Today’s Issue Cluster: Carbon
Russia – ‘Don’t mistake a stronger ruble for economic recovery’
Rail – Oil: Tank-Car Rule to Require Electronic Train Brakes
H5N2 – Bird flu outbreak could set US record with ‘probable’ cases in Iowa
Japan – Mar: Inflation edges up but slowdown seen; +0.2% / WSJ / R / FT
China – Apr: Official Manufacturing PMI Holds Steady; 50.1 from 50.1 / WSJ / R / b *
US – Apr: ISM manufacturing growth holds at low level; 51.5 from 51.5 / R / cr *
US – Apr: Markit factory activity growth slows; 54.1 from 55.7 / R
US – Apr: UMich consumer sentiment rises; 95.9 from 93.0 / AP
US – Mar: Construction spending hits six-month low; -0.6% from flat / R / AP
Greece – Struggles to make payments to more than 2m pensioners FT
Greece – Tsipras warns of referendum if talks on bailout deal fail FT / R / FT
Greece – Ministers Contemplate ‘Plan B’ WSJ / R / B / WSJ
Greece – ECB Tightens Flow of Money to Banks NYT / WSJ
Greece – Balkan countries’ bank exposure on the decline R *
Russia – Cuts key interest rate as ruble rallies FT / WSJ / AP / B / AFP *
Russia – ‘Don’t mistake a stronger ruble for economic recovery’ E *
Russia – Assets Regain Appeal for Investors WSJ *
Russia – Beloved Borscht Reveals Reality of Inflation WSJ *
Russia – Baltic Neighbors Gird Up WSJ * *
ECB – German bonds measure success of eurozone QE FT / FT / B / b * *
ECB – Economists expect QE to stop in September 2016 / b *
EU – Stagnation, fines and regulation leave banks struggling FT
EU – Credit Squeeze Ending WSJ *
EU – In Real-Estate Tech Firms, Europe Plays Catchup With US WSJ
EU – National interests collide over future of migrants FT * * * *
EU – ‘Path to Deadly Partition’ S *
EU – 2014 labor market data for regions / eu *
EU – To probe popular US sites over data use and search FT / FT
EU – Considers Powerful Regulator to Oversee Web Platforms WSJ / FT / WSJ / wsj / wsj
EU – Ebay backs Google over Brussels inquiry FT / R / FT
Rail – Oil: Tank-Car Rule to Require Electronic Train Brakes WSJ / G&M
Rail – Oil: Regulators Urge Changes to Improve Safety WSJ
Rail – Oil: Fee proposed on cars that haul flammables AP
Rail – Oil: Demand For Key Types of Cars Falls Amid Declining Output WSJ
Crops – Debate About Insurance Heightens WSJ *
Crops – Studies strengthen insecticide link to bee population decline FT / NYT
Crops – US corn imports surge as shoppers go organic / b *
Carbon – EU market reforms back on the table FT
Carbon – Olam chief calls for pricing in order to control emissions FT
Carbon – ‘Efforts to overhaul Europe’s market are glimmer of hope’ WSJ *
Carbon – China to surpass US as top emitter R *
Carbon – ‘Georgia Pivot Shows the Way on Climate Regs’ B * *
H5N2 – Bird flu outbreak could set US record with ‘probable’ cases in Iowa R
H5N2 – Bird flu can now be found all over the US r *
Tulips account for half the area of bulb fields in the Netherlands nl *
