Today’s Issue Cluster: Shipping
Nigeria – Promise turns to peril as investors head for the exits
Crops – GM Acreage Declined in 2015
Oil – Price optimism grows as Brent climbs to 2016 high
China – Mar: Exports Rise, But Caution Prevails; +11.5% from -25.4% / WSJ / FT / WSJ *
EZ – Feb: Industrial output dips; -0.8% from +1.9% / AP
US – Mar: Retail sales fall on weak auto purchases; -0.3% from flat / WSJ / R
US – Mar: Producer Prices Fell; -0.1% from -0.2% / WSJ / R
World – Lessons from recent market turbulence ft *
World – Why do investors buy negative yield bonds? FT *
World – IMF lowers GDP growth forecast to 3.2% WSJ *
World – IMF warns global economy growing too slowly FT * *
Nigeria – Seeks ‘cheapest possible money’ to finance infrastructure FT *
Nigeria – Grapples With Abrupt End to Rapid Growth WSJ *
Nigeria – Dollar crunch adds to fuel crisis FT *
Nigeria – Promise turns to peril as investors head for the exits B *
Music – Sales growing at fastest rate since 1998 FT *
Music – YouTube terms put labels in a spin FT / WSJ *
Ship – Mergers to Remake Global Alliances WSJ *
Ship – New York’s Port Shoots for No. 1 Spot WSJ *
Ship – Panama Canal expansion faces a new problem: Not enough water G&M *
Ship – Oil glut leaves supertankers in a huge jam R
Ship – Floating storage draws interest B *
Crops – China corn exports loom as reserves bulge FT
Crops – US Corn Imports Surge, Despite Record Harvests at Home WSJ *
Crops – GM Acreage Declined in 2015 NYT / FT
Crops – Farmers Get Biggest US Subsidy Check in Decade as Prices Drop B *
Oil – Price optimism grows as Brent climbs to 2016 high FT / WSJ *
Oil – OPEC Warns of Deeper Cuts to Demand Forecast on Slowdown B *
Oil – Banks Face New Headache on Loans WSJ *
Oil – Winners and losers amid the oil price crash FT * * *
Oil – Opec should cheer India’s thirst for crude FT *
