Today’s Issue Cluster:
Commodities – Wall Street banks count trading profits FT *
China – Glaxo Chief Accused of Ordering Staff to Commit Bribery WSJ / FT *
China – Benefits of Shanghai free-trade zone still shrouded in mystery FT *
Ukraine – Sanctions put squeeze on Russia loans FT
Ukraine – Russian space threat may boost US rockets FT / WSJ
Ukraine – Energy sanctions aim to hurt Russia more than the west FT *
Ukraine – Russian Slowdown to Shield Europe From Gas Cuts B
Ukraine – Moscow, Kiev Gas Price Could be Agreed by End of May WSJ
Ukraine – China Gets Upper Hand in Russia Gas Deal WSJ *
Ukraine – Natural resources’ contribution to Russia GDP r *
BOE – Forecasts Signal Rate Rise Next Year WSJ / r / NYT / WSJ / m * *
BOE – Bank’s Inflation Report in five key charts ft * * * * *
BOE – Confusion reigns in the face of three inflation reports FT *
China – Banks Are Turning to Preferred Shares WSJ *
UK – London luxury housing market ‘cooling,’ estate agents warn FT
Internet – Net-Neutrality Plan to Put FCC in a Thicket It Has Avoided WSJ / WSJ
Internet – Netflix’s share of peak Internet traffic rises to 34% AP / WSJ
Platinum, Palladium – Prices Rally on South Africa Strike Worries WSJ
Nickel – Prices Dive as Investors Take Profits WSJ *
EU – Number of Illegal Migrants Rose Sharply in 2013 WSJ / FT *
Pharma – Advocating Pill, US Signals Shift to Prevent AIDS NYT
The Most Commonly Spoken Language in Each State Besides English and Spanish slate *
