Saturday, 30 December 2017

Macro Economic News 30 Dec 2017

 


[I]  Global stocks ending bumper year on a high

[I]  Securitised auto loans hit post-financial crisis high

[I]  Investing in 2018: worrying clouds on the horizon

[I]  Trump to scale back US offshore drilling safety rules

[I]  Iranians take to streets as anger at economy boils over

[I]  China eases market access for foreign banks after Trump visit

[I]  Finland nurses its economy back to health

 


[I]  CAG slams PM Modi's slow Ganges river clean-up

[I]  India's April-Nov fiscal deficit hits 112 percent of full-year target

[I]  U.S. military to accept transgender recruits on Monday - Pentagon

[I]  Price protests turn political in Iran as rallies spread

[I]  Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead

[I]  Gold soars toward largest annual gain since 2010 on dollar boost

[I]  White House, Congress prepare for talks on spending, immigration

[I]  India likens cryptocurrencies to 'Ponzi scheme', issues caution

[I]  Special Report: Collapse of a nation

[I]  Insight - Beijing may be starting to win its battle against smog

[I]  Dilemma for ECB as German inflation hits five-year high

[I]  China Dec factory growth seen slowing only slightly despite smog war

[I]  China c.bank frees up cash for banks ahead of Lunar New Year

[I]  Pakistan's new finance chief targets tax reforms, touts rupee flexibility

 


[I]  OPEC Wins Over Hedge Funds to Make 2017 Oil's Most Bullish Year

[I]  Cotton Is 2017's Star Crop, and Funds Have High Hopes for 2018

[I]  IRS Issues Tax Rate Guidance for Stockpiled Foreign Income

[I]  America’s Deep Freeze Is Helping Oil and Coal

[I]  The Japanese Economy Could Get a Boost in 2018 From Bitcoin’s Surge

[I]  Ripple's 53% Surge Makes It the Second-Biggest Cryptocurrency

[I]  Chinese Money Will Transform the Arctic

[I]  Putin Is Playing the Melting Arctic for Everything It's Worth

[I]  A 2018 Wild Card That's Not Priced In: China-U.S. Trade Tension

[I]  Oil Resurrection Sets Stage for Another OPEC-Shale Clash in 2018

[I]  Saudi Squeeze on Alwaleed Has More at Stake Than Money

[I]  U.K. Holds Back Historic Files on EU as It Prepares for Brexit

[I]  China Says It Created a France-Sized Pile of New Jobs Since 2012

[I]  Hong Kong IPO Investors Get Best Education Money Can Buy

[I]  How Trump’s Tax Overhaul Could Hit Big Foreign Banks

[I]  Return of Volatility Foreshadowed In Economic Data

[I]  Fukushima Looks to Top-Tier Sake to Beat Stigma, Lift Economy

 


[I]  A born-again iconic hotel checks back in

[I]  Centre pumps Rs. 7,577 cr into 6 public sector banks

[I]  Cryptocurrencies are a Ponzi scheme, warns FinMin

[I]  Fiscal deficit target already missed

[I]  Entrepreneurs on the fast track

[I]  When pedagogues turn salespersons

[I]  Retailers seek ‘moderate’ floor spaces with mall owners

[I]  Marketing to machines: Firms face new gatekeeper to consumer

[I]  RBI’s housing price index dips marginally

[I]  E-catalogue launched to promote Indian engineering goods globally

[I]  External debt in 2nd quarter rises 2% over the first

[I]  Worrying signs: fiscal deficit hits full-year target by Nov end

[I]  After cashing in on note ban, fintech firms all wired-up for consolidation

[I]  Demand for artificial intelligence skills high among senior IT staff, says report

[I]  ‘Revival in private investments likely to complement govt capex in 2018’

[I]  Falling wheat area takes a toll on total rabi acreage

[I]  Trade body maintains cotton crop size at 375 lakh bales for 2017-18

 


[I]  Sebi defers decision on loan default disclosure by listed companies

[I]  Forex reserves hit record $404.92 billion

[I]  RBI swings into action to arrest rising bond yields

[I]  Concerns over fiscal slippage take yields to 18-month high

[I]  No plans to waive corporate loans, says minister

[I]  2.26 lakh companies deregistered, Maharashtra tops the chart

[I]  Compliance blues spark exodus of independent directors

[I]  Telecom companies may ring in stable 2018

[I]  Rabi crops sowing crosses 565 lakh hectare

[I]  Direct tax collection reaches 67 per cent of budget estimate

[I]  Additional central borrowing a negative surprise: Report

[I]  Australia presses India for transition period on new pulses tariffs

[I]  Indian economic growth slowed down in 2016-17: Government

[I]  Government bringing a new bill on consumer protection

[I]  Government identifies 77 firms in the list of vanishing companies

[I]  Over 10 lakh active unlisted private companies exist: Government

[I]  Govt unlikely to slow down on labour reforms in 2018

 


[I]  In 2017, Indian markets clock best returns in three years

[I]  Year End Specials: Super rich get richer in 2017

[I]  Govt breaches fiscal deficit target in 8 months

[I]  Industry credit grows for first time this year in November

[I]  Crorepati CEO club grew 18% last fiscal year

[I]  Healthy margins elusive for health care business

[I]  Insolvency resolution: Another defaulters' list sent to NCLT

[I]  Forthcoming cars and bikes for every budget in the new year

[I]  Poor collection mars GST flat-rate scheme

[I]  Creditors must take haircuts to end bankruptcy: Arun Jaitley

[I]  External debt reaches $496 bn at Sep-end

[I]  Deadline for supply returns extended to Jan 10

[I]  Microfinance firms brace for write-offs of Rs 5,000 crore

[I]  2018: An ambitious art calendar for the new year

[I]  Year End Specials: The business books of 2017 worth reading

[I]  Tariff changes fail to lift mandi prices of pulses, oilseeds

[I]  Pulses cooking sharply below minimum price

 

MARKETS (07:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10558;  USDINR DGCX: 63.9775;  DJIA Mini: 24735;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7638;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22780;  EUR-USD: 1.2005; Crude Oil (WTI): 60.42;  Gold (Spot): 1303

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Friday, 29 December 2017

Macro Economic News 29 Dec 2017

 


[I]  Global M&A exceeds $3tn for fourth straight year

[I]  Italian parliament dissolved ahead of new polls

[I]  Activist investor says Brexit offers rich pickings

[I]  China cruises struggle to make it through political squalls

[I]  Silicon Valley start-ups look to Canada in hunt for talent

[I]  US to issue visas to Turkey again after stand-off

[I]  Saudi Arabia’s reform drive is bold, yet fraught with risk

[I]  Brexit casts a shadow on the UK’s economic future

 


[I]  SEBI tightens shareholding norms for rating agencies, mutual funds

[I]  Argentina eases inflation target, stoking rate cut expectations

[I]  Rushing to pay taxes? New law spurs confused pre-payment push

[I]  IRS cautions U.S. taxpayers on prepaying property taxes

[I]  Trump says China 'Caught RED HANDED' allowing oil into North Korea

[I]  Indian benchmark bond slumps as higher borrowing raises inflation concerns

[I]  Japan's factories, retailers rev up as some central bankers call for debate on rates

[I]  U.S. holiday sales set to break records in surprise boon to retail

 


[I]  The IRS’s Guidance on Property Taxes Has the U.S. Confused

[I]  EM Bond Rally Meets Jack Pot

[I]  Six Market Charts to Watch for Hints on Next Year's Big Moves

[I]  From Bitcoin to Belize, Here Are Best and Worst Assets of 2017

[I]  Canadian Pot Growers Eye Global Expansion

[I]  CEOs in U.S., India Earn the Most Compared With Average Workers

[I]  The U.S. Population Is Growing by One Person Every 18 Seconds

[I]  Sydney Office Rents Are the World’s Fastest Growing

[I]  Chinese Consumers Now Rule the World. Get Used to It

[I]  The U.S. Is Becoming the World’s New Tax Haven

 


[I]  Equity and commodity trading from same platform

[I]  Bitcoin investors may have to pay capital gains tax

[I]  Gold-import curbs temporary, India assures Korea

[I]  Ministry clears building of 5,45,090 affordable houses under PM’s scheme

[I]  Footfall, earnings also to determine rail station criteria

[I]  Wind power generation to touch 9,500 MW in current fiscal: Minister

[I]  Renewable energy sector adds 12 GW capacity in Jan-Nov

[I]  Healthy GDP will offer efficient banks room for growth: S&P

[I]  General insurers see huge demand for title insurance

[I]  Regulator keeps pressing pause button on Investment Advisers Regulations

[I]  SEBI restricts rating agency monopoly

[I]  Industry, farmers reject draft contract farming Act

 


[I]  Niti Aayog has a plan to help Modi govt save $100 bn. Here's how

[I]  Finance Ministry mulls Rs 10,000 crore action plan to bail out six stressed PSBs

[I]  24-hour power for all by March 2019: Modi govt

[I]  2018 likley to be a good year for Indian tea industry: Icra

[I]  Most Asian currencies up; S. Korean won hits over 2 year high

[I]  Bond yields at 18-month high, companies to pay more

[I]  Bonds slump, as higher borrowing raises inflation concerns

[I]  India Inc sees deals worth $60 billion in 2017 with big M&As

[I]  Most CXOs’ goals skip gender diversity

[I]  Only 4 major nations have higher bad loans than India

[I]  Government eyes 100% electric public transport through FAME II

 


[I]  Insolvency Bill eases rules for SME promoters

[I]  Year-end rise in yields puts banks in the soup

[I]  Sebi nod for universal exchanges from October 2018

[I]  E-commerce industry to grow at 60% in 2018: RedSeer

[I]  Apparel export falls 10% in November

[I]  Power sector may end 2017 on a bleak note

[I]  Govt may exceed Rs 10 lakh cr farm credit target once again

 

MARKETS (05:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: --;  USDINR DGCX: 64.1925;  DJIA Mini: 24817;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7566;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 22810;  EUR-USD: 1.1941; Crude Oil (WTI): 59.84;  Gold (Spot): 1294

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