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Wishing You "ABUNDANCE", This Festival of Wealth

Macro Economic News 17 Oct 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  IMF crunches the numbers for possible Venezuela rescue

[I]  EU’s top trade official warns on Trump impact on WTO

[I]  White House says lower corporate tax will lift wages

[I]  Indian governance push aims to empower independent directors

[I]  Growth in steel demand forecast to slow next year

[I]  Banks push total return swaps as European credit booms

 

REUTERS

[I]  Singapore Sept. exports post surprise decline as electronics stumble

[I]  U.S., Japan fail to bridge gap on trade in economic talks

[I]  Japan, U.S. agree to closely cooperate on North Korea sanctions: Aso

[I]  New Zealand inflation picks up in third quarter, unlikely to alter cenbank's cautious stance

[I]  North Korea warns states: Don't join any U.S. action and you're safe

[I]  India's WPI inflation eases to 2.60 percent in September

[I]  Japan manufacturers' mood hits decade-high: Reuters Tankan

[I]  ECB 'confident' new global bank rules will be agreed this year

[I]  Fed's Rosengren sees three to four rate hikes next year

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Australia’s Central Bank Reaffirms Growth Is Set to ‘Increase Gradually’

[I]  Poorest U.K. Families Would Take Biggest Hit From No-Deal Brexit

[I]  Economists Don't Expect Another BOE Hike After November

[I]  Value of Brexit Transition Deal Is Waning by the Day, City Says

[I]  China Plots What’s Next as Influence on Global Markets Grows

[I]  Hong Kong IPOs Head for Worst Year Since 2012

[I]  U.K. Fears Collapse of Brexit Talk Within Weeks

[I]  In China, Trading Begins on WeChat

[I]  Good News About Brexit: Leaving London and Paying Less Rent

[I]  North Korea Warns That Nuclear War Could ‘Break Out Any Moment’

[I]  Singapore Exports Slump on Electronics Plunge

[I]  Indonesia Seeks Investors for Projects Worth Hundreds of Billions

[I]  China Set to Overtake Hong Kong as Thai Property Developer's Top Foreign Market

[I]  India Palm Oil Imports Climb for Eighth Month on Festive Demand

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Lower food prices ease wholesale inflation in Sept

[I]  11th-hour shoppers lift up Diwali sales

[I]  Centre looking at Rs. 16,000-cr export package

[I]  ‘3,000 satellites to be launched in next 10 years’

[I]  Lending a helping hand, one crowdfunding at a time

[I]  Demand for frozen shrimp, squid boosts marine-product exports

[I]  Centre plans to intensify horti-crop cultivation

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Coming up: A Rs 1.2L cr security cover for India's poorest 20%

[I]  The Big 3 central bankers are leaving; what does it mean for global economy

[I]  88% chance of a bear market: Goldman

[I]  Sebi sets norm for physical settlement in commodity derivative

[I]  CD volumes plunge to decade's low in Sep: Icra

[I]  Women representation in India Inc up 5% this year: Study

[I]  Indian seafood export rises 25% in first quarter

[I]  Economic recovery likely to have taken hold in September quater: Morgan Stanley

[I]  47.5 lakh domestic workers set to get legal status and minimum wages

[I]  IMF suggests India to set up independent fiscal council

[I]  India undergoing 'exciting digital transformation, says IMF

[I]  I do see case for fiscal stimulus, says Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar

[I]  Once famine-stricken, Ethiopia has many lessons for a country like India

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Four months into GST, transporters yet to see 30% reduction in travel time

[I]  RBI governor calls for better access to currency swap lines

[I]  Cotton price improves on reports of crop damage

[I]  Government exempts IGST on gold imports

[I]  Coal shortage shuts 40% thermal power capacity in Rajasthan, Maharashtra

[I]  Items in 28% GST rate slab need to be pruned, says Hasmukh Adhia

[I]  India's equity schemes among most expensive in world: Morningstar study

[I]  Fundraising via IPOs at record high; crosses Rs 40,000 crore mark in CY17

[I]  Modi risks wealth erosion as savers chase India stock rally

 

MARKETS (08:15 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10260;  USDINR DGCX: 64.8500;  DJIA Mini: 22899;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7503;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 21261;  EUR-USD: 1.1784; Crude Oil (WTI): 51.82;  Gold (Spot): 1294

 

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