Saturday 19 May 2018

THIS WEEKEND LET US PRAY FOR THE THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

Macro Economic News 19 May 2018

 

White House is sticking by its story that China offered to cut its trade surplus by $200 billion whereas China begs to differ.  In the latest setback for agriculture US failed to pass $867 billion farm bill. Virtual currencies dropped by $45 billion over the past week. Over the next few years, the Pentagon is poised to spend almost $1 billion for a range of robots designed to complement combat troops. Beyond scouting and explosives disposal, these new machines will sniff out hazardous chemicals or other agents, perform complex reconnaissance and even carry a soldier’s gear.

 


[I]  Blackstone sells out of Hilton Worldwide

[I]  Wary EU powers find common ground with Kremlin

[I]  Dark factories: labour exploitation in Britain’s garment industry

[I]  China offers trade olive branch by scrapping tariffs on US sorghum

[I]  Bulgaria to host contentious China summit

[I]  EU launches package to counter US sanctions on Iran

[I]  Germany hits back at Trump over defence spending

 


[I]  India and EU give WTO lists of U.S. goods for potential tariff retaliation

[I]  India's bond borrowing plan to stay on course - official

[I]  Two weeks on, Hawaii residents look for 'normalcy' amid ash, lava

[I]  China's Q2 GDP growth seen easing to around 6.7 percent - official think tank

[I]  China's second quarter GDP growth seen easing to around 6.7 percent - official think tank

[I]  China says opening up of financial sector will need reciprocity

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

[I]  Analysis: Why Turkey and Argentina are the main emerging market weak links

 


[I]  Gold Bulls Push for the Exits on Strong Dollar and Lack of Fear

[I]  Oil Posts Sixth Straight Weekly Gain After Touching $80

[I]  Credit Suisse Seeks Larger Share of Burgeoning Debt Swaps Market

[I]  Investors Bet on Fresh Stock Volatility Like It's August 2016

[I]  This Is the Week That Markets Started Paying Attention to the End of Easy Money

[I]  Argentine Peso's Apparent Calm Masks Volatility

[I]  Fed’s Bullard Sees No Need to ‘Scramble’ to Hike Rates

 


[I]  Mortgage Rates Hit Seven-Year High as Ultracheap Era Ends

[I]  China Agrees to Buy More U.S. Goods and Services

[I]  IMF Begins Work on Bailout for Argentina, With U.S. Backing

[I]  Trump Trade Chief Says ‘Nowhere Near’ a Deal on Nafta

[I]  U.S. Household Wealth Rises Largely Among Older Borrowers

[I]  U.S. Birth Rate Drops to Record Low

 


[I]  Making sure the girl child goes to school

[I]  India is a huge market for VC investments: NITI Aayog CEO

[I]  New accounting standard proposed for financial instruments

[I]  It’s high time we developed a fixed income market

[I]  54 lakh ha covered as kharif sowing picks pace; cane area up

[I]  Higher cane subsidy needed: Pawar

[I]  Met Dept puts Arabian Sea under watch for fresh ‘low’

[I]  Mortgage guarantee, a boost to home loan lenders

 


[I]  Saudi Arabia gives assurances on supply as oil hits $80 per barrel

[I]  Platinum sales expected to rise 30% in 2018

[I]  Sugar exports yet to start despite sops to farmers

[I]  Forex reserve down for fourth week; falls by $1.24 billion to $417.7 billion

[I]  India has no plans to cancel bond auctions despite spike in yields

[I]  Government keeps selling price of PDS grains unchanged for 1 more year: Ram Vilas Paswan

[I]  Currency situation normal, ATMs functioning well: DEA Secretary

[I]  Rise in crude prices poses risk to India's current account deficit: Report

[I]  South Korean Fresh fruit to debut in India

[I]  US moves WTO against India’s export schemes

[I]  India's oil import bill to go up by $25-50 bn this fiscal: DEA Secy

[I]  Inflation to edge higher; May CPI likely around 4.6-4.7%: Report

 


[I]  With NCLT, NCLAT closing for vacations, insolvency resolutions face delays

[I]  Fire sale by MFs spells trouble for portfolio management services

[I]  As crude hits $80 a barrel, oil import bill may cost govt up to $50 bn

[I]  Indian e-commerce industry is expected to cross $100 billion mark by 2020

[I]  Ethanol blending programme to get policy boost as crude oil prices soar

[I]  Monsoon to hit Kerala coast on May 29, three days ahead of schedule

[I]  RBI manages to sell entire stock in Friday's Rs 120-bn bond auction

 

Best Regards, ARBIND

19 May 2018
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