MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 23 Dec 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Bitcoin swings wildly after its biggest reverse of 2017

[I]  Republicans gamble that they can sell their tax cuts

[I]  Brazilian politicians’ immunity status starts to creak

[I]  Brussels brushes off UK charm offensive aimed at EU banks

[I]  US backs disputed re-election of Hernández as Honduran president 

[I]  Nato sounds alarm on Russian submarine activity

[I]  Births in Japan drop to lowest level since records began

[I]  Peru’s president narrowly escapes impeachment

[I]  Vietnam seafood sector faces threat of EU fish ban

[I]  Russian tampering in UK elections ‘not successful’

[I]  Retailers respond to rise in renting clothes and goods

[I]  An ageing population and the end of inheritance

 

REUTERS

[I]  Modi's office urges use of local products after rails row

[I]  Indian regulator raids brokers as it steps up probe over prescient WhatsApp messages – source

[I]  Christians worldwide prepare for holidays with an eye on security

[I]  Trump travel ban should not apply to people with strong U.S. ties -court

[I]  U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea

[I]  Companies have up to a year for new U.S. tax bill reporting: SEC

[I]  Credit Suisse expects $2.3 billion write-down from U.S. tax changes‍​

[I]  Strong U.S. consumer, business spending bolster growth picture

[I]  Foreign money driving top of housing market in Vancouver, Toronto

[I]  U.S. new home sales race to more than 10-year high in November

[I]  Financial crisis leaves Rio ballerinas struggling

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  As Venezuela’s Inflation Surges, a Favorite Holiday Treat Is Out of Reach

[I]  Billion-Dollar Writedowns Pile Up as Companies Analyze Tax Bill

[I]  Pentagon Watchdog Cites Top U.S. Space Contractors for Quality-Control Lapses

[I]  Theresa May Eyes 2022 Vote After Surviving a Tumultuous Year

[I]  North Korea Sanctions Tightened by UN Following Missile Test

[I]  Bitcoin Growing Pains More Pronounced as Price Takes a Dive

[I]  Moody's Has Stable Outlook for APAC Banks in 2018

[I]  IMF Calls for Overhaul of India Banks

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Corrective Action won’t hit bank operations, says RBI

[I]  Market-cap of BSE-listed firms hits Rs. 150-lakh cr

[I]  FM moves GST Compensation Bill in Lok Sabha

[I]  Needed: price controls on healthcare services

[I]  Post-GST, fewer than 20% of pharma formulations saw price hike: Minister

[I]  Infra push: New Bill introduced to curb courts’ discretion on injunctions

[I]  India-China boundary talks ‘positive’, says Ministry

[I]  FinMin allows manual filing of refund claims by exporters, traders

[I]  India has potential to grow as a logistics hub

[I]  RBI expects ‘significant’ improvement in capital position of public sector banks

[I]  Govt, trade deny supply crunch in urea

[I]  Girls good at geometry, ‘everyday’ maths, boys excel in operations, data handling

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  'Banks lost nearly Rs 17Kcr to frauds last fiscal'

[I]  'India made mistake by voting against US move'

[I]  Inflexion point for private capex upcycle still afar

[I]  ‘Inflation is a more imminent concern for India than growth’

[I]  Forex reserves up by $488.2 million to $401.385 billion

[I]  How bond houses rescue RBI auction Friday

[I]  NPAs: RBI blames i-bankers for faulty project/loan appraisals

[I]  Dip in revenue pushes India to crack down on tax compliance

[I]  Government fixes projected investment in infrastructure at Rs 38.22 lakh crore

[I]  GST regime to stabilise in next 18 months: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

[I]  No question of closing down any Public Sector Bank, say government & RBI

[I]  Consensus will never emerge on petrol under GST: ASSOCHAM

[I]  New year will end the Swiss-bank option for money laundering

[I]  Banks can take advantage of the IBC to clean up their balance sheets: RBI

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Early Christmas on D-Street: Markets hit all-time high

[I]  Why last-in-queue lenders file most insolvency pleas

[I]  Chidambaram, Murthy spar over Aadhaar

[I]  Minimum wages for petrol pump employees stayed; oil firms suffer setback

[I]  GST regime more primitive than VAT: Amit Mitra

[I]  Agency banks must be prompt with govt instructions: RBI

[I]  Banks lost nearly Rs 17,000 cr to frauds last financial year, says FinMin

[I]  Govt says no question of closing any PSB

[I]  Better rated firms moving to bond mkt, says RBI report

[I]  After Sebi's warning, MFs say there is nothing to worry

 

Best Regards, ARBIND

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