Saturday, 2 September 2017

Macro Economic News 02 Sep 2017

 


[I]  Eurozone manufacturers’ orders surge despite currency strength

[I]  Usefulness of Japan’s missile attack drills questioned

[I]  Banks risk alarming staff with sensors that track desk use

[I]  Beijing’s uneasy deals with overseas car groups under strain

[I]  Cooling jobs growth highlights dilemma for the Fed

[I]  Business warns Trump over ‘Dreamer’ deportations

[I]  Brazil emerges from its worst ever recession

[I]  Soaring euro drives investors out of European stocks

[I]  Metals prices are saying a global recovery is afoot

 


[I]  Slowdown-hit economy faces strong currency threat

[I]  India factory activity unexpectedly expands in August as orders bounce back

[I]  NAFTA envoys lay out proposals, try to block Trump noise

[I]  What slowdown? Factories chug along as global demand holds up

[I]  U.S. job growth slows in August; wage growth retreats

[I]  U.S. economy shows resilience with fewer negative surprises

 


[I]  Vietnam Wants to Make Its Own Cars

[I]  Trump Set to Announce Decision on 'Dreamers' Program Tuesday

[I]  America's Manufacturers and Builders Are On a Tear

[I]  BOJ's Kuroda Says 4% Growth Good But Cannot Be Sustained

[I]  Gross Says U.S. Aug. Jobs Report Is ‘Weak’

[I]  Russia’s Private Bank Experiment Just Imploded

 


[I]  Aug manufacturing PMI rises to 51.2 on new orders

[I]  Auto sales pick up on good monsoon, rural reach

[I]  Inter-ministerial talks to firm up strategy for WTO meet

[I]  Centre’s cash position was ‘somewhat stressed’ in Q1

[I]  Need to create a ‘Bharatiya development model’

[I]  Australian mining team eyes fresh opportunities in India

[I]  Soon, your car will get an ‘Aadhaar’ card

[I]  Kharif area down at 1,028-lakh hectares

[I]  RBI arm to launch model platform for blockchain technology soon

 


[I]  How much info to share with promoters? Sebi to decide soon

[I]  Structural reforms & offbeat decisions are needed to keep farmer and consumer happy

[I]  Farm loan delivery slows amid waivers and anticipation of it

[I]  Forex kitty rises to record USD 394.55 billion

[I]  India's growth may be below 6.5 per cent in FY'18, says SBI report

[I]  Urban planning key to making cities resilient to weather changes

[I]  New Niti Aayog vice chairman confident of 7-7.5% growth in second quarter

[I]  GDP growth at 5% under old series; analysts cut FY18 estimates

[I]  Affordable Housing: Niti Aayog wants stamp duties cut to check black cash

 


[I]  Carmakers ride into festive season with 14% sales growth in August

[I]  Management of defaulting firms must step aside, says SC

[I]  Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday; rejig to impact over two dozen ministries

[I]  Govt focuses to make sugar industry export oriented

[I]  Govt's cash position stressed in Q1

[I]  1% of expected invoices uploaded to GSTN

[I]  Better ways to tackle farm distress than loan waivers: NITI Aayog

[I]  Why India's skill mission has failed

[I]  Household indebtedness at record high in FY17

 

 

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Friday, 1 September 2017

Macro Economic News 01 Sep 2017

 


[I]  Harvey aftermath hits a third of US oil refineries

[I]  French government unveils jobs market liberalisation

[I]  Nafta talks resume as executives prepare for worst

[I]  Delhi vows to continue search for India’s ‘black money’

[I]  Number of Italians in work rises to pre-financial crisis level

[I]  US directs Russia to close three diplomatic posts

 


[I]  RBI chief Urjit Patel warns against farm loan waivers

[I]  Government rushes to defend bank note ban as doubts grow

[I]  South Korea exports to U.S., EU and China gain in August

[I]  Japan capex slowdown points to downward revision to second-quarter GDP

[I]  Japan's factories sustain solid growth in August as orders quicken: PMI

[I]  UK and Japan aim for trade deal straight after Brexit - source

[I]  American retailers, restaurants oppose U.S. NAFTA produce proposal

[I]  GDP growth hits three-year low in June quarter

[I]  Fiscal deficit at 92.4 percent of target

[I]  U.S. bombers drill over Korean peninsula after latest North Korea launch

[I]  Euro zone inflation rises more than forecast before ECB meeting

[I]  Japan capex slowdown points to downward revision to second-quarter GDP

 


[I]  Trump Weighs Tying Debt Limit Increase to Harvey Aid

[I]  May Faces Questions on Economic Crime Review as SFO Awaits Fate

[I]  No Brexit Respite for U.K. as German Parties Align Behind the EU

[I]  How Trump's Nafta Threats Are Bringing Mexico and China Together

[I]  The World's Growth Optimism Hasn't Translated to Australia

[I]  America’s Jobs Engine Keeps Defying Forecasts for 2017 Slowdown

[I]  The Bond Market's Biggest Rally of 2017 Amazes Traders

[I]  Tiny Good News on Inflation, for Europe and the Fed

[I]  Cheap Oil And Costly Fuel Are Rare Windfall From Harvey for Asia

 


[I]  At 5.7%, Q1 GDP growth slumps to 3-year low

[I]  It’s raining disasters in Mumbai

[I]  Deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar extended to Dec 31

[I]  SEBI’s ban on P-Notes a boon for Dubai bourse

[I]  Auto component industry rides the after-market

[I]  India, Switzerland vow to conclude Bilateral Investment Treaty talks

[I]  Core industries growth dips to 2.4% in July

[I]  Govt hikes base import price of edible oils

[I]  Monsoon withdrawal from N-W India may be delayed

[I]  Bad loans of 41 banks may surge to Rs. 9 lakh cr by March, says ICRA

[I]  G-Sec yields have remained sticky despite RBI’s rate cut

 


[I]  Production of horticulture crops likely to touch 300 million tonnes

[I]  RBI chief Urjit Patel says loan waiver is quick-fix, warns of negative impact

[I]  Government looks to tap RBI surplus to keep fiscal math in check

[I]  Anti-dumping duty likely on some steel products from China, EU

[I]  All-India CPI for industrial workers rises by 5 points in July

[I]  India’s Q1 GDP growth falls to 5.7%, hits 3-year low

[I]  India seen topping global labor force in next decade, data show

[I]  ​India Inc expresses disappointment over weak GDP data

[I]  Government finalising cyber security standards for mobile phones

[I]  Information on tax data from Switzerland to India expected from 2019: Doris Leuthard

[I]  Government rules out new window to deposit scrapped notes

 


[I]  Day after demonetisation jolt, govt steps up defence

[I]  Auto part exports clock almost-flat FY17 growth

[I]  IT firms hit H1B hurdle as US acts tough on visas for entry-level workers

[I]  GDP data for April-June: A disappointing growth story

[I]  Set up tribunal to hear firms' drug price appeals: NPPA

[I]  Govt payment options to push for BHIM, UPI & Bharat QR

[I]  Education loan defaults may hurt students' credit score: CIBIL

[I]  GDP numbers: A manufacturing blow; but are investments turning the corner?

[I]  Govt assures support to India-China proposal at WTO against farm subsidies

[I]  Farm debt waivers push up interest rate in the economy: RBI Guv Urjit Patel

[I]  Arun Jaitley hopeful of 7% GDP as manufacturing 'bottoms out'

 

MARKETS (07:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9948;  USDINR DGCX: 64.0875;  DJIA Mini: 21976;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7421;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19698;  EUR-USD: 1.1910; Crude Oil (WTI): 47.01;  Gold (Spot): 1320

 

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Thursday, 31 August 2017

Macro Economic News 31 Aug 2017

 


[I]  Tech companies endure near-doubling of requests for personal data

[I]  Tech sector struggles to prepare for new EU data protection laws

[I]  Theresa May vows to fight next UK election as prime minister

[I]  Minimal talks progress as Brexit sides play cards close

[I]  Trump urges Congress to pull together on tax reform

[I]  Taxpayers face lion’s share of $50bn storm Harvey bill

[I]  Heavy flooding kills more than 1,000 in South Asia

[I]  China’s big banks emerge as winners from ‘regulatory windstorm’

[I]  US debt ceiling angst sends Treasury bill yields higher

[I]  It’s time to say goodbye to emerging market indices

 


[I]  India seen posting stronger economic growth

[I]  Cabinet approves raising levy on luxury cars, SUVs

[I]  If Trump pulls trigger on NAFTA withdrawal, Mexico will walk away

[I]  BOJ Masai: Momentum towards hitting price goal strengthening

[I]  China factory sector growth unexpectedly speeds up in August, services slows: official PMIs

[I]  Japan July factory output falls but growth momentum seen intact

[I]  Trump touts tax reform, overlooks White House aide Cohn

[I]  India bars states from independently exiting, modifying solar projects

[I]  Japan pushes U.S. to propose new U.N. sanctions on North Korea

[I]  U.S. second-quarter GDP growth revised up, fastest in over two years

[I]  China August official services PMI slips to 53.4, lowest since May 2016

[I]  In China, to snag a new home buyers may need to pay huge price for parking space

 


[I]  Angola Oil Minister Says Nation Needs Crude to Rebound to $60

[I]  No Quick Fix for South Africa's Battered Economy When Zuma Goes

[I]  QR Codes Are a Big Threat to Singapore Banks

[I]  The Battle for India's $45 Billion Gold Industry Has Begun

[I]  China’s Missile Sanctions Are Taking a Heavy Toll on Both Koreas

[I]  Soon, Cars in Denmark Will Only Be Taxed at 100%

[I]  Is the Midlife Crisis Real? Economists and Psychologists Can't Agree

[I]  Denmark Decides to Make It ‘More Attractive to Work’

[I]  China Factory Gauge Signals Economic Output Resilient in August

[I]  Australia's Economy Is 'Shaking Off Restraints,' Treasurer Says

[I]  Bankrupt Caribbean Paradise Woos Chinese Tourists—and Their Cash

[I]  Russia Expands Grip on Wheat Exports to Asia

[I]  Brexit Offers U.K. Office-Buying Boon, $95 Billion Fund Says

 


[I]  State govts at fiscal risk over medium term, warns RBI

[I]  Car-makers see red as Cabinet okays higher cess

[I]  99% of banned Rs. 1,000 notes returned

[I]  Govt to tighten import norms for steel products

[I]  GST will impact direct taxes too: Jaitley

[I]  SME players in travel, tourism space face a long and taxing road

[I]  Economic growth likely to be consumption-led

[I]  Commercial banks surpass farm credit target by 28%

 


[I]  Here's why RBI's new diktat may make a big hole in PSBs pocket

[I]  Government notifies e-way bill, exempts vegetables, fruits out of its ambit

[I]  Judging demonetisation on currency returned incorrect: Government officials

[I]  Fake notes more than double of what was estimated: RBI

[I]  Draft policy on pilot-less low flying objects next month: Rajiv Mehrishi, Union Home Secretary

[I]  Deadline for declaring Aadhaar for social schemes will be extended to December 31

[I]  Industry, academia join hands to forecast India’s economic growth

[I]  Cabinet approves pact on India-Israel tech Fund

[I]  'GDP growth to slow down to 6 pc in Q1, better to track GVA'

[I]  Seven-eight eastern states holding India back: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

[I]  View: Ten years on, the lessons of the great recession fade

 


[I]  IT firms reduce headcount by 3,000 people in Q1

[I]  It is the right time for 5G in India: Trai Chairman R S Sharma

[I]  Green light for 25% GST cess makes automakers see red

[I]  Drug distributors push for cap on margins

[I]  Second auction of wind power projects: Tariff tumbles to Rs 3.42 a unit

[I]  I-T plans 3-pronged strategy to boost tax mop-up, base

[I]  GST, farm debt waivers likely to hit fiscal consolidation

[I]  Aadhaar deadline for social benefits to be extended till Dec 31: Govt to SC

[I]  RBI retains GVA growth at 7.3% for FY18

 

MARKETS (08:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 9864;  USDINR DGCX: 64.1700;  DJIA Mini: 21905;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7373;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 19651;  EUR-USD: 1.1876; Crude Oil (WTI): 45.91;  Gold (Spot): 1301

 

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