MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 22 Nov 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  EU and UK aim to strike Brexit divorce deal within 3 weeks

[I]  Zimbabwe crisis turns spotlight on China’s role in Africa

[I]  EU struggles to meet the aspirations of eastern partners

[I]  India to hit peak coal demand faster than expected, says report

[I]  US hits Chinese firms as it boosts North Korea sanctions

[I]  US antitrust authorities re-fight the last war

 

REUTERS

[I]  Moody's upgrade boosts confidence in Indian debt

[I]  NAFTA talks hit wall as Mexico, Canada push back on U.S. demands

[I]  Dollar dips, weighed down by sagging long-term U.S. yields

[I]  Boxed in by slow growth, UK's Hammond readies budget

[I]  Inflation should rebound, but Fed uncertain - Yellen

[I]  In modernizing nuclear arsenal, U.S. stokes new arms race

[I]  Analysis: BOJ gives early sign of lift-off with warnings on the costs of easing

[I]  Fed close to goals, sees dual risks as it hikes rates - Yellen

[I]  U.S. homes sales accelerate; supply still a constraint

[I]  Column: U.S. traffic growth slows as oil prices rise - Kemp

[I]  China to step up property market regulation to avoid bubble risk

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Wage Theft Rampant in Australia's Migrant Workforce, Study Shows

[I]  Singapore Will Ensure Rich Pay More in Tax Regime, Minister Says

[I]  China's $15 Trillion Problem: Investors Don't Believe in Losses

[I]  China Is Stepping Up the Fight Against Its Mountain of Debt

[I]  Brexit-Hit Banks to Start Moving Staff Abroad in Early 2018

[I]  China's Debt Surge May Increase Risk of Financial Crisis

[I]  RBA Says No Strong Case for Near-Term Policy Adjustment

[I]  Indonesia Needs Higher Revenue to Win a Moody's Upgrade

[I]  Chinese Investors Eye Leverage to Juice U.S. CLO Returns

[I]  Hedge Funds Demand Chinese Buyers Pay More in M&A Deals

[I]  India Considers Whether Delinquent Owners Can Repurchase Assets

[I]  Malaysia: This Is Asia’s Worst-Performing Stock Market So Far This Year

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  At WTO meet, India to play hardball on peace clause

[I]  Without viable options, Haryana farmers set fields on fire defying NGT

[I]  ‘95% of youth in developing nations work in informal sector’

[I]  Raise spectrum holding cap to 35%, suggests TRAI

[I]  Cyber-security norms for mobile devices by Feb

[I]  ‘India is emerging as a growing hub for analytics’

[I]  Met Dept sees signs of a storm in Bay next week

[I]  Central pensioners’ applications for digital life certificates surge

[I]  Future shock: AI, robots set to change the way we live and work

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  30,000 km of power lines can prove to be a money spinner for Indian Railways

[I]  Insolvency law: Govt sets up 14-member panel

[I]  Apps and credit cards aim to save Indian migrants from bondage trap

[I]  Both consumers and retailers more open to cashless now: Report

[I]  Banks, insurers and telcos cite lack of rules, watch step on profiteering

[I]  Property deals set to be linked to Aadhaar: Hardeep Puri

[I]  Over 4.3 million businesses file initial GST returns for October

[I]  Realty under GST? Developers seek uniform 6% GST slab

[I]  Tax department to warn restaurants to cut prices; Pass on benefit of 5% GST to diners

[I]  GST rate cut: Govt mulls Rs 1 cr fine on errant restaurants

[I]  Logistics gets infra status, fund-raising to become easier

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Corporate sector's interest coverage ratio rises to 2.4 times in Q2FY18

[I]  How India Inc goes about succession planning

[I]  Railways to go ahead with global tender

[I]  Ease of Doing Business: What India Inc wants

[I]  High provisioning, NPA hit SFBs profitability

[I]  Panel to study if delinquent owners can repurchase assets

[I]  Isro to tap opportunity in global small satellite launch space

[I]  China widens foreign access to its giant financial sector

 

MARKETS (07:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10378;  USDINR DGCX: 64.8125;  DJIA Mini: 23558;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7401;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22606;  EUR-USD: 1.1737; Crude Oil (WTI): 57.63;  Gold (Spot): 1281

 

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