Today’s Issue Cluster: Mining
China – Stock-Market Boom Won’t Erase Bad Debts
Australia – Budget U-Turn Puts Gas on Growth
F&B – China now has more vineyard space than France
US – Mar: Job Openings Decrease; -3%, +19% yr / B / cd *
China – Tech mania propels start-up board to record high FT *
China – Shares are looking decidedly frothy FT *
China – Stock-Market Boom Won’t Erase Bad Debts WSJ *
Asia – Debt Market Gets Tougher WSJ *
Asia – Investors Steer Clear of Asean WSJ *
Asia – EM capital outflows eclipse financial crisis levels FT * *
Asia – Block trade surge delivers Goldman windfall R *
Asia – Stalling Exports Make the Case for Stimulus WSJ *
Asia – Diversity drives Indian Ocean region FT *
Australia – Budget U-Turn Puts Gas on Growth FT / FT / R *
Australia – Cuts Growth Forecast WSJ / AFP
Australia – Cloud Over Credit Rating Could Have Silver Lining WSJ *
Australia – The blissful phase of investors’ relationship is over FT / r *
Asia – Nonbank Lending’s Shadow Grows WSJ *
Australia – Property market boom weighs FT
F&B – Bourbon Makers Singed by a Barrel Shortage WSJ *
F&B – Powdered Alcohol Meets Resistance in US NYT
F&B – US craft beer thrives despite strong dollar FT
F&B – Indonesian Islamic parties seek ban on alcohol consumption R / WSJ *
F&B – NZ winemakers chart growth beyond Australia R *
F&B – China may shake global wine market again, as a producer WSJ *
F&B – China now has more vineyard space than France Q *
F&B – World’s Biggest Wine Producers / statista *
Mobiles – After Galaxy Smartphone Debacle, Samsung Questions Game Plan WSJ * *
Mobiles – Chinese smartphone market falls for first time in six years / CD * *
Mobiles – Chinese Smartphone Makers Try to Make Inroads in India NYT
Mobiles – Global smartphone shipments / ft *
Iron – Chinese rate cut stokes rally FT / FT *
Zinc – Traders dig in as price rebounds FT
Zinc – Investors return, but are they chasing shadows? r *
Copper – Rio Tinto bets on rapid price recovery FT *
Palladium – Prices Fall on China Car Sales WSJ
Platinum – Lonmin to cut 3,500 jobs as market downturn persists FT
Gold – India wants its rich temples to help the economy WaPo *
Metals – China stimulus may boost some commodity exports r *
Mining – BHP Models Leaner Look WSJ *
Diamonds – De Beers Lokks at Mining Waste WSJ *
Birthplace of 30 famous cocktails motw *
