Today’s Issue Cluster: Russia
US – Wholesalers Face an Inventory Glut
Ship – A New Boom From Oil
Nickel – Higher Russian output, China stocks cause market meltdown
H5N2 – Brought by Wild Neighbors, a Deadly Flu Attacks Turkey Flocks
China – Mar: CPI steady; 1.4% from 1.4% / FT / WSJ / R / AFP / X *
China – Mar: PPI slides less; -4.6% from -4.8% / X *
Stocks – China equities: Stock market fever FT *
Stocks – Buying Frenzy Sweeps Into Hong Kong WSJ / FT * *
Stocks – China rally leaves foreign investors conflicted FT * *
Stocks – Nikkei Breaks Above 20000 for First Time in 15 Years WSJ *
Stocks – Set New Record in Europe WSJ / WSJ *
US – Wholesalers Face an Inventory Glut B * *
US – No Easy Way Out for Import Prices WSJ *
US – ‘Unless wages grow, America’s economic blip could become a trend’ E * *
US – High Number of Zero-Savers / bp *
Russia – Protests bubble up in sign of public discontent FT
Russia – Consumers Reflect the Pinch of Economic Sanctions NYT
Russia – Car Sales Have Collapsed B *
Russia – Ruble at Strongest Level Since December WSJ / FT *
Russia – Rents Fall as Moscow Confronts Flagging Economy WSJ
Russia – American farmer among the winners in sanctions regime AP
Russia – Hinterland emerges as microcosm of wider structural woes FT * * * *
US – ‘Post-Crisis Risk Casts a Darkening Shadow’ WSJ *
US – Housing Market Sees Hopeful Signs of Spring WSJ *
US – After Foreclosures, Home Buyers Are Back WSJ * *
US – CoreLogic: House Prices up 5.6% cr *
Ship – China Seeks Dominance in Athens Harbor S
Ship – China Cosco to Order at Least 10 Triple-E Megaships WSJ
Ship – West Coast port congestion boosts demand for air cargo FP
Ship – A New Boom From Oil NYT *
Aluminum – China measures set to boost supply FT
Nickel – Higher Russian output, China stocks cause market meltdown N *
Tin – ‘Indonesian cartel flexes muscles; market yawns’ r *
Oil – US production is probably peaking right now r *
Oil – The US Story in Charts / wsj * * * *
Oil – Shell’s Big Buy Is Blow to Oilfield Services WSJ *
Oil – Middle East state spending throws lifeline to oilfield services R *
Oil – Nuclear deal means more Iran output – just not this year R *
Oil – Iran’s Strategic Petroleum Reversal WSJ *
Oil – Libya’s War Rages but Eni Keeps Pumping WSJ *
Oil – As negotiations fail, one side tries to grab the revenue N *
Oil – Asia’s Giants Unlikely to Wade Into Merger Game Anytime Soon WSJ * *
H5N2 – Brought by Wild Neighbors, a Deadly Flu Attacks Turkey Flocks NYT / AP / AP / AP / AP
Russian Expansion 1300-1914 reddit *