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Macro Economic News 10 Jan 2018

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  North and South Korea agree to hold military talks

[I]  Hedge funds produce best returns in 4 years

[I]  German regulator makes flexible pitch to lure banks after Brexit

[I]  Brussels warns UK companies of shut-out in event of no-deal Brexit

[I]  FBI opens new front in encryption fight with tech sector

[I]  Eurozone jobless rate falls to lowest since 2009

[I]  Polish reshuffle unlikely to improve frayed relationship with EU

[I]  Britons report their financial situation is getting worse

[I]  Global economic growth has peaked, says World Bank

[I]  Europe’s steelmakers return to health

[I]  The world economy hums as politics sours

 

REUTERS

[I]  U.S. hails talks between North and South Korea

[I]  Oil prices hit highest since 2014, but analysts warn of overheated market

[I]  Asian shares just shy of 2007 peak on earnings optimism

[I]  Australia job vacancies climb to record in November quarter

[I]  U.S. grain companies fear harm from new tax law

[I]  UK economy set for 'underwhelming' 2018, says British Chambers of Commerce

[I]  U.S. job openings, layoffs fall to six-month lows in November

[I]  Three regional Fed banks against raising discount rate before Dec hike - minutes

[I]  German industrial output surges, signalling a healthy 2018

[I]  Pension crisis looms as Afghanistan grapples to fix public finances

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  EU Risks Financial Crisis If It Blocks Brexit Deal, U.K. Warns

[I]  U.K. Businesses Expect More Price Rises Ahead

[I]  Signs of Euphoria Are So High Investors Are ‘Having a Hard Time Imagining a Decline’

[I]  These Are the Busiest Air Routes in the World

[I]  China's Central Bank Is Rethinking Relations With Markets

[I]  Warning: Australia Will Just Keep Getting Hotter Until 2050

[I]  Asian Central Banks Push Back, Sending Dollar Bears a Warning Sign

[I]  Global Bond Risk Falls to 2007-Low

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Insurance firms face tighter norms on capital adequacy

[I]  Direct tax mop-up at 67% of full-year target

[I]  Telecom panel bats for raising spectrum cap

[I]  Arun Jaitley’s dilemma: Economics or politics

[I]  We will showcase India’s reforms at WEF meet: Prabhu

[I]  Maharashtra to formulate policy for pesticide sales due to farmer deaths

[I]  Wheat holding up to fog, ground frost; caution on pest attack

[I]  FinMin asks state-owned financial entities to embark on cleanliness drive

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Pepper minimum import price will lead to closure of export units, says AISEF

[I]  India's January-November tea exports jump 8.3 pct y/y: Tea Board

[I]  Watch: Direct tax collections rise 18.2% in April-December

[I]  India mulls 70 per cent safegaurd duty on solar equipment imports

[I]  'Road projects involving Rs 50,000 crore to come up in Uttarakhand by 2019'

[I]  Canada-India initiative for training of smart city planners

[I]  Maharashtra ‘game changer’ project faces funding woes

[I]  Do interest rate cuts work? What the data tells us

[I]  Aadhaar sitting duck for cyber criminals, says RBI-backed research

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  Sovereign wealth fund proposal back; may become holding company for assets

[I]  No disruption in lives of Indian H1B visa holders, clarifies US govt

[I]  PMLA rules: Cash deal limit may be reduced to curb money laundering

[I]  Airport capacity shortage a roadblock for overseas foray into India

[I]  RBI's first defaulter list: Liquidation value of steel firms at Rs 540 bn

[I]  Govt brings back fixed-term employment, central trade unions to oppose move

[I]  Insolvency regulator empanels resolution professionals to save NCLT's time

[I]  Expanding Metro Footprint-II: When rapid transport is the only way out

[I]  Aadhaar could be a single target for cyber criminals: RBI researchers

 

MARKETS (07:30 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10644;  USDINR DGCX: 63.7475;  DJIA Mini: 25360;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7661;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 23781;  EUR-USD: 1.1943; Crude Oil (WTI): 63.48;  Gold (Spot): 1311

 

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