Today’s Issue Cluster: LatAm
Air – New Gulf War Tests US-EU Airline Tie-Ups, Fares
Mobiles – The Predicted Wearables Boom Is All About The Wrist
Alt – Hydro: China blocks $4b Xiaonanhai dam development
China – Mar: Exports in surprise fall; -14.6% from +48.3% / AP / R / WSJ / FT / AFP / b *
Bonds – German 10-year yields heading below zero FT *
Bonds – Asia’s Junk Market Heats Up WSJ *
World – Recovery at risk of stalling FT *
LatAm – ‘Despite scandal, the region is making progress’ E *
LatAm – ‘The Pacific Alliance in search of a shared product’ E *
Cuba – Americas Summit Puts Focus on US Thaw WSJ / FT *
Cuba – Obama, Castro in Historic Meeting WSJ / B / NYT *
Mexico – Economic gloom hard to crack FT * * *
Argentina – In last-ditch manoeuvre to pay bondholders FT
Brazil – Corruption Scandal Spreads Beyond Petrobras WSJ
Brazil – Poll blow to Rousseff over austerity plan FT / B
Brazil – Rousseff’s Problems in Three Charts B * * *
Brazil – At breaking point FT / AFP *
Brazil – Economic downturn prodding Rousseff to look to US WSJ *
Brazil – To Fix Water Crisis, Brasilia Turns to Big Projects WSJ *
World – Investors should follow population trends FT *
Mobiles – Muted Debut for Apple Watch With Sparse Crowds in Europe and Asia B
Mobiles – Apple sparks gold rush as pre-orders of luxury Watches sell out FT * * *
Mobiles – The Predicted Wearables Boom Is All About The Wrist / statista *
Air – New Gulf War Tests US-EU Airline Tie-Ups, Fares IBD *
Air – Lufthansa’s grim struggle in crash aftermath FT *
Iron – India’s Push to Resume Mining Stymied WSJ *
Iron – Sinking price hits smaller producers FT
Iron – Australia Braces for Lower Prices WSJ
Iron – Sweden moves a town for a mine R *
Alt – Hydro: China blocks $4b Xiaonanhai dam development FT / NYT *
Alt – Hydro: Bad politics should no longer slow Nepal E *
Alt – Wave: Private investment dries up for UK projects FT * *
Alt – Wave: A new Australia project may make swell power a reality E *
Alt – Ocean: Currents, tides rise as new renewable energy candidates N * *
Pharma – Market sanguine on biosimilars, but may be wrong FT *
Pharma – Stakes of Drug-Price Battles Are Getting Higher WSJ *
Pharma – Makers of Generic Drugs Challenge FDA Plan for Updated Warnings NYT
Pharma – Insulin: Lucrative market is about to change FT *
The Accidental Beauty of Flight Paths bp * * *
