Today’s Issue Cluster: European Union
China – Big Four Banks See $70b Vanish From Stocks
Mongolia – Property boom set to cool
Pharma – Panel Recommends Replacement for the Pap Test
EZ – Q4: Employment Rose in Late 2013; +0.1% / WSJ
Japan – Jan: Industrial output revised downward; +3.8% was +4.0% / K
India – Feb: Wholesale Inflation Eases to 9-Month Low; 4.68% from 5.05% / B / WSJ / ET
US – Feb: Producer prices fall, offer little sign of inflation pressure; -0.1% from +0.2% / R / AP / B / WSJ *
US – Mar: UMich consumer sentiment edges lower; 79.9 from 81.6 / R *
Euro – Relentless rise confounds traders FT / WSJ / B / FT / ft / WSJ *
EU – France: Protests against high taxes lead to promises of reforms FT * * *
EU – Italy: Tax-cutting plans fuel debt worries FT
EU – 26 quarters into downturn Italy still 8.9% smaller / r *
EU – UK: Manufacturing output increases FT *
EU – UK: From a spark to a flame E *
EU – UK: Aerospace and automotive are manufacturing’s star performers FT *
EU – UK: Medium-sized companies an overlooked success story FT *
EU – UK: Economic recoveries since 1955 r *
EU – UK: Osborne under pressure to cut taxes FT *
EU – UK: Poll dispels Ukip image as party of disgruntled Tories FT *
EU – Taking Europe’s pulse E * *
EU – Euro zone GDP since 2008 peak / r *
EU – Purchasing Power Index / im *
EU – Average gross hourly earnings per employee / im *
Ukraine – West readying sanctions after Crimea vote AP / R / FT / B / b *
Ukraine – Tensions rise as two die in Donetsk clashes FT
Ukraine – Russian Troops Mass at Border NYT
Ukraine – Putin ally warns on cost of sanctions FT / WSJ / WSJ *
Ukraine – Jittery customers run on banks in Crimea AP
BOE – Faces Tough Decisions About Raising Interest Rates WSJ * *
China – China cracks down on mobile phone payments FT / WSJ / NYT / C / CD
China – Big Four Banks See $70b Vanish From Stocks B
China – PBOC ready to cut bank reserves if growth falters R / B / wsj
China – Stimulus Decision Looms as Investment Slows B / WSJ *
China – Fresh corporate default tests resolve FT
China – Li says defaults ‘unavoidable’ WSJ / AP / R / B / q *
China – Official figures both understate and overstate inflation E *
China – Housing Prices to Face New Headwinds WSJ / b / CD * * *
China – ‘No crisis in housing within a decade’ CD
Mongolia – Property boom set to cool N *
Retail – US Sales Rebound After Tough Winter WSJ / B *
Amazon – Raises Prime delivery price to offset costs FT / WSJ / AP / R / NYT / IBD / WSJ / q * *
Microsoft – Poised to fight back as iPad generation shuns Office R
Intel – SlowS Shift to New Technology WSJ
Alibaba – Tackles weaknesses ahead of IPO FT *
Facebook – Has colonized Europe q *
Rail – US: Surge in Shipments of Oil Sidetracks Other Industries WSJ
Rail – Canada: CP fires back over grain shipments G&M
Rail – Mexico: ‘An attempt to boost competition needs a rethink’ E *
Cotton – Traders Wonder: How High Is Too High? WSJ * *
US – Senators Strike Deal on Long-Term Jobless Benefits WSJ / FT / AP
Pharma – Panel Recommends Replacement for the Pap Test NYT
Pharma – Big companies still betting on “messed up” Indian drugs market R / FT *
Top 40 US tech companies not as Silicon Valley-centric as you’d expect motw *
