15 July 2015



Today’s Issue Cluster: Iran Deal

BOC – Canada Cuts Rates, Fans Real Estate Flames
Garments – China costs and Bangladesh accidents direct factories to Africa
Mobiles – Rising wage costs in China leads Foxconn to India


MAJOR DATA POINTS

China – Q2: GDP growth flat; +7.0% from +7.0% / AFP / AP / R / NYT / FT / CD *

China – Jun: Industrial output up; +6.8% from +6.1% / X *

China – Jun: YTD Fixed-asset investment flat; +11.4% from +11.4% / X *

China – Jun: Retail sales up; +10.6% from +10.1% / X *

US – Jun: Factory output flat, held back by sharp drop in auto production AP / B / WSJ

US – Jun: Producer Prices Rise; +0.4% from +0.5% / WSJ / R / AP


MARKETS

China – Gains Fade, Shares End Lower WSJ *

China – Stocks Tumble Again as Investors Doubt Beijing’s Help WSJ / R *

China – Decreasing margin debt and those ETFs ft *

China – Beijing’s Maneuvers Disenchant Global Investors WSJ / FT / FT *

China – Finds Cushions to Avert Stock-Market Damage WSJ *

China – Short-Term Fixes May Impede Long-Term Goals WSJ *


ECONOMICS

World – Investors should hope that traditional warning lights are wrong FT *

World – IMF GDP growth revisions for 2015 / ft *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Iran – Businesses eye huge opportunities FT / WaPo * *

Iran – Carmakers eye golden opportunity FT * * *

Iran – Business Deals Rarely Smooth WSJ *


MONETARY POLICY

Fed – Yellen Warns Congress Against Adding Oversight NYT / WSJ / FT / R / AP / B

Fed – Risks repeat of rate rise mistakes FT * *

Fed – Not in Step With Markets for Rates Dance WSJ *

Fed – Currency traders await an Austen heroine FT * *

Fed – Flounders in Political Arena WSJ *

BOC – Canada Cuts Rates, Fans Real Estate Flames B / R / G&M / FP / CBC *


FINANCE

US – Earnings Show Bad Loans on the Decline WSJ *


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION

China – Hidden Strains Lurk in Job Market, IMF Says WSJ


SERVICES

China – Consumers go local for daily necessities FT * *


MANUFACTURING

Garments – China costs and Bangladesh accidents direct factories to Africa WSJ


TECH

Mobiles – Rising wage costs in China leads Foxconn to India FT / N


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES

Pork – US High on the Hogs WSJ *

Pork – Antibiotics abuse makes China’s a hotbed for drug-resistant bugs CER *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Oil – Iran Deal Raises Prospect of Fresh Glut WSJ / NYT * * *

Oil – Iran’s Discount Deal WSJ *

Oil – China a Winner in Iran Deal WSJ *

Oil – Will Saudi output go up to 11m b/d? FT *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Bloomberg spoof alert! Google is not buying Twitter (today) ft *


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