MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 20 Sep 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Theresa May prepares €20bn EU budget offer

[I]  Aung San Suu Kyi defends handling of Rohingya crisis

[I]  Norway’s oil fund tops $1tn in assets for first time

[I]  Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea

[I]  Dreamers face harsh realities back in Mexico

[I]  Japan’s leisure sector offers Las Vegas casinos little relaxation

[I]  Investors eye lower Portuguese yields after upgrade

 

REUTERS

[I]  Senate Republicans weigh tax cuts, deficit expansion

[I]  Japan exports surge at fastest in nearly four years on global demand

[I]  Oil rises after Iraq signals possible OPEC cut extension

[I]  China offers support to Myanmar at U.N.

[I]  India's cotton regions forecast to get much needed rain

[I]  Guterres tells U.N. "Fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings"

[I]  UK employers' optimism falls to lowest since Brexit vote: REC

[I]  Japan firms see U.S., China economies expanding at a healthy clip

[I]  Exclusive: India eyes spending cuts as glitches in GST hit revenue

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  South Africa Sees No Hurry for New Coal and Gas Projects

[I]  Japan's Exports Jump 18% in Biggest Gain in Almost 4 Years

[I]  Harvard’s Investment Chief Says 8.1% Return Signals ‘Deep Structural Problems’

[I]  Weaker Yuan Fixings Signal China's Currency Concerns

[I]  A Profit-Boosting Consolidation Wave Could Be Headed for China

[I]  Markets Are Betting Japan's Abe Would Win a Snap Election

[I]  BOJ Goes From Stopping Advance in Yields to Battling Decline

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  PPP projects at major ports at risk of running aground

[I]  Foodgrain output will top last year’s record kharif production

[I]  PE investment in realty to exceed $4 b in 2017: Knight Frank report

[I]  Companies may face additional tax compliance burden

[I]  Jaitley holds meeting to take stock of economic issues

[I]  Exporters seek early refund, exemption under GST

[I]  High cost keeping electric two-wheelers off the roads

[I]  Mobile subscriber base drops by 6.41 million in August

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Shell crackdown: Govt makes public names of debarred directors

[I]  Are importers at risk with rising uncovered positions?

[I]  Make own strategy to double farmers' income: Centre to states

[I]  Foodgrain output in 2017-18 to be at last yr's level: Agri Sec

[I]  NPA-laden state-run banks crimp advance tax mop-up at 10.6%

[I]  Economic slowdown is real, not just technical: SBI Research

[I]  PM employment scheme faces delays in loan sanctioning: Study

[I]  Banks can classify priority loans as standard debt: RBI

[I]  FM Arun Jaitley to hold brainstorming meet on economy

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Amid slowdown worries, top ministers brainstorm on ways to boost growth

[I]  Record average deal size lights up IPO Street

[I]  Profitability of steel mills may improve in near term: ICRA

[I]  Economic slowdown likely to worsen: Ambit

 

MARKETS (08:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10155;  USDINR DGCX: 64.3450;  DJIA Mini: 22333;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7230;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 20303;  EUR-USD: 1.2012; Crude Oil (WTI): 49.85;  Gold (Spot): 1312

 

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