Today’s Issue Cluster: US Real Estate
Media – Newspapers continue to sink
US – Left and Right Align in Fighting Obama’s Trade Agenda
Oil – Could plunge to $20: Citigroup
China – Jan: Inflation Drops to Five-Year Low; 0.8% from 1.5% / WSJ / X *
China – Jan: Producer prices continue declines; -4.3% from -3.3% / X *
Germany – 2014: Enjoys Record Year for Trade; €1.13t / WSJ *
US – Dec: Wholesale inventories barely rose; +0.1% from +0.8% / R *
US – Dec: JOLTS Jobs Openings Up; 5.0m from 4.8m / cr *
Bonds – Show Worries About Eurozone WSJ *
Bonds – Negative Eurozone Yields Becoming New Normal WSJ / q *
Bonds – Africa’s Bonanza Finds Fewer Takers WSJ *
US – Forecasters see 2% growth wsj * *
US – Has few manufacturers making consumer products WSJ *
US – Small Banks Score Gains in Lifting Regulation WSJ
US – Regulations hit smaller banks hardest FT
US – Small Banks Plan New Consumer-Loan Program WSJ *
US – Biggest Banks Lag Behind as Economy Gains Steam WSJ *
US – CoStar: Commercial Real Estate prices increase cr *
US – CoreLogic: House Prices up 5.0% cr *
US – Homeownership Rate Falls to 20-Year Low WSJ / wsj *
US – Remodeling Market Has Regained its Mojo wsj *
US – Builders Bet on Strong Spring With Speculative Homes WSJ *
US – Renters Are Majority in Big Cities WSJ *
US – Spec Offices Rise Beyond Manhattan B
Media – Newspapers continue to sink cjr *
Media – UK newspaper circulation dives / r *
Media – News organisations ‘go native’ to find new source of ad revenue FT * * *
Media – The Bad News About the News brookings * * *
TTIP – EU Support for a Free Trade Agreement with the US / pew *
TTP – Talks enter (hurdle-strewn) home stretch N *
TPP – ‘Crucial in shaping Asia’s economic order’ N *
US – Left and Right Align in Fighting Obama’s Trade Agenda NYT
Oil – Opec predicts rising demand FT / WSJ / R
Oil – IEA Adds to Chorus of Voices Saying Glut Will Abate WSJ / FT / R
Oil – Producers Stress Surviving $50 WSJ *
Oil – Could plunge to $20: Citigroup B
Oil – Contango puts profit in storage FT * *
Oil – Companies in the Cross Hairs of Libyan Violence WSJ *
Oil – Job Losses Start To Hit the Surprisingly Resilient US Industry wsj * *
Oil – Price war inflicts collateral damage in Latin America r *
Measles – US outbreak spreads to three more states wapo *
Measles – Vaccine Debate Shifts Tone WSJ / WSJ / WSJ *
Measles – States Target Anti-Vaccine Parents B * *
Measles – Spots of resistance FT * *
Measles – How Anti-Vaccination Trends Vex Herd Immunity WSJ *
Measles – Think the US Has a Problem? Look at Europe nbc / 538 *
Second Street more popular than First Street 538 *
