MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 15 Dec 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Critical infrastructure threat as new malware is identified

[I]  Brexit: Inside the UK’s messy deal to secure an amicable divorce

[I]  EU leaders voice support for Theresa May after Brexit vote defeat

[I]  China’s pollution curbs hit growth as policy priorities shift

[I]  ECB holds course on QE despite strong growth

[I]  EU poised to punish Poland over judicial overhaul 

[I]  Battle for banking union hangs over the eurozone

[I]  Japan to raise income tax for high earners

 

REUTERS

[I]  May wins applause from EU leaders for Brexit efforts

[I]  Britain's finance minister, central bank chief head to China seeking deals

[I]  Japan's big manufacturers' mood hits 11-year high: tankan

[I]  UK keeps top financial sector global ranking, Brexit seen as risk

[I]  EU leaders lock horns over hosting refugees

[I]  Republican governors meet with Pence over NAFTA concerns

[I]  ECB hikes growth forecasts but keeps easy money pledge

[I]  U.S. retail sales surge; weekly jobless claims fall

[I]  ECB's Draghi sidelines critics to keep money taps wide open

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Oil in 2018 Is a Duel Between Visions of OPEC Victory or Defeat

[I]  Vietnam's Coffee Trade Slows as Buyers Bet on Bigger Discounts

[I]  Brexit Talks Are Set to Get Messy

[I]  Bitcoin Barely Rates a Mention Among Top Risks to Financial System

[I]  China Follows Fed in Tightening, Though Makes Smaller Moves

[I]  Russia Wins in Arctic After U.S. Fails to Kill Giant Gas Project

[I]  Beijing Keeps Building in the South China Sea

[I]  Central Banks Want the World to Carry On While They Quietly Tighten

[I]  Hunt for Asia's Next Big Currency Trade Lands on Ringgit, Yuan

[I]  Confidence Among Japan’s Manufacturers Rises to a Decade High

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  States face revenue shortfall of Rs. 39,111 crore from GST: Mitra

[I]  NPA mess: Govt asks banks to reveal asset quality review impact

[I]  WTO meet ends in impasse as US plays spoilsport

[I]  WPI hits 8-month high of 3.93% in November

[I]  Captive power producers allege coal shortage

[I]  No need to import sugar in the coming year, says ISMA

[I]  Delinquencies in ‘loan against property’ segment to rise 70 bps this fiscal: Crisil

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Indian economic inequality widened since 1980

[I]  ECB leaves key interest rates unchanged

[I]  10-year bond yield off 17-month high on govt repurchase plan

[I]  Hope vegetable prices would fall soon, says DEA Secretary

[I]  India's November Iran oil imports skid to lowest since February 2016

[I]  November vegetable oil imports rise 6.2 per cent to 1.248 million tonnes: Trade body

[I]  India's WPI inflation touches 8-month high of 3.93 pct

[I]  Need to demystify black money, tax havens to masses: Experts

[I]  Government to discuss MDR rate issue with RBI: Finance Ministry official

[I]  World's biggest biometric database grows in India despite doubts

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Kerosene subsidy may go by 2020

[I]  Govt initiates survey to count jobs under Mudra scheme

[I]  Private airports' policies not aligned with UDAN scheme: G R Gopinath

[I]  Private hospitals call for 'holistic approach' in health care

[I]  Strengthening banks the next big reform: Arun Jaitley

 

MARKETS (07:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10373;  USDINR DGCX: 64.3425;  DJIA Mini: 24561;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7441;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22484;  EUR-USD: 1.1782; Crude Oil (WTI): 57.09;  Gold (Spot): 1254

 

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