MACRO ECONOMIC NEWS

Macro Economic News 29 Dec 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Global M&A exceeds $3tn for fourth straight year

[I]  Italian parliament dissolved ahead of new polls

[I]  Activist investor says Brexit offers rich pickings

[I]  China cruises struggle to make it through political squalls

[I]  Silicon Valley start-ups look to Canada in hunt for talent

[I]  US to issue visas to Turkey again after stand-off

[I]  Saudi Arabia’s reform drive is bold, yet fraught with risk

[I]  Brexit casts a shadow on the UK’s economic future

 

REUTERS

[I]  SEBI tightens shareholding norms for rating agencies, mutual funds

[I]  Argentina eases inflation target, stoking rate cut expectations

[I]  Rushing to pay taxes? New law spurs confused pre-payment push

[I]  IRS cautions U.S. taxpayers on prepaying property taxes

[I]  Trump says China 'Caught RED HANDED' allowing oil into North Korea

[I]  Indian benchmark bond slumps as higher borrowing raises inflation concerns

[I]  Japan's factories, retailers rev up as some central bankers call for debate on rates

[I]  U.S. holiday sales set to break records in surprise boon to retail

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  The IRS’s Guidance on Property Taxes Has the U.S. Confused

[I]  EM Bond Rally Meets Jack Pot

[I]  Six Market Charts to Watch for Hints on Next Year's Big Moves

[I]  From Bitcoin to Belize, Here Are Best and Worst Assets of 2017

[I]  Canadian Pot Growers Eye Global Expansion

[I]  CEOs in U.S., India Earn the Most Compared With Average Workers

[I]  The U.S. Population Is Growing by One Person Every 18 Seconds

[I]  Sydney Office Rents Are the World’s Fastest Growing

[I]  Chinese Consumers Now Rule the World. Get Used to It

[I]  The U.S. Is Becoming the World’s New Tax Haven

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Equity and commodity trading from same platform

[I]  Bitcoin investors may have to pay capital gains tax

[I]  Gold-import curbs temporary, India assures Korea

[I]  Ministry clears building of 5,45,090 affordable houses under PM’s scheme

[I]  Footfall, earnings also to determine rail station criteria

[I]  Wind power generation to touch 9,500 MW in current fiscal: Minister

[I]  Renewable energy sector adds 12 GW capacity in Jan-Nov

[I]  Healthy GDP will offer efficient banks room for growth: S&P

[I]  General insurers see huge demand for title insurance

[I]  Regulator keeps pressing pause button on Investment Advisers Regulations

[I]  SEBI restricts rating agency monopoly

[I]  Industry, farmers reject draft contract farming Act

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Niti Aayog has a plan to help Modi govt save $100 bn. Here's how

[I]  Finance Ministry mulls Rs 10,000 crore action plan to bail out six stressed PSBs

[I]  24-hour power for all by March 2019: Modi govt

[I]  2018 likley to be a good year for Indian tea industry: Icra

[I]  Most Asian currencies up; S. Korean won hits over 2 year high

[I]  Bond yields at 18-month high, companies to pay more

[I]  Bonds slump, as higher borrowing raises inflation concerns

[I]  India Inc sees deals worth $60 billion in 2017 with big M&As

[I]  Most CXOs’ goals skip gender diversity

[I]  Only 4 major nations have higher bad loans than India

[I]  Government eyes 100% electric public transport through FAME II

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Insolvency Bill eases rules for SME promoters

[I]  Year-end rise in yields puts banks in the soup

[I]  Sebi nod for universal exchanges from October 2018

[I]  E-commerce industry to grow at 60% in 2018: RedSeer

[I]  Apparel export falls 10% in November

[I]  Power sector may end 2017 on a bleak note

[I]  Govt may exceed Rs 10 lakh cr farm credit target once again

 

MARKETS (05:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: --;  USDINR DGCX: 64.1925;  DJIA Mini: 24817;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7566;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22810;  EUR-USD: 1.1941; Crude Oil (WTI): 59.84;  Gold (Spot): 1294

Best Regards, ARBIND

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