Today’s Issue Cluster: European Banks
Germany – DAX Needs More Than a Deutsche Bank Rebound
Autos – Hedge Funds Want to Make Subprime Loans Next Big Short
Gold – Resilient as This Year’s Best Commodity
EZ – Q4: Economy remains sluggish; +0.3% from +0.3% / FT / NYT / WSJ *
EZ – Dec: Industrial production down; -1.0%, +1.1% yr / eu *
US – Jan: Retail Sales Rose; +0.2% from +0.2% / WSJ / R
US – Jan: Import Prices Fell; -1.1% from -1.1% / WSJ
US – Feb: UMich consumer sentiment fell; 90.7 from 92.0 / R
US – Dec: Business inventories edged up; +0.1% from -0.1% / R
World – Stocks Slide Into Bear Market Amid Oil Rout as Yen Jumps B *
World – Rush for havens as market turmoil intensifies FT / WSJ *
Germany – DAX Needs More Than a Deutsche Bank Rebound B *
Portugal – Sovereign Bonds Take Hit Amid Risk Aversion WSJ / b *
EU – Economic Outlook Darkens, Sends Shudder Through Markets B *
EU – Crumbling Inflation Outlook Matches Record Low B *
Greece – Fears That More Austerity Pain is Ahead WSJ *
Russia – Putin’s unshakeable popularity e *
SR – Sweden Cuts Further Below Zero WSJ / FT / NYT / AP *
SR – Why does Sweden’s move matter? FT *
ECB – Will not ‘surrender’ to low inflation FT / WSJ *
World – Banks Drop as Global Rout Deepens WSJ *
World – Credit Barometer Flashes a Warning Sign on Banks WSJ *
EU – Bank turmoil: are new bail-in rules to blame? FT
EU – Finance ministers hold firm on tougher bank rules FT / FT
EU – Banks uneasy over deeper negative interest rates FT / FT *
EU – Banks Keep Getting Clobbered WSJ *
EU – Deutsche Bank insists it is ‘rock solid’ ft / NYT * *
EU – Italy Merger Close to Create Country’s Third-Largest Lender WSJ
EU – Middle-East Investors Unlikely to Play White Knight Again WSJ *
EU – ‘Reality Check: This Isn’t 2008’ B / WSJ *
Autos – Hedge Funds Want to Make Subprime Loans Next Big Short B *
Ship – Maersk warns conditions worse than during 2008 FT / WSJ *
Ship – Maersk’s stumble highlights sluggish global trade FT / BW * * *
Gold – Roars to One-Year High B / FT / R *
Gold – The Big Beneficiary of Negative Rates WSJ *
Gold – Resilient as This Year’s Best Commodity B *
Gold – Global Demand was Flat in 2015 WSJ
Gold – Investors are cautiously returning to fickle market E *
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