Saturday 1 April 2017


Macro Economic News 01 Apr 2017

 


[I]  US hotels cut prices as Trump policies hit tourism

[I]  Shutdown feared if Trump spending plans hit wall

[I]  US raids on cheaper rivals send Europe M&A soaring

[I]  Trump demands solution to US trade deficit with China

[I]  German minister attacks US’s Nato spending demands

[I]  Slowdown in corporate fundraisings hits UK brokers

[I]  Bank regulator exit a pivotal moment for Wall St

[I]  Investors walk back from the edge on China, but big risks remain

 


[I]  Down 10%, Mexico Oil Reserves Gone in 9 Years Without New Finds

[I]  U.S. Petroleum Exports Climb to Record as Crude Output Grows

[I]  Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats

[I]  Silicon Valley’s ‘Darkest’ Immigration Secret Hits U.S. Cinemas

[I]  U.K. House Prices Fall for First Time in Almost Two Years

[I]  Future of Asian Luxury Cars, Electric Vehicles At Auto Show

[I]  Rupee Set for Best First Quarter Since 1975 Thanks to Foreign Flows

[I]  Telling Good From Bad Is Tough for Bond Investors in India

 


[I]  Motor Vehicles Bill amendments get Cabinet nod

[I]  Health policy: state should be ‘provider’, not ‘purchaser’

[I]  EU sets tough transition terms for Brexit

[I]  Apex court upholds ban on liquor vends on national, state highways

[I]  Tax rates will not fluctuate under GST: Hasmukh Adhia

[I]  Fiscal deficit for April-Feb surpasses full-year target

[I]  PPF, small savings rate cut for April-June quarter

[I]  Insolvency regulator issues norms for corporate voluntary liquidation

 


[I]  78 companies vanish after raising Rs 356-crore, 17 in Gujarat

[I]  Import duty unlikely to affect wheat procurement in Punjab, Haryana

[I]  Govt gets record Rs 46,247 crore through divestment in 2016-17

[I]  India's forex reserves up by $1.1 billion

[I]  India's exports may touch USD 270 billion this fiscal: FIEO

[I]  Gold imports cross 560 tonnes in 10 months of FY17

[I]  Core growth slows to 15-month low in Feb, IIP looks bleak

[I]  Fiscal deficit above 2016/17 target in 11 months to February

[I]  Centre for one inspection agency in states to end inspector raj

[I]  Cabinet clears amendments to Companies Act, 2013

[I]  RBI increases FPI limits in government bonds by Rs 170 billion

[I]  Rs 1.15 lakh crore more currency needed for optimal remonetisation: SBI

[I]  Reform momentum to gather pace in coming years: Arun Jaitley

[I]  More Indians want 'big picture' tax policymaking: Survey

 


[I]  GST Council to decide on rates in May

[I]  Mumbai real estate to get costlier with BMC surcharge on property deals

[I]  Mall closures at all-time high in 2016

[I]  Core sector growth slips to over 1-yr low of 1% in Feb

[I]  The macro picture: Fiscal deficit target for year crossed by February-end

[I]  CCEA extends timeline for Mega Power Policy, to boost 32,300 MW capacity

[I]  States may see fiscal slippage in FY18, public investments to be lower

[I]  CCEA approves changes in urea policy

[I]  Liberalised visa regime rolls out from today

[I]  Small savings rates cut by 0.1%

 

Best Regards, ARBIND

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Friday 31 March 2017

Macro Economic News 31 Mar 2017

 


[I]  Upbeat mood drives record EM sovereign debt sales

[I]  Watchdog messages back over banker’s WhatsApp boast

[I]  US raids on cheaper rivals send Europe M&A soaring

[I]  Ministers and business line up against cull of EU rules

[I]  Brexit timetable: Brussels takes three-stepped approach

[I]  Israel pledges to build new West Bank settlement

[I]  German inflation tumbles to 1.5% in March

[I]  ECB powers raise issues of ‘democratic legitimacy’

[I]  Foreign carmakers on edge over China tech transfers

[I]  China murder case shines spotlight on loan sharks

[I]  ‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ US data paint a muddled picture

[I]  Inflation the big theme as Bund investors watch warily

 


[I]  China's Factory Gauge Climbs to Highest in Almost Five Years

[I]  Australia Regulator Tightens Loan Curbs to Cool Home Prices

[I]  Wall Street's WhatsApp Secret: Illegal Texting Is Out of Control

[I]  Japan Inflation Registers First Back-to-Back Rise Since 2015

[I]  America Needs Small Apartment Buildings. Nobody Builds Them

[I]  U.S. Nuclear Setback Is a Boon to Russia, China

[I]  The Fed Is Bedeviled by Keynes's Paradox

[I]  Biggest Chinese Banks' Bad-Loan Challenge May Finally Be Easing

[I]  China Watchers Tone Down Stock Calls After Monetary Tightening

[I]  PBOC Seen Raising Money Rates Twice in 2017 to Cut Leverage

 


[I]  Regional connectivity gets wings; five airlines get to fly 128 routes

[I]  36.6 million records breached in India in 2016, says Gemalto report

[I]  Low output may rob west, south mills of advantage of sugar price spike

[I]  High dependence on personal savings delaying home ownership for first-time buyers: survey

[I]  Subsidy under regional air connectivity plan is time-bound, says Jayant Sinha

[I]  Exporters fear liquidity issues as refunds could take time

[I]  Agri policy changes: Too little, too late

[I]  Infra debt funds gaining more investors, projects

[I]  Status quo on merchant discount rate: RBI

[I]  India’s refrigerated cargo exports rose 19% in 2016

 


[I]  P-notes investment drops to Rs 1.70 lakh crore at Feb-end

[I]  Natural Rubber production in the country set to exceed target

[I]  India's consumer confidence highest among emerging markets: Credit Suisse

[I]  Rs 1.2 lakh crorer spent on national highways development in 3 years

[I]  Government may relax restrictions on organic agriculture product exports

[I]  Commerce ministry to make changes in export schemes after GST

[I]  Centre to build 1 crore houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Grameen by 2019

[I]  Government negotiating information exchange agreements with some tax havens: Sources

[I]  GST anti-profiteering clause has companies worried

[I]  India may ease rules for foreign food retail before November

 


[I]  We will take September roll-out demand to GST Council: Hasmukh Adhia

[I]  BS-III ban: Two-wheeler majors offer cash benefits of up to Rs 22,000

[I]  ICRIER plots UP road map to double farm growth

[I]  FY17 gold seizures fall 60% on note ban

[I]  Farmers look at drought-resistant crops fearing monsoon deficit

[I]  Note ban: New window shut for many NRIs, resident Indians

[I]  FDI of at least $10 bn waiting for right signal, says Harsimrat Kaur Badal

[I]  India may be out of step with world gold rally

[I]  Sugar output may dip 19%, says Icra

[I]  Lok Sabha rejects Rajya Sabha changes to Finance Bill

[I]  EPFO defers decision to hike investments in ETFs from 10% to 15%

 

MARKETS (7.20 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9200;  USDINR DGCX: 64.9700;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20652;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7281;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19184;  EUR-USD: 1.0680; Crude Oil (WTI): 50.21;  Gold (Spot): 1241

 

Best Regards, ARBIND

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Thursday 30 March 2017

Macro Economic News 30 Mar 2017

 


[I]  Brexit begins as Theresa May triggers Article 50

[I]  London’s share of global IPOs lowest since 2012

[I]  May garlands demand for divorce with plea for peace

[I]  Relief in Europe as May signals appetite for deal

[I]  May makes link between trade and security deals

[I]  Business outlines its hard Brexit worries

[I]  White House keen to resuscitate healthcare bill

[I]  Privacy vote is foretaste of net neutrality battle

[I]  India seeks to streamline goods and services tax

[I]  Japanese equity business outstrips Hong Kong

 


[I]  Big China Banks Cut Bad Loan Ratios as Profits Beat Forecasts

[I]  May's Opening Brexit Bid to Tie Security to Trade Hits EU Wall

[I]  Sweden Warned Not to Return to High-Tax 70s

[I]  Oil Traders Warn There's a Supply Crunch Looming

[I]  Fears Grow of Terror in U.S. With Weaponized Civilian Drones

[I]  North Korea May Be Key to Trump's Coal Ambitions

[I]  Asia's Carry-Trade Darling Haunted by Politics as Fed Looms

 


[I]  SC bans sale, registration of BS-III vehicles from April 1

[I]  ‘One nation, one tax’ closer to reality as 4 GST Bills clear LS

[I]  Britain formally triggers departure from EU

[I]  India’s food support schemes facing WTO heat

[I]  India becomes net exporter of electricity for the first time

[I]  Overwhelming response from investors to SME offers in FY17

[I]  Banking sector needs Rs. 4 lakh crore towards loan-loss provisioning: Uday Kotak

 


[I]  Share prices are 70% higher than historic average: Martin Feldstein, Harvard University

[I]  Rupee hits 65 mark for first time since Oct 2015

[I]  West Bengal government to help farmers to grow 800 varieties of rice

[I]  Basmati rice exports may grow to Rs 22,000-22,500 crore in FY18: Report

[I]  DBT leads to Rs 34,000 crore savings for government: FinMin

[I]  OilMin tweaks norms for allotment of gas agencies, petrol pumps

[I]  GST rates will have no inflationary impact: Arun Jaitley

[I]  Government working on long term strategic plans for development

[I]  RBI to hold rates this year, may tighten in 2018: Goldman Sachs

[I]  Arun Jaitley says GST will benefit all: A look at India's biggest tax reform

 


[I]  BS-III deals a blow to automakers sitting on inventory pile-ups

[I]  Heavy discounts likely to dispose of car stock

[I]  Centre approves strategic divestment of three loss-making Sail units

[I]  India to become third-largest employer of flexi-staff by 2018

[I]  UDAY helps reduce subsidy dependence of power discoms

 

MARKETS (7.30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9157;  USDINR DGCX: 64.9700;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20619;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7304;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19163;  EUR-USD: 1.0753; Crude Oil (WTI): 49.49;  Gold (Spot): 1249

 

Best Regards, ARBIND

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