Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
Ship – Maritime guns for hire adapt to changes in sea piracy
Gold – Russia reserves drop by $4.3b in one week
Germany – Merkel coalition legislates to curb union power
China – Nov: Industrial output disappoints; +7.2% from +7.7% / WSJ / R / B *
EZ – Oct: Industrial Output Grows a Less-Than-Forecast; +0.1%, +0.7% yr / B / WSJ / AFP *
US – Nov: Producer prices fall, signal weak inflation pressures; -0.2% from +0.2% / R / WSJ / B *
US – Dec: UMich consumer sentiment at eight-year high; 93.8 from 88.8 / R / B *
Stocks – Oil’s Drop Spills Into Other Assets WSJ
Stocks – Investors Sell as Oil Prices Keep Falling WSJ *
Africa – Fall in Oil Prices Threatens Economic Growth WSJ *
Africa – M&A activity hots up as investors bet on growth FT *
Africa – The continent’s armies are going on a spending spree E *
South Africa – IMF warns on economy FT * *
South Africa – Worsening electricity crisis adds to economic woes FT * * *
China – PBOC Pumps $65b Into Banking System WSJ / R *
EZ – ECB injected €130b into banking system FT / WSJ / NYT / AP / AFP / FT * * * *
Retail – Cheaper Gasoline Fuels Hopes WSJ / B *
EU – US Tech Giants Battle Europe’s Sovereign States WSJ / FT / WSJ / WSJ
EU – How Juncker and Luxembourg landed Silicon Valley’s biggest catch FT *
Ship – Fastest Asia-US Route? Canada’s Ports WSJ
Ship – Maritime guns for hire adapt to changes in sea piracy R *
Gold – Miners Find Little Solace in Cheaper Oil WSJ *
Gold – Russia reserves drop by $4.3b in one week bi
Gold – HK Sales Fall as China Tackles Corruption WSJ *
Oil – Drops Below $60 FT / NYT / R / B / WSJ / wsj *
Oil – Slides Further as IEA Sees Lower Demand WSJ / FT / NYT / B / AP / R *
Oil – Looking for a floor? Check the contango r *
Oil – Saudi Arabia’s Tank Battle With Shale WSJ *
Oil – Iran: Fall in prices is ‘treachery’ AP
Oil – For Saudi Arabia, plunging prices are a political weapon ft
Oil – Price plunge means survival of fittest FT *
Oil – Producer cash costs bi *
Oil – Fall Puts a Chill on US Drilling WSJ *
Oil – Fall Pressures Energy Megaprojects WSJ *
Oil – BP caught between value over volume and falling prices FT *
Oil – Lawmakers give preview of coming oil export fight R / FT
Oil – Low Cost Means Cheaper Commodities Amid Surpluses B
Oil – Cheaper Petroleum Affects US Factories WSJ / wsj *
Oil – Price Winners and Losers Around the Globe wsj *
Oil – US consumption waning B *
Oil – Pump Prices Prime Economy for US Growth WSJ / wsj * *
Oil – Rout a Distant Dream for European Drivers B / r * *
Oil – Refining lightens price drop gloom for Europe’s companies R *
Germany – Merkel coalition legislates to curb union power FT
Germany – Corporate Governance Set for Gender Revolution WSJ
Germany – Dresden protest reveals rising anger over immigration FT
Highest-posted speed limits around the world W *
