12 October 2015



Today’s Issue Cluster: Shipping

EMs – Concern Grows That the IMF May Be Overstretched
India – Catching up with China
World – ‘Quantitative frightening’


MAJOR DATA POINTS




MARKETS

EMs – The Failure to Learn From Boom-Bust Cycles WSJ *

EMs – Global ‘US dollar recession’ creates ill wind FT *

EMs – European investors eye exit FT * *

EMs – At the mercy of shifting money flows FT * * *

EMs – Will have to curb their enthusiasm for bonds FT *

EMs – Weaker currencies and steadier oil will push inflation higher FT * *

EMs – PMI down lowest since March 2009 / m *

EMs – Concern Grows That the IMF May Be Overstretched NYT


ECONOMICS

India – Seeks to solve inflation-deflation puzzle FT *

India – Catching up with China E * *

India – Closing Infrastructure Gap With China B *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY

World – Central bank policy divergence to widen FT / R / R * * *

World – Quantitative frightening E *


FINANCE

India – SBI chief calls for radical banking overhaul FT

India – Bad loans spiral in ‘broken’ banking system FT *

India – No band-aid solutions for problem loans FT * *


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING

Textiles – Bangladesh unions censure western brands FT

Textiles – Sri Lanka challenges Bangladesh N *

Textiles – Manchester sees revival of trade FT

Textiles – Chinese Mills Hiring Where Cotton Was King NYT * *


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

Ship – Container ships looking for cargo N / WSJ

Ship – Cosco to Order 11 Megaships, Adding to Overcapacity WSJ

Ship – Record number of Arctic-going vessels q * *

Ship – Why Aren’t US Ports Automated? priceonomics * *

Ship – Billionaire With Canal Dream Has Biggest Loss of ’15 B *

Ship – Kra Canal: Time to Ease Malacca Bottleneck? forbes *


COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Power – Utilities Skip Fight Against Carbon Rule WSJ *

Power – Vegas Casinos Fight to Buy Their Own Electricity WSJ *

Power – How Each State Generates Electricity NPR / reddit *

Power – Fast pace of plant closures threatens UK grid FT / FT * *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

World shipping routes bm *


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