Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
Japan – Report fights perception that shares overvalued
Beef – Japan exporters stampeded by cattle shortage
Japan – Abe’s future uncertain as public support dives
Singapore – Q2: GDP shrank amid a manufacturing contraction; -4.0% from +4.1% / B
Russia – Q2: Fears of financial crisis rise as economy shrinks; -4.6% from -2.2% / FT / FT * *
Germany – Aug: Sharp drop in ZEW investor sentiment. 29.7 from 25.0 / AFP
US – Q2: Productivity rebounds, but trend remains weak; +1.3%, +0.3% yr / R / WSJ / AP
Japan – Volatile yen threat as Abe support wanes FT *
Japan – Report fights perception that shares overvalued N * *
Japan – Spending shows signs of improvement N *
Japan – Should Plan for Fresh Stimulus, Says Abe Adviser WSJ
Japan – Abe’s future uncertain as public support dives N *
BOJ – Japan Contraction Doesn’t Mean More Easing WSJ *
BOJ – Edges towards new inflation measure FT *
BOJ – Even for pros, central bank is far from an open book N * *
Japan – Tokyo office rents crawl to four-year high R *
Japan – World of work: Lost generation struggles to catch up FT * *
Japan – Number of women in work reaches record high FT * *
Mobiles – Foxconn to employ up to 1m in India FT / FT
Mobiles – Xiaomi Is Assembling Smartphones in India WSJ
Mobiles – Huawei smartphone revenues leap 87% FT / WSJ *
Mobiles – Nokia prepares for mobile comeback R
Mobiles – Apple’s Upgraded Prospects for the iPhone WSJ *
Mobiles – Apple Watch owners making health a priority zdnet *
Mobiles – Kill Switch Is No Dead Certainty to Stop Phone Theft WSJ *
Google – New Parent Company ‘Alphabet’ WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B * *
Beef – Japan exporters stampeded by cattle shortage N *
Beef – Incomes fatten up for Australian farmers SMH * *
Nuclear – Japan poised for nuclear restart FT / AP / N
Nuclear – Pre-Fab Plants Prove Just as Expensive WSJ
40 Designs Vying to Replace NZ National Flag ha *
