Saturday 16 December 2017

Macro Economic News 16 Dec 2017

 


[I]  Trump closes in on landmark US tax reform

[I]  German protests prompt fears of rising anti-Semitism

[I]  China stars’ income soars on TV deals and endorsements

[I]  Banks’ Christmas parties pale next to media sector

[I]  Beware of executives who depend on share-backed loans

 


[I]  Government ignored GST rollout warnings: sources

[I]  Supreme Court extends deadline on Aadhaar linkage amid legal challenges

[I]  Final Republican tax bill slashes U.S. corporate rate, voting next week

[I]  U.S. says identified target for sanctions over Myanmar crackdown

[I]  Global shares rise; U.S. yield curve hits flattest in decade

[I]  India's trade deficit narrows to $13.83 billion in November

[I]  "Congratulations": EU moves to Brexit phase two but warns will be tough

[I]  China will cut, remove export tariffs on some steel, fertiliser

[I]  Global Economy - World trade order in a wobble as Washington snubs WTO status quo

[I]  Fed's rosy economic scenario leaves inflation puzzle for Powell

 


[I]  Poland Stares Down EU Sanctions Talk by Revamping Supreme Court

[I]  GOP Tax Plan Sets Higher Rate Than Expected on Offshore Earnings

[I]  Puerto Rico to Lose Tax Advantages Under GOP Plan, Expert Says

[I]  Tillerson Presses Russia, China for Continuing North Korean Ties

[I]  Consumer Confidence Up More in Blue Counties Since Trump's Win

[I]  EU Agrees to Move Forward to Next Phase of Brexit

[I]  Hunt for Next Big Asia Currency Trade Lands on Ringgit, Yuan

[I]  Big Data and a Bullet Train Drive Ties Between India and Japan

 


[I]  Customs duty on colour TVs, phones, microwave ovens hiked

[I]  43% of firms attacked by ransomware in the past year, says KPMG survey

[I]  Sword of EU data norms over Indian IT, BPO firms

[I]  Improved occupancy, room rates boost hotel industry revenue

[I]  Most employees feel AI will eat away jobs: HR survey

[I]  On track to achieving trillion-dollar digital economy target: Prasad

[I]  Govt cuts base import price of gold, silver

[I]  ‘Bail-in’ clause formalises risk associated with deposits, say bank pensioners

 


[I]  Trump admin plans to stop spouses of H1-B holders from working in US

[I]  Business families creating trusts to protect family wealth in times of fragile marriage

[I]  79 per cent companies see cybersecurity as top 5 business risks; budgets low: KPMG

[I]  Agriculture ministry seeks tech solutions for 12 agrarian issues

[I]  After a blip, exports jump 30.6% to $26.19 billion in November

[I]  Services export rises 8% to $14 billion in October; import up 13%

[I]  November trade data: Deficit at $13.83 bn; exports rise 30.55% to $26.19 bn

[I]  RBI governor Urjit Patel urges vigilance against inflation

[I]  Centre approves infra infrastructure development for North East with 100% funding

[I]  FRDI Bill: Will your money remain safe?

[I]  Modi may give India its first employment policy in the coming budget

 


[I]  Exports jump 30% in November, trade deficit high at $13.8 billion

[I]  Growth slowdown bottoming out, says RBI governor Urjit Patel

[I]  Govt okays sops for leather sector, waives fee for small digital payments

[I]  Govt proposes Rs 11k-cr plan to boost domestic solar panel manufacturing

[I]  Govt raises import duty on electronic products

 

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Friday 15 December 2017

Macro Economic News 15 Dec 2017

 


[I]  Critical infrastructure threat as new malware is identified

[I]  Brexit: Inside the UK’s messy deal to secure an amicable divorce

[I]  EU leaders voice support for Theresa May after Brexit vote defeat

[I]  China’s pollution curbs hit growth as policy priorities shift

[I]  ECB holds course on QE despite strong growth

[I]  EU poised to punish Poland over judicial overhaul 

[I]  Battle for banking union hangs over the eurozone

[I]  Japan to raise income tax for high earners

 


[I]  May wins applause from EU leaders for Brexit efforts

[I]  Britain's finance minister, central bank chief head to China seeking deals

[I]  Japan's big manufacturers' mood hits 11-year high: tankan

[I]  UK keeps top financial sector global ranking, Brexit seen as risk

[I]  EU leaders lock horns over hosting refugees

[I]  Republican governors meet with Pence over NAFTA concerns

[I]  ECB hikes growth forecasts but keeps easy money pledge

[I]  U.S. retail sales surge; weekly jobless claims fall

[I]  ECB's Draghi sidelines critics to keep money taps wide open

 


[I]  Oil in 2018 Is a Duel Between Visions of OPEC Victory or Defeat

[I]  Vietnam's Coffee Trade Slows as Buyers Bet on Bigger Discounts

[I]  Brexit Talks Are Set to Get Messy

[I]  Bitcoin Barely Rates a Mention Among Top Risks to Financial System

[I]  China Follows Fed in Tightening, Though Makes Smaller Moves

[I]  Russia Wins in Arctic After U.S. Fails to Kill Giant Gas Project

[I]  Beijing Keeps Building in the South China Sea

[I]  Central Banks Want the World to Carry On While They Quietly Tighten

[I]  Hunt for Asia's Next Big Currency Trade Lands on Ringgit, Yuan

[I]  Confidence Among Japan’s Manufacturers Rises to a Decade High

 


[I]  States face revenue shortfall of Rs. 39,111 crore from GST: Mitra

[I]  NPA mess: Govt asks banks to reveal asset quality review impact

[I]  WTO meet ends in impasse as US plays spoilsport

[I]  WPI hits 8-month high of 3.93% in November

[I]  Captive power producers allege coal shortage

[I]  No need to import sugar in the coming year, says ISMA

[I]  Delinquencies in ‘loan against property’ segment to rise 70 bps this fiscal: Crisil

 


[I]  Indian economic inequality widened since 1980

[I]  ECB leaves key interest rates unchanged

[I]  10-year bond yield off 17-month high on govt repurchase plan

[I]  Hope vegetable prices would fall soon, says DEA Secretary

[I]  India's November Iran oil imports skid to lowest since February 2016

[I]  November vegetable oil imports rise 6.2 per cent to 1.248 million tonnes: Trade body

[I]  India's WPI inflation touches 8-month high of 3.93 pct

[I]  Need to demystify black money, tax havens to masses: Experts

[I]  Government to discuss MDR rate issue with RBI: Finance Ministry official

[I]  World's biggest biometric database grows in India despite doubts

 


[I]  Kerosene subsidy may go by 2020

[I]  Govt initiates survey to count jobs under Mudra scheme

[I]  Private airports' policies not aligned with UDAN scheme: G R Gopinath

[I]  Private hospitals call for 'holistic approach' in health care

[I]  Strengthening banks the next big reform: Arun Jaitley

 

MARKETS (07:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10373;  USDINR DGCX: 64.3425;  DJIA Mini: 24561;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7441;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22484;  EUR-USD: 1.1782; Crude Oil (WTI): 57.09;  Gold (Spot): 1254

 

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Thursday 14 December 2017

Macro Economic News 14 Dec 2017

 


[I]  Fed flags three more rate rises in 2018

[I]  Banks set to move fewer than 4,600 City jobs over Brexit

[I]  Europe’s innovation comeback: Macron sparks return of ‘Les Pigeons’

[I]  Italy’s Gentiloni warns European integration is in danger

[I]  Italy’s Paolo Gentiloni calls for ‘tailor-made’ UK-EU trade deal

[I]  Republicans strike deal on US tax reform

[I]  White House denies change in North Korea policy

[I]  ECB divisions on QE re-open after vintage year

[I]  Banks warned over North Korea’s complex finance web

[I]  America’s economic unique selling points are at risk

 


[I]  India delays Aadhaar linking to bank, phone services

[I]  Fed raises interest rates, keeps 2018 policy outlook unchanged

[I]  India's July-September current account deficit more than doubles

[I]  Flat U.S. yield curve not signaling recession risk: Yellen

[I]  Bank of England's Brexit views in focus as rates set to stay on hold

[I]  Fed does not buy Trump tax-plan hype, sees short-lived economic boost

[I]  Britain's May defeated in parliament over Brexit blueprint

[I]  India's tax department considers tax on virtual currencies

[I]  Steady as she goes: ECB to keep money taps wide open

[I]  Wall Street sees repeat of three U.S. rate hikes in 2018: Reuters poll

[I]  WTO meeting ends in stalemate after U.S. rebukes, member vetoes

 


[I]  Draghi's 2020 Vision for Euro-Area Economy Holds Clue to QE Exit

[I]  Carney in Holding Pattern on Interest Rates After November Hike

[I]  U.K. Housing Market Stagnates as London Price Drop Continues

[I]  As Brexit Drama Ebbs, EU Leaders Shift Focus to Migration, Euro

[I]  Bitcoin Points Way to ‘Massive Change’ for Commodity Businesses

[I]  Fed Raises Rates, Eyes Three 2018 Hikes as Yellen Era Nears End

[I]  Yellen Says Bitcoin Is a ‘Highly Speculative Asset’

[I]  Austrian Explosion Rattles Europe’s Gas Market

[I]  Britain in Dogfight to Retain Warplane Supremacy

[I]  Shadow Lending Growing as Canadians Chase Housing Dream

[I]  Bankers in Europe Are Facing Their Worst Bonus Season in Years

[I]  Fed, ECB and China Pose Key Dangers for Asia's Dollar-Bond Boom

[I]  Rupee Devaluation Not Enough to Reignite Ailing Pakistan Stocks

[I]  Asia's Top Inflation-Targeting Bank May Be Preparing to Hike

 


[I]  Bank depositors’ interests will be protected, assures PM

[I]  Spurious seeds playing havoc with farmers’ lives in AP, Telangana

[I]  Road to future: you can flash a ring to pay toll

[I]  I-T Dept ‘surveys’ bitcoin exchanges

[I]  At WTO, India manages to protect interests in food security, fisheries, e-commerce

[I]  Deadline to link bank accounts with Aadhaar extended to March 31

[I]  India among nations against taking gender issues to WTO

[I]  New merchant discount rate favours small businesses: RBI

 


[I]  India manages to shield farmers’ interests, ensure food security at WTO

[I]  Indian bizmen to transfer $128 billion to the next generation, says Karvy

[I]  Indian shrimp exports set to double to $7 bn by 2022: Crisil

[I]  India’s current account deficit doubles to 1.2% of GDP in Q2 FY18

[I]  ADB lowers India's GDP forecast for FY-18 to 6.7 per cent

[I]  Blanket ban on guarantors of stressed firms may go

[I]  Government to expand BPO subsidy scheme; RS Prasad

[I]  Wrong way to Make In India: Why we must resist the temptation to return to import substitution mirage

[I]  Government keeps window open on PAN, Aadhaar for financial dealings

[I]  TRAI to set broad parameters of rules for in-flight connectivity

 


[I]  Lenders send most firms from second list to NCLT

[I]  I-T dept cracks down on bitcoin dealers

[I]  BS Banking Round Table 2017: IBC has shifted balance of power, say bankers

[I]  Modi bats for small and medium businesses at Ficci AGM, promises jobs push

[I]  Advertisers spend Rs 100 crore on marketing through films

[I]  First low-cost airline ready for second take-off

[I]  Govt to explore scheme for women to run BPOs from home

[I]  CAD more than doubles to $7.2 bn: RBI data

[I]  Govt, states connect 85% rural areas with roads under PMGSY scheme

 

MARKETS (06:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10281;  USDINR DGCX: 64.4500;  DJIA Mini: 24666;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7503;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22777;  EUR-USD: 1.1834; Crude Oil (WTI): 56.79;  Gold (Spot): 1256

 

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