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WISHING A VERY WONDERFUL WEEKEND

Macro Economic News 27 Jan 2018

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

[I]  US economy grows 2.6% in last quarter of 2017

[I]  Trump tells Davos ‘America First, not America alone’

[I]  China reveals Arctic ambitions with plan for ‘Polar Silk Road’

[I]  Controversial film tests India’s commitment to free speech

[I]  South Korea hits back at US with WTO tariffs challenge

[I]  Quitting smartphones is the new quitting smoking

 

REUTERS

[I]  Donald Trump warns Davos on unfair trade

[I]  India, ASEAN leaders agree to boost maritime cooperation

[I]  NAFTA revamp should wait until after Mexico vote - frontrunner

[I]  Lawmakers say UK regulators could help City stay top dog in finance

[I]  ECB warns against global currency war

[I]  Robust imports slow U.S. economic growth in fourth quarter

[I]  Global Economy - Keeping ECB rates level as all around are raising theirs

[I]  UK economy unexpectedly picks up speed but Brexit effect felt

[I]  At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

 

BLOOMBERG 

[I]  Three Cabinet Ministers Offer Brexit Assurances to U.K. Businesses

[I]  China Economy Starts 2018 on Solid Trajectory After Profits Dip

[I]  The U.S. Is About to Get Real Cold Again. Blame It on Global Warming

[I]  U.S. Economy Doing Just Fine But 3% Growth Still a Challenge

[I]  America First Is Good for the World, Trump Says: Davos Update

[I]  U.K. Economy Remains a Laggard Even as GDP Beats Forecasts

[I]  China Considers Merger of Banking, Insurance Watchdogs

[I]  Health Insurance Premiums Rising Faster Than Inflation in Australia

[I]  Vast Cultural Riches Are Hiding in the Shadow of Machu Picchu

 

BUSINESS LINE

[I]  Hiring outlook turns positive

[I]  India pushes for filling up vacancies at WTO’s Appellate Body

[I]  Ethnic sports make a comeback

[I]  India pushes for filling up vacancies at WTO Appellate Body

[I]  Railways witnesses jump in premium class travel

[I]  FRDI Bill: Centre drags its feet in responding to House panel

[I]  Now, payments and small finance banks can offer Atal Pension Yojana

[I]  Bank unions demand withdrawal of FRDI Bill

[I]  Risk-based capital regime: IRDAI to provide data to consultants for impact study

 

ECONOMIC TIMES

[I]  As India goes digital, are we really ready for the taxation part?

[I]  Ecommerce cos, startups lining up offers at B-schools

[I]  E-way bill may fail to deliver the goods, fear etail firms

[I]  F&O trends in last few pre & post Budget spells tell a tale

[I]  Investors taking comfort from IBC bet on PSU banks

[I]  Time to be more defensive than aggressive, says Howard Marks

[I]  Government to consolidate large subsidiaries of PSUs into single unit

[I]  M&A deals with capital infusion, share transfer in last 2 years under I-T lens

[I]  Will job creation get priority over farm sector in Budget 2018?

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

[I]  H1B reform Bill seeks to expand annual quota; move may hurt Indian IT firms

[I]  PM's plan for free gas connections failing as govt had been warned it would

[I]  Labour Ministry to issue UWIN cards to informal workers from April

[I]  India to become self-sufficient in pulses in FY19, on record rabi output

[I]  Bank recap: CRISIL upgrades outlook on 18 PSBs from negative to stable

[I]  Sebi plans to amend Securities Act to enable stock bourse convergence

[I]  Budget 2018: FinMin could raise disinvestment target to Rs 1 trn

[I]  China's urban-registered unemployment rate falls to 15-year low in 2017

 

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