Wednesday 20 December 2017

Macro Economic News 20 Dec 2017

 


[I]  Blue chips drive borrowing binge to record $6.8tn in 2017

[I]  Brussels signals tough stance on UK bank bonuses after Brexit

[I]  German antitrust watchdog warns Facebook over data collection

[I]  US and China broach sensitive topic of N Korea regime collapse

[I]  Insurers see tax plan hitting Bermuda and Lloyd’s of London

[I]  Saudi Arabia unveils record $261bn budget

[I]  Japan bullet train safety scare embroils manufacturers

[I]  Inequality is a threat to our democracies

 


[I]  U.N. to make proposals to kickstart Syrian reform process

[I]  Britain's Brexit rebels offer compromise on latest EU exit laws row

[I]  Dollar firm on tax cut hopes, euro gains on spike in bond yields

[I]  Austrian leader defends EU credentials in Brussels

[I]  Banks, healthcare service firms among winners from U.S. tax bill

[I]  Congress poised to approve biggest tax overhaul in 30 years

[I]  India scraps stock limit on sugar for traders - govt statement

[I]  Central banks, trade and bubbles threaten the 2018 status quo

[I]  Multi-stage cyber attacks net North Korea millions in virtual currencies: researchers

[I]  World Bank raises China 2017 growth forecast, maintains 2018 outlook

[I]  Fed's Kashkari says should wait for inflation

[I]  Saudi Arabia considers creating privatisation fund - economy minister

 


[I]  Cornyn Says Tax Bill Mandate Repeal Makes Obamacare ‘Unworkable'

[I]  U.K. Housing Market Projected to Be Lifeless in 2018, RICS Says

[I]  Insidious Gas Leaks Are Casting Doubts Over Shell's Clean Credentials

[I]  From Bitcoin to Trump: Mining Giants Identify 2018's Challenges

[I]  Putin’s Mr. OPEC Becomes an Oil Market Player

[I]  U.S. Treasury Sales Are About to Double 2018. Who's Buying?

[I]  Why You Should Be Spending More Money in 2018

[I]  Kuroda Remains in Front in Guessing Game for Who Will Run BOJ

[I]  The Only Thing Yen Experts Agree On Is U.S. Rates Will Drive It

[I]  A High-Wire Act Looms for Australia's Central Bank

[I]  World Bank Sees China Growth Moderating as Deleveraging Bites

[I]  RBA Gains Confidence Unemployment to Fall Further, CPI to Climb

 


[I]  I-T made ‘exaggerated’ demands on large firms: CAG

[I]  Debarred directors: firms offered 1-time settlement

[I]  Advance tax paid by Mumbai cos up marginally

[I]  Rajya Sabha passes Companies Bill

[I]  Govt working on strategy to boost share of services exports, says Prabhu

[I]  Start-up incubators: DIPP for tweak in CSR norms

[I]  NITI Aayog evaluating proposal to set up Methanol Economy Fund

[I]  Aadhaar has been far less beneficial than claimed to be: study by RBI arm

[I]  CII proposal seeking reduction of govt stake in PSBs to 33% irks unions

[I]  Govt auditor raps Finance Ministry for putting off fiscal deficit targets

[I]  Delhi ranks 7th in most expensive office locations list: Report

[I]  TRAI to review guidelines for TV channels’ licensing

 


[I]  Japan to cut bond sales to market to 9-yr low of $1.2 trillion in FY2018/19

[I]  Disqualified directors get 3 months to put house in order

[I]  Revival of 5 sick urea units to add 72 lakh to production: GOI

[I]  PMO reviews pending FDI proposals

[I]  Full I-T e-assessment from next year; CBDT forms committee

[I]  House panel wants government to take up barriers to movement of professionals issue with ASEAN

[I]  Watch: FM Jaitley bats for GST on petro-products in Parliament

[I]  Gujarat scare may sow seeds of farm-focused policy in Union Budget

 


[I]  IBC resolution of steel firms pushed to FY19

[I]  Farmers must get remunerative prices: SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar

[I]  Five telecom firms understated AGR by Rs 14,800 crore: CAG

[I]  Cement prices to increase by January as govt hikes import duty on petcoke

[I]  Price increase: Other smartphone makers won't take the Apple route

[I]  Govt recovered less than 9% service tax arrears in FY17: CAG

[I]  CAG pulls up I-T dept for not adopting uniform mechanism

[I]  Investment outlook stays dim, job scene picks up

[I]  Budget 2018: Govt stares at fiscal wall on rural spending path

[I]  All promoters not debarred from bidding: NCLT

[I]  Insolvency ordinance: SME promoters may get leeway

 

MARKETS (07:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10451;  USDINR DGCX: 64.1100;  DJIA Mini: 24823;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7485;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22878;  EUR-USD: 1.1842; Crude Oil (WTI): 57.76;  Gold (Spot): 1264

 

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