Saturday 11 November 2017

Macro Economic News 11 Nov 2017

 


[I]  Trump demands end to Asia’s ‘chronic trade abuses’

[I]  Winners and losers emerge in US department store war

[I]  Trump gives glimpse of ‘Indo-Pacific’ strategy to counter China

[I]  Brexit talks stall over Northern Ireland and EU exit bill

[I]  Robert Mugabe polishes his legacy as successors circle

[I]  China pledges to open finance sector to more foreign ownership

[I]  US Senate tax plan puts multinationals in crosshairs

[I]  Future of London’s office rental market looks distinctly grey

 


[I]  China's 24-hour online shopping binge nears $16 billion

[I]  APEC ministers publish joint statement after wrangling over language

[I]  News Corp profit beats on digital real estate unit strength

[I]  Muni market breathes 'sigh of relief' over Senate tax plan

[I]  A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged rivals

[I]  Saudi-led coalition opens Yemen border crossing

[I]  Deficit worries complicate path for U.S. Republican tax cuts

[I]  Analysis: India plans lending reforms as bankers fear new bad debt crisis

[I]  Top lender SBI's results signal Indian banks' record bad loans peaking

[I]  China's 24-hour online shopping binge tops $1.5 billion in first three minutes

[I]  Japan manufacturers' mood slips but hovers near decade high - Reuters Tankan

[I]  Global Economy - Communication breakdown?

[I]  Industry shines in otherwise hazy vista for UK economy

 


[I]  Hedge Funds Pile on Bullish Oil Bets as Mideast Tension Heats Up

[I]  China Gave Trump a Win on Trade and He Didn’t Even Know It

[I]  Trump Offers Trade to Asian Nations But Only If They Play Fair

[I]  Pacific Nations Get TPP Framework to Salvage a Deal Trump Quit

[I]  China Makes Historic Move to Open Market for Financial Firms

[I]  China Gave Trump a Win on Trade and He Didn’t Even Know It

[I]  Saudi Billionaires Look to Move Funds to Escape Asset Freeze

[I]  Here Comes the World’s Biggest Shopping Spree—Again

[I]  Jewelers Are Still Struggling a Year After India’s Cash Ban

 


[I]  Big GST relief: Tax cut on 178 items, only 50 still in 28% slab

[I]  Factory output growth slows to 3.8% in September

[I]  Green tribunal puts brakes on odd-even scheme

[I]  PM’s council spells out roadmap for skill development, job creation

[I]  Paying a price: industry collusion or individual misbehaviour?

[I]  Putting the spotlight back on domestic consolidation

[I]  Led by rice and pulses, rabi acreage up 18.5% to 163 lakh hectares

[I]  Forgetting loan waivers, States must look at insurance, pricing mechanism

[I]  Industry calls for judicious policy to tackle power crisis

 


[I]  India's gold demand falls 25% in Q3

[I]  Forex reserves fall $22.2 million to $398.739 billion

[I]  Tea production in September declines 23.34% to 145,83 million kg

[I]  Government expects mineral auction worth Rs 50,000 crore in 4 months of this fiscal

[I]  Rising food prices to push India October inflation to 7-month high

[I]  Smog hangs heavy over India's GDP too

[I]  Modi said to approve $14 billion injection to rural road plan

[I]  Cabinet gives nod to Double Taxation pact with Hong Kong

[I]  GST: Composition scheme for small taxpayers extended to Rs. 1.5 crore

[I]  Law will be amended for composition threshold hike: Finance Secy Adhia

 


[I]  Most names on RBI's second list to land in NCLT: SBI chief Rajnish Kumar

[I]  EAC-PM suggests incentives to states meeting health and education targets

[I]  GST Council extends dates for filing of returns

[I]  Companies will pass GST rate cut benefits to consumers

[I]  H-1B issues may affect people but not companies: Expert

[I]  UK to exit EU on Mar 29, 2019 at 11 pm: PM Theresa May

 

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Friday 10 November 2017

Macro Economic News 10 Nov 2017

 


[I]  US senators seek to delay corporate tax cuts

[I]  Foreign bank lending to China hits record high despite debt fears

[I]  Japan clashes with South Korea over shrimp snub at Trump dinner

[I]  Arrests of Saudi media moguls raise ownership fears

[I]  ECB accused of power grab over bad loan plan

[I]  UK growth will lag behind most of EU, Brussels forecasts

[I]  EU emissions reforms send a strong smoke signal

 


[I]  Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens

[I]  China media praises tone, outcome of Trump-Xi summit

[I]  Global regulators want to limit accountants' say on audit rules

[I]  India gold demand seen falling to lowest in 8 years in 2017

[I]  Harsh penalty hands Swiss win over Northern Ireland in playoff first leg

[I]  U.S. jobless claims rise more than expected as hurricane backlog clears

[I]  Euro zone to grow fastest in decade in 2017, to slow slightly in 2018, 2019

 


[I]  RBNZ’s 2% Inflation Focus May Be Up For Discussion, Says Robertson Says

[I]  Japan's Biggest Banks Confront Harsh Reality With Cost Overhaul

[I]  Saudi Billionaires Look to Move Funds to Escape Asset Freeze

[I]  Here’s How London House Prices Are Being Battered

[I]  RBA Sees Solid Growth, Slow Inflation as Cash Rate Stays on Hold

[I]  Hong Kong Property Is Facing a New Threat

[I]  Pakistan's Central Bank Allays Concerns Over Widening Deficits

[I]  China's Appetite for U.S. Energy Falls Shy of Binding Deals

 


[I]  Farmers set to ‘lose Rs. 35,968 cr’ in seven key crops this season

[I]  As crude prices rise, govt may cut excise on petrol, diesel: Pradhan

[I]  RBI diktat to make banking easier for seniors and the differently abled

[I]  Post note-ban, savings took the equity/MF route: paper by RBI staff

[I]  Industry sees red as Karnataka gives green signal to IT union

 


[I]  India gold demand seen falling to lowest in 8 years in 2017: WGC

[I]  RBI buys back Rs 10,000 crore bonds

[I]  Bond yields to harden on multiple concerns : Icra

[I]  Government agency to import onions to moderate prices

[I]  Part-time jobs could fix India's farming crisis: Analysts

[I]  Small savings to help meet government fiscal targets: SBI Research

[I]  Exports to China surge 39 per cent but trade deficit widens too

[I]  Linking Aadhaar to mobiles: Parties await Supreme Court's last word

[I]  RBI release new outsourcing norms for NBFCs

[I]  Government non-committal on cutting excise duty on petrol, diesel

[I]  GST Council might take these measures to simplify the tax

 


[I]  NPS equity cap for govt staff may be raised to 50%

[I]  SAT asks Sebi to hear all parties before decision in Sarangi Chemicals case

[I]  IT union in Karnataka recognized, but companies say it will fizzle out

[I]  52% of registered flats remain unsold in MMR: Report

[I]  Gurugram sees biggest drop in house prices: Report

[I]  Demonetisation impact: People's currency holding habits impacted, says RBI

[I]  Plywood, laminate industry in doldrums: High GST, chemicals prices hurt

[I]  Farmers will lose Rs 36k-cr due to prices falling below MSP: Farmers' body

 

MARKETS (08:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10309;  USDINR DGCX: 64.2650;  DJIA Mini: 23412;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7467;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 23630;  EUR-USD: 1.1648; Crude Oil (WTI): 57.03;  Gold (Spot): 1286

 

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Thursday 9 November 2017

Macro Economic News 09 Nov 2017

 


[I]  US urged to impose full embargo on Venezuelan oil

[I]  Trump targets US-China corporate deals on Beijing visit

[I]  Saudis move to reassure jittery investors amid graft probe

[I]  US senators try to square tax cuts with deficit

[I]  German economy faces risk of overheating, experts warn

[I]  Brussels toughens carbon targets on EU carmakers

 


[I]  Japan September core machinery orders tumble in dent to capex outlook

[I]  Egypt's president backs Saudi purge, urges de-escalation with Iran

[I]  China vows to keep macro-policies stable in 2018

[I]  Trump to talk North Korea, trade with Chinese leader Xi

[I]  China October CPI +1.9 percent year on year, up from September; PPI +6.9 percent year on year, above forecast

 


[I]  China Factory Prices Surge Again as Pollution Drive Curbs Output

[I]  Hong Kong Property Is Facing a New Threat

[I]  Bitcoin, Beware: Citigroup’s CEO Predicts State-Sponsored Digital Currencies

[I]  Hong Kong Is the World's Top City for International Visits

[I]  A Third of Millennials Would Rather Own Bitcoin Than Stocks

[I]  President Trump Aims to Cut Trade Deficit With China

[I]  Trump Is Greeted in China by a Trade Deficit as Big as Ever

[I]  RBNZ Brings Forward Rate-Hike Forecast on Faster Inflation

[I]  China's Exporters Are Trading Their Way to a More Global Yuan

[I]  IPO Fever Hits Hong Kong Market as 1-in-20 People Try to Buy

 


[I]  Centre looking at bringing realty, power under GST

[I]  Thermal power plants hit by coal shortage

[I]  GST Council to look at 5% rate on job work for all sectors

[I]  US price-fixing case: Indian drug companies can ill afford this reputation dent

[I]  Banking sector needs new paradigms: BCG study

[I]  Winners and losers in rural economy

 


[I]  Markets are changing: Investors must shape up or simply ship out

[I]  Short-tenor Indian bonds find favour as rate-cut hopes dashed

[I]  Integrated sugar mills to benefit from 5% rise in ethanol procurement price for 2017-18: ICRA

[I]  Fear of the taxman blights PM Modi's quest to expand formal economy

[I]  Q4 gold imports may fall 25 per cent on weak festival demand

[I]  India slips to 7th position in business optimism ranking

[I]  Stronger contract law in pipeline to lift Ease of Doing Business ranking

 


[I]  Only 62 items likely to stay in 28% GST slab

[I]  India set to buy 49% in Russia oilfield by Feb

[I]  Commercial coal mine auction may be completed this year: Coal Secretary

[I]  India eyes record sugar output in 2018-19

[I]  Jewellers woo global buyers with direct purchase offers as exports decline

[I]  Irdai: Aadhaar, insurance link mandatory

[I]  Creditors set sights on corporate guarantors

[I]  Gold imports may fall 25% in October -December

 

MARKETS (08:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10378;  USDINR DGCX: 64.1075;  DJIA Mini: 23532;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7518;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 23368;  EUR-USD: 1.1597; Crude Oil (WTI): 56.92;  Gold (Spot): 1281

 

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