Saturday 13 May 2017


Macro Economic News 13 May 2017

 


[I]  Hackers use NSA tools in worldwide cyber attack

[I]  Investors clamour for European stock funds

[I]  Trump had Russia probe in mind when firing Comey

[I]  Pensions and Brexit drive up Bank of England costs

[I]  Congo declares Ebola epidemic after three deaths

[I]  Austrian coalition collapse opens way to elections

[I]  Italy struggles to cope with migrant surge

[I]  German growth picks up speed in first quarter

[I]  Dollar and Treasury yields slide after weaker US data

[I]  China yield curve inverted as regulation toughens

[I]  Gilts’ outperformance points to UK outlook unease

 


[I]  Holy Smokes! California Cigarette Tax Fuels Inflation

[I]  Trump Lawyers: Tax Returns Show Little Income From Russians

[I]  U.S. and Europe to Hold Talks on Broadening Airline Laptop Ban

[I]  Modern Motherhood Has Economists Worried

[I]  New Zealand Population Surges Most Since World Turmoil of 1974

[I]  In Fight Against U.S. Shale Oil, OPEC Risks Lower for Longer

[I]  China Bets Big on Infrastructure

[I]  Philippines Holds Key Rate as Inflation Pressure Persists

[I]  Southeast Asia Seen Shrugging Off Inflation Threat as Banks Meet

 


[I]  RBI takes dim view of UDAY, says it has unplugged States’ finances

[I]  New IIP, WPI data paint rosier picture

[I]  Phones ‘Made in India’, cash registers ringing in China

[I]  Maharashtra govt seeks differential pricing for sugar

[I]  Highways Ministry signs pact with London transport body

[I]  RBI to States: Don’t jump onto farm loan waiver bandwagon

[I]  Updated IIP: consumer goods output grew sharply in 2016-17

[I]  Anti-dumping duty slapped on 47 steel products

[I]  Private equity, venture capital investments cross $2 billion in April: EY study

[I]  EVMs with paper trail will be used in all future elections: poll panel

[I]  Unchecked market borrowings by States could affect financial stability: RBI report

 


[I]  Road to Swadeshi! PMO giving final touches to big 'Buy Indian' policy

[I]  Fund raising via preferential allotment dips 12 per cent in FY17

[I]  Greed & Fear: India most preferred 10-year story, but expect sharp correction anytime

[I]  Forex reserves at life-time peak of $375.71 billion

[I]  Corporate India's January-April deal tally at $33.49 billion: Grant Thornton

[I]  Retail inflation hits a low of 2.99 per cent in April

[I]  March IIP growth cools to 2.7 per cent on poor manufacturing show

[I]  April WPI inflation slips to 3.85 per cent as food prices cool

[I]  State Government deficit lower than Centre's but long-term sustainability a worry: RBI

[I]  State-run companies may be asked to take over stressed assets

[I]  Niti Aayog proposes incentives, subsidies to push sales of electric vehicles

[I]  DIPP working on services sector price index: Ramesh Abhishek

 


[I]  New IIP, WPI series introduced, show overall benign macronumbers

[I]  By design itself, Aadhaar has been built for privacy: Nandan Nilekani

[I]  The bug in tech sector: Expert staff in the line of fire

[I]  Nasscom plays down layoff fears, says workforce realignment occurs every yr

[I]  IT union calls strike in Chennai against unjustified dismissal of employees

[I]  Value of capital goods may reduce IIP volatility

[I]  Retail inflation falls to record low in new series

[I]  Use of electric vehicles can save $60 billion by 2030: Niti Aayog

 
 

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Friday 12 May 2017

Macro Economic News 12 May 2017


 


[I]  Woes deepen at US department stores

[I]  China new ‘Silk Road’ investment falls in 2016

[I]  Macron wants tougher EU on trade and foreign investment

[I]  Labour sticks to belief that radicalism will pull voters

[I]  UK rate rises depend on smooth Brexit, says BoE

[I]  Russia and US still a long way from grand bargain

[I]  UN chief warns fate of Somalia ‘hangs in balance’

[I]  Japan current account surplus hits 9-year high

[I]  Tax inflows allow Merkel to rethink budget plans

[I]  Asia trails in share of women on boards

[I]  Eurozone bank and high-yield bond yields widen

[I]  Saudi Arabia prepared to ease foreign caps

[I]  Dollar-bloc currencies rebut foreign exchange script

[I]  Political fears are economic and they trace back to Italy

 


[I]  In Its Fight Against U.S. Shale Oil, OPEC Risks Lower for Longer

[I]  France's President Spells End to Global Baby-Boomer Rule

[I]  There's No Canadian Crisis In Sight Despite Downgrade Hitting Assets

[I]  China's Spending $500 Billion to Reshape the World in Its Image

[I]  EU Passports for Sale in Sunny Cyprus Lure Rich Russians' Cash

[I]  Fed Plan for Gradual Rate Hikes Is Starting to Look Complacent

[I]  U.S. Can Take a Lane on China's New Silk Road

[I]  China Stocks Are Tumbling Again. World Doesn't Care

[I]  Hong Kong Dollar's Selloff Risks Kneecapping Equities

[I]  Chaebol Shadow May Lift Under South Korea President's Jobs Plan

[I]  Australian Govt. Plans to Rush Through Bank Levy

[I]  Why Moody's Downgraded Canada's Biggest Banks

[I]  Retro Phones Are Back and May Be Good for Business Users

[I]  Gold Bulls Retreat at Fastest Pace Since 2011 as Rate Hike Looms

[I]  China Has Prepared Hong Kong Stock Support for Handover Day

 


[I]  GM mustard closer to taking root with regulator’s approval

[I]  CBDT issues draft accounting rules for real estate projects

[I]  CEA Arvind Subramanian hits out at global rating agencies for China bias

[I]  Protectionism is a dead end, says top US Federal Reserve official

[I]  Defence procurement: No consensus on strategic partnership

[I]  CBDT online facility to link Aadhaar with PAN

[I]  India needs to triple investment in agricultural research: IFPRI

[I]  Thundershowers look set to scale up over peninsula

[I]  ‘Banks need to leverage existing customer base, provide technology-enabled services’

 


[I]  A cross-border chemistry between Indian entrepreneurs and Chinese investors

[I]  Indian mangoes travel to S Korea, after Australia visit

[I]  Re-emergence of El-Nino may push jeera prices beyond Rs 20,000 level

[I]  Exporters' body want conversion of dollar earnings on REER

[I]  India passing through biggest technological revolution: Amitabh Kant

[I]  Modi diktat paying off: India infrastructure projects on a roll

[I]  Insolvency resolution time for smaller companies may be shortened

[I]  CEA Arvind Subramanian flays global rating agencies for treating India unfairly

[I]  CBDT releases draft income calculation norms for real estate

[I]  Indian Labour Conference to discuss key issues like social security

[I]  Tripartite body should guide labour policy, not Niti Aayog

 


[I]  Govt to shortlist 6 firms as strategic partners for defence manufacturing

[I]  CEA Arvind Subramanian questions RBI status quo on rates

[I]  Steel, metal firms announce Rs 1.4 lakh-cr capex as fundamentals improve

[I]  E-commerce consolidation to give way to mature growth in sector

[I]  Govt mulls primary deficit targets for new FRBM road map

[I]  Train tickets may get costlier as Railways rethinks service charge waiver

[I]  Registration for GST enrolment to reopen on June 1

[I]  Finance, commerce ministries in a turf war

[I]  Weekly Aadhaar seeding target for lenders set

 

MARKETS (7:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9446;  USDINR DGCX: 64.4650;  DJIA Mini Fut: 20852;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7358;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19907;  EUR-USD: 1.0869; Crude Oil (WTI): 47.90;  Gold (Spot): 1226

 

Best Regards, ARBIND

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