Today’s Issue Cluster: Japan
Silicon Valley – ‘Era of untrammelled global expansion is over’: FT
Shale – Shell Finds Stretch Utica Boundary Many Miles East
China – Aug: Industrial Production Slumps to Six-Year Low; +6.9% from +9.0% / WSJ / R / B / AP / AFP / X *
US – Aug: Industrial Output Falls for First Time Since January; -0.1% from +0.2% / B / WSJ / AP / cr *
Currencies – Volatility is back FT *
Currencies – Bitcoin unlikely to enjoy widespread use FT / coinsman *
Japan – Alternative Index Shows Price Fall WSJ *
Japan – Economy has shown virtually zero real growth FT * * *
Japan – ‘Abenomics’ feared in trouble as challenges build R / WSJ / FT / WSJ
Japan – Abe Adviser Warns Against Further Sales-Tax Increase WSJ / B
Japan – Prepares to tackle debt burden FT * *
Japan – Auto, machinery makers cheer strong results abroad N / B *
Japan – Stock Rally Fate Found in Watching Won B *
Japan – Abe Wants to Get Women Working WSJ *
Japan – Now World’s Least Optimistic wsj *
Japan – Majority in China expect war FT
BOJ – Aso Signals Prepared to Boost Stimulus for Growth B / R / R / FT / WSJ / B / WSJ *
BOJ – Japan’s Phillips curve is sloping up says Iwata / b *
Japan – Tokyo condominium prices have fallen sharply N *
Streaming – Netflix ready for its European close-up FT / WSJ / R / AP / NYT / E / WSJ / BW * *
Streaming – The shifting sands of video consumption / q *
Space – Japan’s Tech Giants Look for Growth WSJ *
Silicon Valley – ‘Era of untrammelled global expansion is over’ FT
Shale – Fracking Gives US Energy Boom Plenty of Room to Run WSJ *
Shale – Shell Finds Stretch Utica Boundary Many Miles East B / cd * *
Japan – Overlooked Data Shows Wages Rising wsj *
Japan – Kuroda Urges ‘Visible Hand’ to Raise Wages wsj / B *
Japan – Tokyo Gives Housewives Hard Choice WSJ *
Tech – Japan’s medical services look for growth by going abroad N * *
Cheese consumption highly correlated to rate of death by entanglement in bed sheets spuriouscorrelations *
