Saturday 14 January 2017

Macro Economic News 14 Jan 2017

 


[I]  Wall Street wins big from Trump transition

[I]  Trump team rang EU and asked ‘What country is leaving next?’

[I]  Obama orders easing of sanctions against Sudan

[I]  From Russia with bluff: social media strategy sows confusion

[I]  Hardliners take a stand in Iran’s second city

[I]  US and EU strike deal on insurance regulation

[I]  Australia’s Treasury Wine in China trademark victory

[I]  Hedge funds slug it out over Puerto Rico debt

[I]  Global oil flow trackers set to keep Opec honest

 


[I]  Trump Trade Attacks to Face Reality of Shrinking Chinese Surplus

[I]  U.S. Doesn’t Need Tariffs to Get ‘Tough’ on China, Commerce Secretary Says

[I]  China’s Exports Remain Tepid as Trump Trade Challenge Looms

[I]  Australia’s Turnbull Urges Free Trade in Face of Trump Threat

[I]  Indonesia Confounds Mining Industry With Export Policy Curveball

[I]  Malaysia to Consider More Steps to Stabilize Ringgit If Needed

[I]  Chinese, Germans Seek to Turn Chernobyl Wasteland to Solar Park

[I]  From Brexit to Trump, Polarization Heightens Risk, WEF Says

[I]  Demonetization Benefits Unlikely To Be Strong, Long Lasting: Fitch

 


[I]  With sown area rising, bumper wheat crop expected this year

[I]  Discussions on with States to roll out GST on April 1: Gadkari

[I]  India working to placate Japan on steel duties, avoid WTO dispute panel

[I]  Exports rise for fourth straight month

[I]  Market has not fully priced in risks, uncertainty: Credit Suisse

[I]  Rabi sowing marginally higher than 5-year average

[I]  Housing shortage to rise to 2.50 crore units by 2021: ICRA

 


[I]  GST rollout uncertainty hits Budget 2017 calculations. Read how

[I]  India, US hold talks to protect ocean ecosystems

[I]  Gold imports dip 48.49 per cent to $1.96 billion in December

[I]  Capital-starved banks feed on bonds of perpetual help

[I]  Wheat sowing climbs 7 per cent, pulse acreage grows 11 per cent

[I]  Import of vegetable oils during December 2016 is down by 15%

[I]  Forex reserves down by more than $1bn due to revaluation of gold reserves

[I]  Trade deficit at $10.4 bn on export, import rise

[I]  India's trade deficit with China climbs to $46.56 billion

[I]  India's 2016 Iran oil imports hit record high

[I]  'US exploring new partnership in smart cities in India'

[I]  Government moves swiftly on strategic sale, puts more PSUs on block

[I]  Bihar school education budget higher than national average

[I]  US firms want more clarity in India's tax policies: Official

 


[I]  Socio-Economic Census to replace poverty line

[I]  Pay revision not to directly apply to autonomous bodies

[I]  Centre to offload entire stake in three PSUs

[I]  Unions protest govt intrusion in RBI

[I]  After note ban, banks flush with cash but India Inc in no shape to borrow

[I]  Government issues new tamper-proof PAN cards

 

 

Best Regards, ARBIND
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Friday 13 January 2017

Macro Economic News 13 Jan 2017

 


[I]  German economic growth quickest in 5 years

[I]  Trump vow on high drug prices taps into public anger

[I]  Trump faces stubborn questions over business conflicts

[I]  Polish opposition calls off occupation of parliament

[I]  Obama takes parting shot at China with WTO case

[I]  Automation’s rise poses quandary over jobs

[I]  FSB sets out blueprint to make asset management safer

[I]  China car sales to slow as stimulus draws to close

[I]  Offshore renminbi in extended show of strength

 


[I]  China Pushes Back After Tillerson Warns on South China Sea

[I]  Stocks Are No Longer the Most Actively Traded Securities in Stock Markets

[I]  Australia's Set to Lose a New Electric Engine to Silicon Valley

[I]  Hong Kong’s Property Billionaires Are the World's Richest

[I]  Asia's Smallest Economies Are Among Its Fastest Growing

[I]  Coal’s Recovery Too Good to Resist for World’s Biggest Exporter

[I]  China Credit Growth Exceeds Estimates

[I]  China's Next Big Shock Could Be a Freely-Traded Yuan

 


[I]  Post-demonetisation factory output up, retail inflation falls

[I]  Despite SEBI mandate, mutual funds slow in merging similar schemes

[I]  Global unemployment to rise by 3.4 m in 2017: ILO

[I]  State govts working to release quarterly data on industrial output

[I]  Drug firms cautious as Trump raises pricing, off-shoring bogey

[I]  SEBI board to mull higher participation by domestic institutions in AIFs

[I]  Sugar prices soar to 7-year high in Maharashtra

 


[I]  Telecom companies sharpen their focus on M&A: EY

[I]  Government confident of Rs 45-50,000 crore from disinvestment in FY17

[I]  Donald Trump raises business issues that could impact India

[I]  Reports of industrial and economic activity in November & December shows growth in sectors

[I]  India's contribution to world GDP to reach 17% this yr: PwC

[I]  Indian cross-border online spending could grow 85% in 2017: PayPal report

[I]  Government to simplify customs norms,to reach out to ports, airports, border areas

[I]  Price war to hit dual-SIM usage, subscriber additions

[I]  Govt hikes minimum pension for central govt employees to Rs 9000

[I]  Customers will not bear charges on card transactions at petrol pumps: Dharmendra Pradhan

[I]  Bumpy road to recovery as demonetisation-ravaged India cuts purchases of soaps to cars

 


[I]  Indian generic drug players unlikely to be affected by Trump attacks

[I]  Gujarat keeps mum on investment figures

[I]  Undue use of paper cash detrimental to society: Arun Jaitley

[I]  OMCs may absorb extra charge for digital transactions at fuel outlets

[I]  Demonetisation led to spike in transaction, not in value

 

MARKETS (7.20am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 8444;  USDINR DGCX: 68.2025;  DJIA Mini Fut: 19820;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7254;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19215;  EUR-USD: 1.0616; Crude Oil (WTI): 53.12;  Gold (Spot): 1193

 

Best Regards, ARBIND
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Thursday 12 January 2017

Macro Economic News 12 Jan 2017

 


[I]  Turkish lira tumbles on economic and terror fears

[I]  Silicon Valley start-ups suffer fall in VC funding

[I]  China groups insured against blocked foreign deals

[I]  Temer and Brazilians put faith in economic revival

[I]  Government ethics head doubts Trump conflicts plan

[I]  Size matters in Russia banks as profitability returns

[I]  Junk energy bonds premium eroded as oil price surges

 


[I]  Emerging-Market Currencies Fall; Lira in Worst Rout Since 2008

[I]  Oil Climbs Most in Six Weeks After Record U.S. Refinery Runs

[I]  These Are the Biggest Global Risks Over the Next Decade (Rising Inequality etc)

[I]  Bitcoin Price Slides as Chinese Officials Inspect Local Exchange

[I]  China’s Great Ball of Money Has More Bubbles in Sight for 2017

[I]  The Job Market Is Heating Up for Fast-Food Workers

[I]  Japan, Australia Rank Among Most Expensive Places for Sinful Habits

[I]  China's Next Big Shock Could Be a Freely-Traded Yuan

[I]  Big Is Beautiful on China's Roads: SUVs Edge Out Sedans

[I]  Yen Hedging Cost Jumps to Three-Year High on Fragmented Forecast

[I]  India Solar Prices Set to Drop Amid Competition, Lower Costs

 


[I]  World Bank cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 7% for FY17

[I]  RBI Governor calls for a unified regulator for GIFT-IFSC

[I]  Service charge levy by hotels unfair trade practice: Paswan

[I]  Sell 50% stake in PSUs through strategic disinvestment: NIPFP to govt

[I]  Employers urged to register workers under social security net

 


[I]  India Inc fears carelessness of employees could cause cyber attacks: Survey

[I]  Post demonetisation: India running on half the cash

[I]  Latest inequality data reveals rising top income shares in China, US

[I]  India needs to be vigilant, ensure inflation target is sustainable: Urjit Patel

[I]  Fitch downgrades India's growth outlook on 'uncertain' note ban benefits

[I]  RBI seeks to make India Inc's foreign debt cheaper

[I]  Niti Aayog demands three-fold hike in social sector spending, cut in subsidies

[I]  Hopeful of resolving issues to roll out GST from April 1: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

[I]  On-road emission tests to be mandatory in India from 2020

[I]  FM Arun Jaitley may drop tough tax accounting rules

 


[I]  Over 4 mn bank accounts could be dormant, suspects tax department

[I]  MAT phase-out may kick off in Budget

[I]  Patel warns against steep interest rate subvention

[I]  NITI Aayog bats for changing 10% I-T slab

[I]  FMCG revenues to take 6% hit in Dec quarter due to note ban

[I]  Service charge on food, drinks unfair trade practice: Paswan

[I]  In November, banks' exposure in all major industries shrank

 
 

Best Regards, ARBIND
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Wednesday 11 January 2017

Macro Economic News 11 Jan 2017

 


[I]  US oil and gas industry spending set to surge

[I]  World Cup will expand to 48 teams in 2026

[I]  China probes bitcoin amid capital flight fears

[I]  Chinese investment in EU dwarfs flow the other way

[I]  Commodities rebound set to boost global growth

[I]  EU proposal on ad blockers welcomed by publishers

[I]  China links seizure to Singapore’s ties with Taiwan

[I]  Brazil neo-Nazi claim tests myth of racial harmony

[I]  Supermarkets offer a foretaste of full-year sales

 


[I]  China Is Planning a New, Relaxed Approach to Growth

[I]  Big Oil Could Hit the Sweet Spot This Year

[I]  China Joins the Davos Party, But Many Western Leaders Are Staying Home

[I]  Trump Tax Cuts Could Jump-Start Global Economy, World Bank Says

[I]  Oil Discoveries Seen Recovering After Crashing to 65-Year Low

[I]  U.K. Considers Promising EU Citizens They Can Stay After Brexit

[I]  Chinese Investors Have Money, Want Biotech and Don’t Fear Trump

[I]  China Car Sales Climb at Fastest Pace in 3 Years on Tax Cut

 


[I]  Centre mulls hike in service tax rate if GST rollout is delayed

[I]  Wind power developers are blowing into TN

[I]  Failed monsoon: Farm crisis in South

[I]  Tamil Nadu announces relief for farmers

[I]  Reduction in home loan rates will spur competition: ICRA

[I]  Centre targets 5 cr new LPG connections

 


[I]  India may leave tax treaty with Netherlands unchanged

[I]  Naive for India to tilt towards US in China-US trade war: Chinese daily

[I]  Will soon resolve issues of handicraft exporters: Government

[I]  Moody's maintains positive outlook on India

[I]  Government to fund up to 60 per cent R&D cost for e-vehicles

[I]  India prepares for WTO: Doha, services get priority, new issues to depend on consensus

[I]  India's social sector spending inadequate by global standards: HSBC

[I]  Note Recall: RBI tells house panel it acted on government advice

[I]  Abolish long-term capital gains tax on real estate, gold: T V Mohandas Pai

[I]  India at exciting but challenging time: RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya

[I]  India needs to guard against technological disruption in manufacturing

 


[I]  Budget may give big push to infra spending

[I]  Auto sales at 16-yr low in Dec as note ban takes toll

[I]  Home sales down 44% in Oct-Dec 2016

[I]  World Bank projects GDP growth at 7% in FY17, despite demonetisation

[I]  Vegetable prices crash in mandis on bumper crop

[I]  Govt suspects tax evasion in Rs 3-4-lakh crore deposits after note ban

[I]  NITI Aayog: No effect of note ban on rabi sowing, prices of crops

[I]  Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017: Big-bang promises missing

 

 

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