Today’s Issue Cluster: Alcoholic Beverages
EU – Plans for Euro-Zone Tax Take Shape
ECB – Economists expect QE expansion
Cloud – With abundant energy, Iceland woos power-hungry data centers
US – Aug: Consumer Prices Fall, Muddling Fed Decision; -0.1% from +0.1% / R / WSJ / B / AP
US – Sep: NAHB Builder Confidence highest in decade; 62 from 61 / WSJ / cr *
EU – Port of Hamburg Shows Germany Is Vulnerable on China Trade WSJ *
EU – Public Debt with Credit Ratings / bm *
EU – Plans for Euro-Zone Tax Take Shape S
EU – Result of referendums on membership / reddit *
ECB – Asset Buying Slows to Weakest B *
ECB – QE: Failure to spark FT *
ECB – Many say it’s time to ramp up QE. But how? r * *
ECB – Economists expect QE expansion / b *
ECB – Outweighs Fed as fund flow influence FT *
EU – Banks could need €26b in extra capital FT *
EU – Housing market is showing signs of recovery FT *
EU – Where population has increased (red) or decreased (blue) / la *
F&B – AB InBev approaches SABMiller to explore $275b tie-up FT / WSJ / B / R / NYT * * * * * * *
F&B – Big Volumes Don’t Mean Big Profits in China’s Beer Market WSJ *
F&B – China is second in the world by area of vineyards ft *
F&B – Brewers ferment big plans in Southeast Asia FT * *
F&B – Kirin gains Southeast Asia foothold by buying Myanmar brewer N *
F&B – Asia beer battle bubbles up as Heineken launches in Myanmar FT * *
F&B – Brewers’ craft poised to tap more parts of the US FT / R / WSJ * *
F&B – Brewers Add Booze to Root Beer WSJ *
F&B – Moosehead sees bootlegging increase with import rules change G&M
F&B – Distilleries make a spirited return as boutique booze flourishes FT / R / WSJ *
F&B – Liquor Giant Taps African Market WSJ * *
F&B – People in rich countries are the ones imbibing less alcohol E *
Cloud – With abundant energy, Iceland woos power-hungry data centers R *
Cloud – Startups Dash Into Hot Data-Storage Sector WSJ
Cloud – Kingpins Slow to Adapt to Own Movement WSJ *
Beef – Meaty Profits Slow Antibiotic-Free Production WSJ *
Beef – Canadians eating less meat G&M *
NatGas – Asia Inc. cooperating to secure cheaper LNG N *
NatGas – Iran Could Become Major Supplier to EU WSJ
NatGas – Eni plans east Mediterranean export hub R *
NatGas – Gazprom Banks on China WSJ
NatGas – Drillers Unleash ‘Super-Size’ Output WSJ *
Alcohol map of Europe; Blue=Vodka, Yellow=Beer, Red=Wine wiki *
