Today’s Issue Cluster: Steel
World – Goldman’s Bric Era Ends as Fund Folds After Years of Losses
Ads – Coming to You Live From Facebook, a Lure Back to TV
Oil – Saudi Gambit Moves to Phase Two
China – Mar: Producer price deflation eases; -4.3% from -4.9% / FT
China – Mar: Consumer inflation stable; 2.3% / AFP
World – EM Capital Outflows to Ease in 2016 WSJ
World – EMs face significant capital outflows FT *
World – Economic recovery ‘in danger of stalling’ FT * *
World – Fifth year of weak trade growth FT *
World – Goldman’s Bric Era Ends as Fund Folds After Years of Losses B *
World – Negative interest rate battle lines drawn FT * *
World – Spending Cuts Escalate Clashes Over Monetary Policy WSJ *
Ads – US newspapers raise alarm over new blocker Brave FT / FT *
Ads – Worries about fraud may prompt an online shake-out E * *
Ads – Coming to You Live From Facebook, a Lure Back to TV B *
Robots – Gain Traction With Supply Chain Managers WSJ
Robots – China’s army set to surge FT * *
Robots – Chances of Workers Being Replaced by Automation / statista *
China – Rival to Uber Valued at Over $25b WSJ *
China – Online services sector is red-hot FT *
Japan – Tech Hunts for Restart Button WSJ *
Steel – Poster Child For Oversupplied Commodity Markets B *
Steel – Tata UK sale likely to spur European shake-up N *
Steel – Hard to see a future for world’s high-cost producers E *
Steel – China workers face turmoil AFP
Steel – China faces trouble at mill FT * *
Steel – China says its overcapacity will remain FT
Oil – Rises Most in Two Months on US Output Drop B *
Oil – Reports of rally’s death premature as inventories decline B *
Oil – Saudi Arabia Will Only Freeze If Iran Joins B *
Oil – Iran’s return has been underwhelming, but just wait WSJ *
Oil – Saudi Gambit Moves to Phase Two B *
Oil – Iraq Production Growth to Slow / b *
Gulf – States must make big changes to face the future E *
Gulf – States will be forced to tap debt markets, warns Moody’s FT *
Gulf – A Complex Map of Sunnis and Shiites NYT * *
Country flags: Primary colors predominate *