Today’s Issue Cluster: Europe Economy
Currencies – Euro swings making investors wary of “carry trade” R *
Currencies – Inflation-seekers welcome dollar rally FT *
Currencies – Bitcoin has burst, but could still revolutionise banking FT / q * *
EU – Drop in Exports Adds Fuel to Worries Germany Is Falling Into Recession WSJ *
EU – Germany Considers Remedies for Slowing Growth WSJ / NYT *
EU – France tells Europe it must focus on growth rather than deficits FT / B / r *
EU – Renzi Seeks to Break Italy’s Hiring Logjam WSJ *
EU – Chinese investors surged at height of debt crisis FT *
EU – Sea, sun and easy visas lure China buyers FT * *
EU – Portugal: Chinese investors play key role in recent success FT / FT *
EU – Italy: China swoops in on power grids and luxury brands FT * * *
EU – Spain: Chinese race up economic ladder FT *
EU – Behold the Euroglut ft / FT *
EU – Public worried about inflation zh *
EU – Not much recovery in industrial output / b *
EU – Valls heads the most reformist government France has seen for many years B / E * * *
NBP – Poland Cuts Interest Rates Sharply to Lowest Level on Record WSJ / FT
EU – IMF questions fitness of eurozone banks FT * *
UK – Banks shun packaged UK mortgage deals FT * *
UK – Banks under pressure on ringfencing plans FT *
EU – Office Buildings Go Up on Spec WSJ *
UK – London Home Prices Set for First Annual Drop Since 2009 FT / B *
UK – Developers Look to the Stars to Sell Lavish London Homes WSJ *
UK – House price heatmap: it’s still winter in the regions DT *
UK – Farmland prices are outperforming prime London property E *
UK – Buyers of expensive Scottish homes face big tax rise FT *
Retail – Amazon to Open First Brick-and-Mortar Site WSJ / NYT *
Retail – Holiday Retail Sales Expected to Rise 4% WSJ / R / R
Coal – China tariff throws Australian talks into turmoil WSJ / FT / SMH / ABC / Aus
Coal – China’s Tariff Prolongs the Pain WSJ / FT *
Coal – Indian import growth outstrips China FT
Coal – Cheap natural gas and emission rules darken future FT *
Coal – Blamed for US Methane Hot Spot B *
Demog – UK: London is emptying the North of 20-somethings tony *
Demog – UK: Multiple family households rise FT *
Demog – UK: Migrants set up one in seven companies FT *
Demog – EU: Germans Head Back East WSJ *
Demog – EU: Confronts Its Roma Problem WSJ * *
Demog – EU: GDP per person by region / motw *
Demog – EU: Share of young people still living with their parents / motw *
Demog – EU: Percentage Muslim population (estimated) / am *
Demog – EU: Obesity rates in Europe / am *
Demog – EU: Number of women per 100 men / motw*
In 126 Years, English Football Has Seen 13,475 Nil-Nil Draws 538 * *
