Today’s Issue Cluster: Japan
World – IMF warns of ‘super taper tantrum’ ahead
Water – Almond backlash tied to California drought
Nuclear – UK: Home-grown small reactors on agenda
China – Q1: Economic growth slows; +7.0% from +7.3% / R / FT / AP / WSJ / NYT / X *
US – Mar: Industrial production fell; -0.6% from +0.1% / R / WSJ / AP / cr *
US – Apr: NAHB Homebuilder Sentiment Rose for First Time in Five Months; 56 from 52 / B / WSJ / R / cr *
Bonds – Challenging times await US junk after banner run FT * *
Bonds – Buying Treasurys With Foreign Currencies Pays Off WSJ / FT *
Bonds – European Markets Go Down the Rabbit Hole WSJ *
Bonds – Investors Hunt Bargains in European Corporates WSJ *
World – IMF warns of ‘super taper tantrum’ ahead FT
World – Slowing EM Growth Is Sapping Economic Prospects WSJ *
World – ‘Deflation: A look at the historical record’ voxeu *
Japan – Abe bids to end economic burden FT * ** * *
Japan – Reforms push companies to unlock cash FT
Japan – Dramatic push to save economy G&M *
Japan – The economy gets a boost from record numbers of visitors E *
BOJ – Votes Down Call to Slash Easing WSJ / FT / B / b *
BOJ – Growing Speculation Easing May Outlast Kuroda’s Tenure wsj
BOJ – Economists Give Kuroda Higher Grades Than Abe WSJ *
BOJ – Government increasingly at odds with the central bank E *
Japan – Regional banks feel impact of BoJ stimulus FT
Japan – Foreign investors snap up property on weak yen N *
Japan – Says sayonara to long hours working culture FT *
Telecoms – Nokia Is in Talks to Buy Alcatel-Lucent WSJ / FT / NYT / R / FT *
Telecoms – Nokia confirms Alcatel-Lucent acquisition FT / WSJ *
Telecoms – ‘Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent should heed the lesson of past mergers’ FT * *
Telecoms – US broadband providers wake up to the need for speed FT
Google – Expected to Face Antitrust Charges in Europe NYT / WSJ / FT / WSJ *
Google – France set to push to reveal ‘secret sauce’ algorithm FT
Google – Music groups claim YouTube ‘abuses’ copyright law FT
Water – Almond backlash tied to California drought CBC
Water – ‘California’s Farm-Water Scapegoat’ wsj *
Water – Mapping exceptional drought conditions / r *
Water – Mighty Rio Grande Now a Trickle Under Siege NYT
Nuclear – Japan: Court blocks restart of two reactors FT / WSJ / NYT / N
Nuclear – Japan: Considers evaporation, storage of Fukushima water R * * *
Nuclear – UK: Home-grown small reactors on agenda FT *
A new technology to prevent yogurt from sticking to the lid medium * *
