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Macro Economic News 16 Jan 2018

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  EU toughens stance for Brexit transition talks

[I]  Ukraine steps up effort to regulate cryptocurrencies

[I]  China recyclers grind to halt amid crackdown on imported waste

[I]  UAE says Qatari fighter jets intercepted civilian flights

[I]  Private equity firms hope flying nannies will help retain women

[I]  Europe’s biggest test will come in Poland

[I]  Emerging markets seek to forge their own paths

 

REUTERS

[I]  Netanyahu pushes for free trade deal with India

[I]  India's trade deficit widens to over three-year high in December

[I]  China land minister pledges new residential supply: Xinhua

[I]  Brexit creeps up UK risk managers' worry list: survey

[I]  Jordan unveils major IMF-guided tax hikes to reduce public debt

[I]  'Ample time' before next Bank of England rate move needed: Tenreyro

[I]  Lawsuit in U.S. accuses nine banks of rigging Canadian rate benchmark

[I]  Cuban economy ever more opaque as data omitted from 2016 accounts

[I]  Indigenous women are "seed guardians" in Latin America hunger fight, says U.N.

[I]  BOJ Kuroda's optimism on economy, price outlook sends yen to four-month high

[I]  Sturgeon sees "golden" chance to argue for UK to remain in single market

[I]  Rising food prices push India's December retail to 17-month high

[I]  India's industrial output up 8.4 percent in November

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Singapore’s Central Bank Updates Corporate Code to Boost Investor Confidence

[I]  Oil Trades Near Three-Year High as Hedge Funds Increase Bullish Bets

[I]  China Vows to Toughen Rules on $38 Trillion Banking Industry

[I]  IMF Says China Must Fix Shortcomings to Lead Globalization

[I]  The London Borough Where Home Prices Have Crashed by 21%

[I]  China Escalates Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Trading

[I]  Brain Power Pays Off With Japan’s Intellectual Property Exports

[I]  Working Women Are Behind Australia’s Record Job Gains

[I]  U.S. Government Shutdown Is Possible as Debate Rages On

[I]  Singapore's Central Bank Chief Sees Sustainable Growth at 2-4%

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Facial recognition option soon for Aadhaar validation

[I]  India loses farm produce worth $11b to weeds every year: ICAR

[I]  Exports rise 12% in Dec, but trade deficit widens

[I]  Focus likely to be on job generation

[I]  Exporters flag GST refund concerns; want Govt to resolve issue after Budget

[I]  States to discuss merchant mining leases expiring in 2020

[I]  Rupee retains its strength

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  Gold imports surge 72% in Dec on high demand, weak global prices

[I]  Commerce Ministry for slashing gold import duty in Budget

[I]  Manage interest rate risk on your own: RBI's Viral Acharya to banks

[I]  Banks to incur losses after RBI lowered bond prices

[I]  India reclaiming place at growth leader, says IMF

[I]  India's trade deficit widens to $14.88 bln in Dec- Trade ministry

[I]  Unexplained deposits in focus, taxmen ordered to go all out in the next three months

[I]  WPI inflation eases to 3.58% in Dec as veggies price decline

[I]  Apparel industry model holds the key for India’s job creation requirements

[I]  RBI may revise upwards inflation forecast for the year

[I]  Budget 2018: What are capital income receipts?

[I]  Another security layer: UIDAI to roll-out face authentication for Aadhaar by July 1

[I]  Government may use land of sick PSEs for affordable housing

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  80% of firms set up in post-economic reforms era have huge debt burden

[I]  Uneasy calm after the storm as Supreme Court judges get back to work

[I]  Over-the-counter route to accelerate sales growth for domestic pharma firms

[I]  Auto Expo to witness launch of 24 passenger vehicles this year

[I]  With 9% growth, India scores over top car markets globally in 2017

[I]  Foreign funds account for 60% of PE investments in realty in 2017

[I]  Maharashtra government to introduce textile policy in two months

[I]  Budget 2018: This is what the technology sector wants from FM Arun Jaitley

[I]  Affordable housing loans show good growth; NPAs rise too, says RBI

[I]  RBI can't always bail out bank treasury, says deputy governor Viral Acharya

[I]  WPI inflation in December at 3-month low, contrary to retail trend

[I]  Export growth rate dips by half in Dec; trade deficit at 3-year high

 

MARKETS (07:00 am)

[I]  SGX NIFTY Fut: 10754;  USDINR DGCX: 63.6225;  DJIA Mini: 25963;  FTSE 100 Fut: 7717;  NIKKEI 225 Fut: 23755;  EUR-USD: 1.2255; Crude Oil (WTI): 64.55;  Gold (Spot): 1329

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