MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 11 Dec 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Bitcoin feeding frenzy being fuelled by 15x leverage, says exchange

[I]  Wall Street lobbies against measure hitting high-tax states

[I]  US drugmaker raises price of vitamins by more than 800%

[I]  China’s ethical bonds take it to top spot in green paper league

[I]  Chemical and pharma groups call on Gove to stick to EU regime

[I]  New Zealand looks to ban foreigners from buying houses

[I]  Fed rates rise signals more increases next year

[I]  US says it may restart intermediate nuclear missile development

 

REUTERS

[I]  Things you might not know about ballistic bitcoin

[I]  Macron asks Netanyahu to make gestures to break peace impasse

[I]  Britain and EU reach deal to move Brexit talks forward

[I]  Iraq oil min says Kirkuk oil swap deal with Iran is for one year

[I]  Qatar goes ahead with $6.7 billion Typhoon combat jets deal with UK's BAE Systems

[I]  After Brexit, UK aims for trade deal with EU that tops Canada pact

[I]  German intelligence unmasks alleged covert Chinese social media profiles

[I]  China to 'fully' consider impact of new asset management rules: regulator

[I]  Strong November U.S. job gains anticipated; wages seen rising

[I]  China's November producer prices ease to four-month low as pollution curbs bite

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Key to Trigger Market ‘Inflection' Is a 1% Real Fed Rate, JPMorgan Says

[I]  May's Fragile Truce Tested as Brexit Pledges Start to Unravel

[I]  U.K. to Pledge $24 Million for Trade Development in 51 Countries

[I]  London Property Market Likely to Continue Price Drop in 2018

[I]  A Tale of What Could Have Been for the EU's Poorest Country

[I]  Small Banks, Big Worry

[I]  China Is 'Not Optimistic' About North Korea's Standoff With the U.S.

[I]  Egypt's Economy Rebounds as Inflation Drops, Inflows Rise

[I]  Kuwait Says Global Oil Cuts Can Halt If Market Balances by June

[I]  U.K. Seeking ‘Canada Plus Plus Plus’ EU Trade Deal, Davis Says

[I]  With the U.S. Going Rogue, World Fumbles for New Trade Consensus

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  PSBs gear up to list MF arms

[I]  Central banks buying gold in effort to diversify reserves

[I]  As WTO meet begins, India fights to maintain developing country status

[I]  EU’s blacklist could impact Indian banks’ W Asia ops

[I]  Agri sector ideal to begin power subsidy DBT

[I]  Biz confidence up , but low domestic demand still a concern: CII survey

[I]  India opposed to outcome on domestic regulation in services

[I]  Battlelines drawn as 164-member WTO Ministerial meet begins

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Bankers stare at Rs 1 lakh crore bad loan bomb ready to explode in next 2 days

[I]  Staring at stiff revenue targets, taxmen go tough even on small omissions

[I]  Government must accord top priority to agriculture in Budget 2018: Assocham

[I]  Wheat sowing down 6.23%, to pick pace in coming weeks: Government

[I]  India fights hard to retain special benefits received as developing country member

[I]  India to seek permanent solution to food stock issue at WTO

[I]  Taxman pressing ahead with prosecution notices

[I]  To boost Make in India, framework for SEZs set for a complete makeover

[I]  Right policies to help India achieve $1 tn digital services by 2022: Report

[I]  India begins battle to beat global e-commerce rules

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Banks worried over Air India divestment route

[I]  Firms, lenders ask RBI to extend insolvency deadline

[I]  Ad spends to revive in India in 2018

[I]  No easier rules for foreigners, say home retailers

[I]  The story of merchant discount rates

[I]  Retailers up the ante against revised merchant discount rates

[I]  Digital industry demands removal of tax anomalies

[I]  Shocks from GST, note ban and bad loans to last for 2 more years: Y V Reddy

[I]  FY19 Budget may assume crude oil price at $65/barrel

[I]  After job cuts in 2017, India Inc to offer fatter 10-15% pay hikes in 2018

 

MARKETS (06:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10302;  USDINR DGCX: 64.6200;  DJIA Mini: 24354;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7396;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 224842;  EUR-USD: 1.1773; Crude Oil (WTI): 57.11;  Gold (Spot): 1249

 

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