MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 04 Dec 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Swiss banks step up reports of suspicious activity by Saudi clients

[I]  Easing US financial conditions put investors on alert

[I]  Britain and EU on brink of Brexit divorce deal

[I]  Republicans battle public scepticism over tax reform

[I]  China defends state control over internet at technology forum

[I]  Greece hopes reforms deal will smooth bailout exit

[I]  Foreign oil companies in Venezuela feel the strain

[I]  Carmakers get creative to target China’s $15bn online auto market

[I]  Europe trails US and China in tech race, warns Wallenbergs

[I]  China and America must shape the high-tech future together

[I]  Central banking has never looked more daunting

 

REUTERS

[I]  Blockchain goes from suspect to potential solution

[I]  Iran opens $1 billion extension at closest port to Indian Ocean

[I]  Enter the 'petro': Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency

[I]  U.N. council to meet on North Korea in December

[I]  UK cyber agency warns over use of Russian software

[I]  Indian November factory growth fastest since late 2016 currency shock - PMI

[I]  China's debt crackdown hits cash loan providers

[I]  Chambers of commerce see Germany's 2017 growth at 2.3 percent: report

[I]  U.S. factory activity cools, with employment index edging lower

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  U.K. Business Lobby Says Get Used to Subdued Economic Growth

[I]  Goldman Sees U.S. Tax Cut Boosting Growth 0.3% Point in 2018-19

[I]  U.K. Fears Brexit Breakdown as May Takes Her Best Offer to Lunch

[I]  North Korea Says Trump Is ‘Begging’ for Nuclear War

[I]  Europe Set to Award China `Holy Grail' With Tariff-Rules Revamp

[I]  U.S. Vastly Overstates Oil Output Forecasts, MIT Study Suggests

[I]  Japan Investors Shy Away From Aussie as Yield Spread Shrinks

[I]  Asian Banks See Funding Costs Rise, Making for Challenging 2018

[I]  Australia Set for Record Interest-Rate Pause as Wages Languish

[I]  China Bans Unlicensed Micro-Loans, Caps Rates to Limit Risks

[I]  Central Banks Find That a Tool to Curb Bubbles Is Doing the Job

[I]  Japan's Economy Is Still Outrunning Its Potential Growth Rate

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  BSE, NSE want to venture into AI, data analytics biz

[I]  Chaudhary: Firm on cleaning up functioning of corporate India

[I]  Iran’s Chabahar port opens new India-Afghan lane

[I]  Govt to start strategic sale in 3 or 4 PSUs soon

[I]  Monetary policy panel may keep repo rate on hold

[I]  Bankruptcy code: SEBI working on norms to ensure firms comply with listing terms

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  View: The obsession with GDP numbers must stop

[I]  8 PSU banks to raise capital from market by March

[I]  FPIs pump over Rs 19,700 crore in November, highest in eight months

[I]  Suits & sayings: Wackiest whispers in corporate corridors & policy parlours

[I]  Indian firms in Germany generated 11 billion euro revenue in 2016: CII

[I]  Government to prepare detailed research report to promote exports

[I]  Economy: It’s not a thumbs up but a ‘bottoms down’

[I]  Monetary panel set to hold rates citing inflation, growth revival

[I]  India opens e-commerce talks at WTO; submits document

[I]  Exporters file over 10,000 applications for GST refunds

[I]  India's GDP should have been back at 9%, says Kaushik Basu

[I]  Economy may grow by over 6.5% in FY'18, says Panagariya

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Bid deadline for stressed steel firms extended

[I]  Pensioners, India Inc may get tax breaks in Budget

[I]  Media industry likely to grow at 12% by 2022

[I]  No BS-IV vehicle registrations beyond June 2020: Govt draft rules

[I]  Govt's plan to link realty to Aadhaar may impact secondary market

[I]  Demand-supply shock debate divides economists

[I]  Exporters hope for more tariff aid in foreign trade policy

[I]  Direct tax officials seek cut in collection target

[I]  The next battle in China's war on corruption

[I]  BHIM loses ground even as UPI soars

 

MARKETS (07:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10165;  USDINR DGCX: 64.7050;  DJIA Mini: 24456;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7357;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22766;  EUR-USD: 1.1871; Crude Oil (WTI): 57.98;  Gold (Spot): 1276

 

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