to Harvey Aid

[I]  May Faces Questions on Economic Crime Review as SFO Awaits Fate

[I]  No Brexit Respite for U.K. as German Parties Align Behind the EU

[I]  How Trump's Nafta Threats Are Bringing Mexico and China Together

[I]  The World's Growth Optimism Hasn't Translated to Australia

[I]  America’s Jobs Engine Keeps Defying Forecasts for 2017 Slowdown

[I]  The Bond Market's Biggest Rally of 2017 Amazes Traders

[I]  Tiny Good News on Inflation, for Europe and the Fed

[I]  Cheap Oil And Costly Fuel Are Rare Windfall From Harvey for Asia

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  At 5.7%, Q1 GDP growth slumps to 3-year low

[I]  It’s raining disasters in Mumbai

[I]  Deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar extended to Dec 31

[I]  SEBI’s ban on P-Notes a boon for Dubai bourse

[I]  Auto component industry rides the after-market

[I]  India, Switzerland vow to conclude Bilateral Investment Treaty talks

[I]  Core industries growth dips to 2.4% in July

[I]  Govt hikes base import price of edible oils

[I]  Monsoon withdrawal from N-W India may be delayed

[I]  Bad loans of 41 banks may surge to Rs. 9 lakh cr by March, says ICRA

[I]  G-Sec yields have remained sticky despite RBI’s rate cut

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Production of horticulture crops likely to touch 300 million tonnes

[I]  RBI chief Urjit Patel says loan waiver is quick-fix, warns of negative impact

[I]  Government looks to tap RBI surplus to keep fiscal math in check

[I]  Anti-dumping duty likely on some steel products from China, EU

[I]  All-India CPI for industrial workers rises by 5 points in July

[I]  India’s Q1 GDP growth falls to 5.7%, hits 3-year low

[I]  India seen topping global labor force in next decade, data show

[I]  ​India Inc expresses disappointment over weak GDP data

[I]  Government finalising cyber security standards for mobile phones

[I]  Information on tax data from Switzerland to India expected from 2019: Doris Leuthard

[I]  Government rules out new window to deposit scrapped notes

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Day after demonetisation jolt, govt steps up defence

[I]  Auto part exports clock almost-flat FY17 growth

[I]  IT firms hit H1B hurdle as US acts tough on visas for entry-level workers

[I]  GDP data for April-June: A disappointing growth story

[I]  Set up tribunal to hear firms' drug price appeals: NPPA

[I]  Govt payment options to push for BHIM, UPI & Bharat QR

[I]  Education loan defaults may hurt students' credit score: CIBIL

[I]  GDP numbers: A manufacturing blow; but are investments turning the corner?

[I]  Govt assures support to India-China proposal at WTO against farm subsidies

[I]  Farm debt waivers push up interest rate in the economy: RBI Guv Urjit Patel

[I]  Arun Jaitley hopeful of 7% GDP as manufacturing 'bottoms out'

 

MARKETS (07:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9948;  USDINR DGCX: 64.0875;  DJIA Mini: 21976;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7421;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19698;  EUR-USD: 1.1910; Crude Oil (WTI): 47.01;  Gold (Spot): 1320

 

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