Today’s Issue Cluster: Currencies
Ukraine – EU and US weigh further sanctions
UK – House prices show surprise fall in October: Halifax
Ship – Oil Tankers Stream Toward China as Price Drop Sparks Boom
Japan – Sep: Machinery Orders Rise; +2.9% / WSJ
Russia – Q3: Economic Growth Slows for Third Quarter in a Row; +0.7% from +0.8% / WSJ / B
US – Sep: Job openings fell; 4.7m from 4.9m / AP / cr *
US – Week: Jobless Claims Rose More Than Forecast; +12k to 290k / B / WSJ / R *
Currencies – Ruble: Creates debt payment headache for Russian companies R *
Currencies – Ruble: Russians Go Shopping to Beat Coming Price Hikes WSJ *
Currencies – Pound: Sterling Hits 14-Month Low Against Dollar FT *
Currencies – Pound: Sterling bulls pull in their horns FT *
Currencies – Yen: Japan actions risk igniting currency war FT / FT *
Currencies – Aussie: Slides in Hard Times WSJ *
Currencies – Argentine Peso: Gets a Reprieve WSJ *
Currencies – Major economies in no condition to support stronger currencies cfr *
Ukraine – Fears Rise as Russian Military Units Pour In NYT / FT / WSJ / R / AP
Ukraine – EU and US weigh further sanctions B / B
Ukraine – Putin ally says China cannot replace western financing FT / FT
Ukraine – Russia strains to feed and heat Crimea FT *
World – Citigroup, JPMorgan Take Brunt of Currencies Settlement FT / WSJ / NYT / R / AP / B / FT / FT * *
UK – House prices show surprise fall in October: Halifax R *
UK – Mortgage data show housing market cooling FT *
UK – A new study confirms suspicions about what drives planning decisions E *
UK – Canary Wharf’s home-building builds a buzz R *
Ship – Oil Tankers Stream Toward China as Price Drop Sparks Boom B
Rail – Accuracy of Bakken Volatility Tests Face More Challenges WSJ
Rail – California oil volumes drop B
Gold – Demand Loses Some Shine WSJ
Gold – India regains position as world’s top consumer FT
Gold – End of fix heralds shift for London FT * *
Silver – Mom-and-pop investors loading up despite price drop WSJ *
Nickel – Can it recover from boom and bust? R * * *
Carbon – Obama Faces Obstacles to Emissions Deal With China WSJ / FT / B / AP * *
Carbon – China’s Goals Won’t be Hard to Hit WSJ / FT / R / q * *
Carbon – An uneven deal E / NYT *
Carbon – Is the US or China more responsible? wapo * * *
US – To Fill Holiday Jobs, Retailers Reach Out Through Social Media WSJ *
US – Why Are So Many Workers Still Part Time? WSJ / wsj * * * * * * * *
London neighbourhoods based on eight different categories E *
