Macro Economic News 26 Aug 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Trump to push for tax reform passage by year’s end, says Cohn

[I]  EU warns UK against using Irish peace as Brexit ‘bargaining chip’

[I]  Yellen warns against forgetting the lessons of the credit crisis

[I]  France and Poland trade barbs over EU labour reform

[I]  India challenges Chinese companies on data security

[I]  Provident Financial seeks stability after revamp brings chaos

[I]  Small-cap focus: recovering tech groups seek investor trust

[I]  Chief executives are outsourcing their responsibilities to activists

 

REUTERS

[I]  N.Korea tests short-range missiles as S.Korea, U.S. conduct drills

[I]  China bans new business with North Korea in line with sanctions

[I]  Hurricane Harvey's wallop on U.S. oil refiners is just beginning

[I]  At Fed conference, Trumponomics draws a not so subtle rebuttal

[I]  Trump signs memo directing Pentagon to implement transgender ban

[I]  Health service in part of Scotland hit by malware attack

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Draghi's Drama-Free Jackson Hole Message Reaffirms Slow QE Exit

[I]  Walls Close In on Venezuela With U.S. Bond Sanctions

[I]  Draghi Says Slow Inflation Progress Means Accommodation Needed

[I]  Brazilian Politicians Dance Around Reform

[I]  Draghi Says Protectionism Is a Threat to Global Economic Growth

[I]  Kuroda Vows to Maintain Very Accommodative Policy for Some Time

[I]  Small-Cap Stocks Make a Comeback

[I]  Wall Street Banks Are Sending Warning Signals

[I]  Harvey Sends Gasoline Surging as Texas Refineries Shut Down

[I]  Where U.S. Homebuyers Are Headed Next

[I]  Japan's Richest Village Can't Find Workers for Its Factory

[I]  Yellen and Draghi Both Defend Post-Crisis Financial Regulation

[I]  Japan's Power Players Are Multiplying

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Uncertainty over imported coal prices

[I]  Natural gas output up 5.7% in July

[I]  Regional flights: Govt relaxes norms for 2nd round of Udan bidding

[I]  With or without Aadhaar, DBT is here to stay

[I]  Do you really want to root out corruption? Oh yeah?

[I]  MF folio count rises to all-time high of 5.94 crore in April-July

[I]  Centre ‘not adamant’ on GST rates, can be relooked: Meghwal

[I]  GST has hit exports and small enterprises, says Amit Mitra

[I]  Ministries have the right to reject FDI proposals, DIPP clarifies

[I]  New edition of consolidated FDI policy report to come out soon

[I]  RBI panel seeks rights-based data privacy in household finance

[I]  All govt departments to be fully computerised by year-end: Jitendra Singh Panel on National Mineral Policy to submit report by Oct-end

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Privacy not lost after parting with personal data: SC

[I]  MFI investors have to wait a while to reap benefits of digitisation

[I]  Not good company: Q1 results disappoint

[I]  D-Street week ahead: Corrections will continue; have some patience

[I]  Aadhaar will come out with flying colours: Nandan Nilekani

[I]  Heavy rainfall likely in key agricultural regions

[I]  Planting of crops cover 3.8 per cent more area

[I]  Forex kitty slips marginally to $393.40 billion

[I]  FDI flows into India to rise to 2.5% of GDP in 5 years: UBS

[I]  Customs department to do away with supervised sealing of containers from October

[I]  Data protection bill to be in place by December: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

[I]  Government bans gold imports from South Korea, traders welcome move

[I]  Indian industry not investing in job-intensive sectors: Arvind Panagariya

[I]  Growth, connectivity key to India's foreign policy thinking: S Jaishankar

[I]  RBI panel seeks rights-based data privacy in household finance

[I]  Centre to invite global expertise for housing scheme

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Govt bans gold import at zero duty from South Korea

[I]  Right to Privacy: Aadhaar will clear SC bar, says Nandan Nilekani

[I]  India denies fresh anti-dumping duties on Chinese products

[I]  India staring at uncertainty over normal monsoon

[I]  Right to Privacy: Misusing customer data may land app developers in trouble

[I]  Spurt in Indians using investors' visa for US entry

[I]  Children to lose their hot cooked meals in Maharashtra

[I]  Govt tightens norms for gold jewellery exporters to curb misuse

[I]  Yellen issues broad defence of post-crisis financial rules

 

 

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Macro Economic News 25 Aug 2017

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  Net migration to UK falls as Brexit breeds uncertainty

[I]  Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran

[I]  Fearing Trump effect, US governors seek to reassure foreign investors

[I]  China’s reliance on infrastructure stimulus at record high

[I]  Chinese urban consumers gobble up crayfish as industry booms

[I]  Norway’s growth boosts centre right’s election prospects

[I]  Investors seek more protection against risk of a Wall St plunge

 

REUTERS

[I]  Gold steady ahead of central bank speeches at Jackson Hole

[I]  Oil markets volatile as industry prepares to be hit by Hurricane Harvey

[I]  China says nothing will stop its long-range air force drills

[I]  Hurricane Harvey threatens U.S. with most powerful storm in 12 years

[I]  Exclusive: U.S. steel executives appeal directly to Trump for import restrictions

[I]  Remote air traffic control towers eyed for India's regional airports

[I]  Breakingviews TV: Addiction economy

[I]  Kushner reaffirms U.S. commitment to Mideast peace

[I]  U.S. holds powerful but risky tool to halt North Korea's nuclear progress

[I]  Low world inflation dogs central bankers, even as economies grow

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  New Kid on Europe's Power Block Turning Into Giant Killer

[I]  Jump in Employment Costs Threatens U.K. Wage Growth, BCC Says

[I]  U.K. Keeps Mum on the Brexit Bill It Must Pay for Trade Deal

[I]  VCs Look to Create a Backdoor to Public Markets for Startups

[I]  China's Solar Appetite Eats Into India's Effort on Clean Energy

[I]  Flooding, Loss of Power Top Texas Refiners' Harvey Worries

[I]  Trump's FEMA Director Faces His First Test

[I]  China's Big Businesses Risk Trump's Punishment Over North Korea

[I]  Japan Stuck in Inflation Doldrums With Core CPI at 0.5%

[I]  Amsterdam’s Secret Brexit Sauce Is a Friendly Regulator

[I]  Health-Care Costs Could Eat Up Your Retirement Savings

[I]  Hong Kong Housing Isn't Really a Market

[I]  China Liquidity Stress Signs Build as Fund Cost Jumps at Auction

[I]  China Is Squeezing the Wealth Management Product Bubble

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty, rules apex court

[I]  India has potential for 8% growth in 2-3 years, says NITI Aayog

[I]  Ministries have the right to reject FDI proposals, DIPP clarifies

[I]  India, Nepal ink 8 pacts, review bilateral ties

[I]  For financial services firms, upcoming ruling on Unique ID matters more

[I]  With or without Aadhaar, DBT is here to stay

[I]  UID will have to be tested on the ground: Prashant Bhushan

[I]  Households should have a set of readily available financial products

[I]  Rs. 200 banknotes in circulation from today

[I]  Steel industry is the largest contributor to the banking system’s overall NPAs

[I]  Hyderabad to get Rs. 10,000-cr transformation

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  From Aadhaar to food, privacy ruling opens Pandora's box for govt

[I]  Niti Aayog backs GM seeds, suggests reform in MSP mechanism

[I]  58,000 hectares of land in Assam under rubber plantation

[I]  RBI to give details of fake notes deposited post demonetisation next week

[I]  India, Nepal ink eight pacts, call for closer security and defence ties

[I]  Handset makers may need to reboot data collection rules

[I]  Tax-GDP ratio to go up: Niti Aayog

[I]  Government may nudge state-run banks to present M&A options

[I]  Make social audit of MNREGA compulsory: NITI Aayog

[I]  Banks should link home loan rates to repo rate: RBI appointed committee

[I]  India's economic success vital for global economy: UK envoy

[I]  Cartel cases: Individuals can seek leniency from CCI

[I]  Niti Aayog suggests three-year action plan for social sectors

[I]  Taxpayers' data does not pose risk of violation of privacy: GSTN

[I]  Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Viral Acharya warns of pitfalls of debt-driven "furious growth"

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  India Inc not investing in labour-intensive sectors: Govt

[I]  Privacy is a fundamental right, says Supreme Court in historic ruling

[I]  Cash ban, Goods and Services Tax may fail to dampen festive spending

[I]  Aadhaar likely to pass the money Bill test

[I]  Guidelines to tackle malnutrition by Sept

[I]  Govt tweaks UDAN scheme, Northeast new focus

[I]  PDS focus should be on people, not fingerprints

[I]  Right to Privacy: Aadhaar seeding in bank accounts in peril

[I]  Right to Privacy: SC verdict may stall Aadhaar linkage to stock trading

[I]  China's future, reshaped by robots

 

MARKETS (07:15 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9885;  USDINR DGCX: 64.0525;  DJIA Mini: 21776;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7396;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19387;  EUR-USD: 1.1788; Crude Oil (WTI): 47.76;  Gold (Spot): 1286

 

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