Today’s Issue Cluster: Aviation
China – Bank loans beat expectations as Beijing steps on the gas
Retail – Higher Prices on Staples Could Crimp Back-to-School Shopping
Water – A California Oil Field Yields Another Prized Commodity
Germany – Jun: ZEW Investor Confidence Drops for Seventh Month; 27.1 from 29.8 / B / AP / b *
US – Jun: Retail Sales Rise Modestly; +0.2% from +0.5% / WSJ / R / AP / cr *
M&A – Race to Cut Taxes Fuels Urge to Merge WSJ / FT / NYT * *
China – Bank loans beat expectations as Beijing steps on the gas R / WSJ / b *
China – Exports May Have (Gently) Turned a Corner wsj * *
China – 2013 exaggeration export trend tough to read; N. Asia sales weak b *
China – Promising signals of economic health FT *
China – Local Governments Pile On Stimulus B
China – ‘Downward pressure burdens economy’ X
China – ‘Impact beyond commodities’ CD *
China – Xi’s anti-graft drive threatens to stifle growth N *
China – Corruption conundrum – high corruption co-exists with high growth / b *
China – Asian Nations’ Fears of War Elevated as Beijing Flexes Muscle WSJ *
China – Hoping to project power, Beijing finds itself alone AP *
ECB – Debt Purchases Within Mandate, Draghi Says WSJ / ft / B / NYT / R / AP
EU – Property IPOs reach 8-year high FT / FT * * * *
Retail – Higher Prices on Staples Could Crimp Back-to-School Shopping wsj *
Retail – Slowing Customer Traffic Worries US Stores WSJ *
Retail – Investors have fled, creating an opportunity Bn * *
Planes – Market: No End to Jetliner Boom, Says Boeing WSJ / NYT / R / R *
Planes – Market: Boeing and Airbus Dominate Skies as Air Show Looms WSJ / R / WSJ
Planes – Wide: Plane Makers’ Sweet Spot: Bigger, but Not Too Big WSJ
Planes – A320: Airbus to Deliver Neo Jets With Improved Engines WSJ
Planes – A330: Airbus undercuts Boeing with price FT / WSJ / FT / AP / R / NYT
Planes – 737: Adds Seats to Boost Low-Cost Carrier Appeal WSJ / B
Planes – 787: Boeing Says Reliability of Dreamliner Is Still Falling Short WSJ
Planes – Boeing: Reshapes military strategy in the face of US defense cuts FT
Planes – Embraer: In Talks to Sell 60 Planes to Chinese Airlines WSJ / R / WSJ
Planes – Bombardier: Says firmer economy to boost deliveries R / R
Planes – Drones: Washington May Ease Export Controls on Military Models WSJ
Planes – Zeppelins: Giants of the Skies Return WSJ *
Air – Asian Budget Lines Add Long-Distance Service WSJ *
Air – Weaker Yuan Creates Rough Weather for China’s Lines WSJ *
Air – Middle East, Asia airports jockeying for status of global hub N *
Air – Heathrow boss expansive on hub’s third runway FT *
Air – UK airport review: are hubs the future or not? E *
Air – Berlin’s Ill-Fated Airport Faces Insolvency S *
Water – California Expected to Set Mandatory Curbs WSJ *
Water – A California Oil Field Yields Another Prized Commodity NYT *
Water – More people, antiquated irrigation mean rising food imports for Egypt R / r *
Water – Scarcity’s cost to companies FT * * *
Coal – Miners Struggle as China’s Appetite Eases WSJ *
Coal – Japan at cutting edge of turning energy more green N * * *
Airbus wants to patent a way to guarantee you even less legroom q *
