Saturday, 7 January 2017

Macro Economic News 07 Jan 2017

 


[I]  US wages grow at fastest rate since financial crisis

[I]  China warns US of retaliation for Trump tariffs

[I]  Republicans put focus on cutting red tape

[I]  Beijing signals end of China-UK ‘golden age’

[I]  Taiwan tries to keep friends in Central America

[I]  Beijing malls compete on clean air credentials

[I]  Bangladesh garment success prompts economy fears

[I]  Cameron’s failure looms over May’s Brexit task

 


[I]  China Chip Policy Poses Risk to U.S. Firms, White House Says

[I]  ‘Huuuge’ Dollar Rally Predicted by Citigroup If Trump's Plan Triumphs

[I]  Indonesia Considers Curbs on Negative Research by Banks

[I]  Trumponomics Gets The Thumbs Down From Nobel-Winning Economists

[I]  India Sees Economy Slowing Even Without Modi Shock Cash Ban

[I]  The Strong Dollar Could Bash the Economy—and It’s Just Getting Started

[I]  Thousands of Jobs at Risk as Modi Plans Company Sell-Offs

[I]  Singapore to Deliver New Growth Map With Economy Under Strain

 


[I]  CSO estimates economy to grow 7.1% in 2016-17

[I]  Farmers’ groups urge PM to end their ‘hardship’, lift curbs on co-op banks

[I]  Hopeless hamlets: as suicides rise in Punjab, families find no respite

[I]  TRAI to form panel to review old regulations

[I]  Rabi acreage up 7%; rice, coarse cereals take a hit

 


[I]  Late winter rains lower demonetisation pains for farmers

[I]  Reserve Bank of India to give Nepal rupees 1 billion in 100-rupee notes

[I]  Forex reserves up by $ 625.5 million to $ 360.296 billion

[I]  All corners of India hit by cash ban as GDP forecast looms

[I]  Monetisation of 75 projects will fetch funding for national highway execution: ICRA

[I]  Blackmoney: India tweaks protocol to shed secrecy tag on info

[I]  India 'relatively exposed' to changes in US trade policies: Morgan Stanley

[I]  India, Kazakhstan agree to amend tax treaty

[I]  'Make in India will clash with Donald Trump's Make in America'

[I]  Bitcoins hit a 3-year-high, more Indians take to cryptocurrency

[I]  Government may rationalise MAT in Budget 2017

[I]  Jobs at stake as Narendra Modi considers strategic sales across India

 


[I]  Private investment dips in conventional power

[I]  Govt comes out with relaxed norms for IFSC companies

[I]  Space to contain fiscal deficit shrinks

[I]  Economists not as optimistic as govt about GDP growth

[I]  Agricultural growth to be better than in two previous years

[I]  GDP data based on real statistics, not anecdotal evidence: Das

[I]  Govt expects decline in investments to reverse in second half of FY17

[I]  Karnataka to woo NRIs to invest in state

[I]  Inflows in equity MFs hit 18-month high in December

[I]  Sebi for easy entry of insurers, pension funds

 

 

Best Regards, ARBIND
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Friday, 6 January 2017

Macro Economic News 06 Jan 2017

 


[I]  China vows to curb record spending on football

[I]  Trump’s troops prepare the ground for trade battles

[I]  Ireland’s central bank flexes regulatory muscles

[I]  German push for home ownership drives bubble fears

[I]  Global cartel fines hit new high, powered by $4.1bn in EU

[I]  The glass is half full for US earnings expectations

[I]  Fighting words from Fed on curbing inflation  

 


[I]  U.S. Postal Service Drops Service at Staples Amid Union Pressure

[I]  China's Currency Controls Crush Yuan Bears

[I]  China Will Curb ‘Irrational’ Soccer Spending, Government Says

[I]  Prices Rising Across the Globe. That's a Good Thing, Right?

[I]  Aramco Raises Oil Pricing to Asia and U.S. as OPEC Cuts Output

 


[I]  Second PSU-ETF to hit markets

[I]  Angel funds can now spread wings beyond just-born start-ups

[I]  Punjab farmers plagued by pests and payment crunch

[I]  Sugar output in Maharashtra set to decline 40%

[I]  India heading for record tea output in 2016

[I]  RBI arm to test blockchain tech for digital transactions

 


[I]  Note ban may slow down economy for now: President Pranab Mukherjee

[I]  Happy days ahead! Cash crunch may ease by Feb-end, says SBI report

[I]  Tax refund to exporters under GST within seven days: Nirmala Sitharaman

[I]  Government may continue interest subsidy for exporters in Budget

[I]  States to be judged on their performance in providing logistical support to companies

[I]  Projects in road, shipping sector to cross over Rs 6 lakh crore by March

[I]  Law on taxing indirect transfer of shares likely to be amended

[I]  India better placed amidst fragile world economy: Financial Stability and Development Council

 


[I]  Govt to refund 90% of exporters claims within 7 days

[I]  New insolvency framework marches with army of 600 IPs

[I]  Investment pick-up in highways slipping on legal wrangles

[I]  Domestic steel production rises as sales pick up

[I]  Nepal wants India to roll back duty on imported jute products

[I]  Deposits fall for first time since note ban

[I]  Pension watchdog for tax parity between NPS & EPF

[I]  Government to soon finalise 2nd tranche of capital infusion in PSBs

[I]  Onion export doubles in April-Sept

[I]  MSEs with credit rating increase debt by 70%


 

Best Regards, ARBIND
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Thursday, 5 January 2017

Macro Economic News 05 Jan 2017

 


[I]  Fed officials think Trump tax cuts could increase rates

[I]  France asks bondholders to take a long-term view

[I]  Soaring eurozone inflation creates ECB dilemma

[I]  Drop in Spanish jobless total is biggest on record

[I]  China clamps down on ‘exotic’ insurance

[I]  Chinese county moves to ban expensive wedding gifts

[I]  Brexit set to weigh on property prices in 2017

 


[I]  Things Will Get Worse for the Malaysian Ringgit: BMI Research

[I]  Fed Officials See Gradual Rate Hikes as Upside Risks Debated

[I]  Harvard Academic Sees Debt Rout Worse Than 1994 ‘Bond Massacre’

[I]  China Goes on $26 Trillion Commodity Binge as Shortages Seen

[I]  Manhattan Resale Home Prices Tumble the Most in Four Years

[I]  PMI Plunge Adds to Evidence India Cash Ban Is Hurting Growth

[I]  Asia's Shipping Lines Are Facing More Mergers

 


[I]  As VC funds fall, M&As keep start-ups buzzing

[I]  FMCG firms take start-up route to new turf

[I]  Passengers can soon buy unreserved train tickets using Paytm, MobiKwik

[I]  EC to tighten screws on paid news, blackmoney

[I]  Mutual fund assets grow 5.13% sequentially in Oct-Dec quarter

[I]  Banks seek funding support to sustain digitisation drive

 


[I]  Expect India to grow between 4%-7% in next 10 years: Marc Faber

[I]  M&A deal value hits 5 year high at $61.44 billion in 2016

[I]  Tax collection to exceed budget estimates this fiscal: Arun Jaitley

[I]  Finmin clears 29 investment proposals worth of Rs 2.11 lakh crore

[I]  FDI up 27% at $ 27.82 billion in April-October this fiscal

[I]  Bank credit contracts 2.3% in October quarter

[I]  India-Uruguay Customs agreement receives Cabinet nod

[I]  Government may abolish place of effective management tax

 


[I]  Tax kitty to exceed Budget estimate, says Jaitley

[I]  Interest rate cut: Small relief for indebted firms

[I]  94% of demonetised notes deposited back in banks

[I]  Dual control holds up GST's July roll-out

[I]  States under UDAY issue bonds worth Rs 1.83 lakh crore, cover 83% of debt

[I]  Divestment in railway public sector undertakings not in near future

[I]  Services PMI contracts for 2nd month in a row

 

Best Regards, ARBIND
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Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Macro Economic News 04 Jan 2017
 


[I]  Basel postpones bank reform vote

[I]  Dismay and delight as Britain’s EU ambassador quits

[I]  Turkey poised to extend state of emergency

[I]  Trump’s desire for longer debt will be a hard sell

[I]  Trump chooses protectionist trade representative

[I]  Chinese investors shrug off forex scrutiny

[I]  UK’s competition watchdog sharpens its teeth

[I]  US bank faces profits hit from interest rate rise

 


[I]  Dollar Advances to 14-Year High as U.S. Data Spur Confidence

[I]  Emerging-Market Currencies Fall as Mexico Peso, Turkey Lira Sink

[I]  Oil Falls From 18-Month High Amid Dollar Gains, OPEC Doubts

[I]  China’s Credit Engine Is Running Out of Gas

[I]  China Rebukes Factories as Smog 'Red Alert' Hits 24 Cities

[I]  Rajan: Fed Hikes Ease Pressure on Other Central Banks

[I]  U.S. Scientist Tries to Stop South China Sea Destruction

[I]  China’s Scrutiny of Currency Transactions Sends Casinos Slumping

 


[I]  April 1 rollout of GST looks difficult: States

[I]  Builders sitting on unsold inventory of 46 months

[I]  Daily-wage labourers bear the heavy burden of cash crunch

[I]  Supply 40% of notes to rural areas, RBI tells banks

[I]  Indi a may add more than 9 GW solar capacity this year: Mercom

[I]  Firms can now enrol staff under EPF amnesty scheme

 


[I]  Oil hits 18-month highs as markets eye output cuts

[I]  Turkish lira at new record low on inflation, security concerns

[I]  Backhaul spectrum policy to be finalised this year: Telecom secretary

[I]  Centre, states agree upon contours of GST laws but April deadline looks difficult

[I]  New treaty: Rules eased for Singapore investors

[I]  Need clear rules to stop harassment by taxman: Panagariya

[I]  CCPA recommends holding of Budget Session from January 31, Budget on February 1

 


[I]  Budget 2017: Tax breaks for home loans may increase

[I]  India to seek airport slots for its airlines in future bilaterals

[I]  Govt calls meeting of Geneva officials to discuss WTO issues

[I]  Government announces safety audit for 418 mines

[I]  Sugar consumption falls in Oct-Dec period

[I]  Banks may share transaction data with money sleuths

[I]  Foreign citizens can exchange banned notes till January 31

 

 

Best Regards, ARBIND
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