17 August 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: US Health Insurance



MAJOR DATA POINTS



MARKETS

Japan – Yen flirts with ¥?100 per dollar FT *

Japan – There’s a big dollar crunch brewing B *


ECONOMICS

Japan – Economy Nearly Stalls WSJ *

Japan – Was Economy 29 Trillion Yen Bigger Than Thought in 2014? B *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY



FINANCE



REAL ESTATE

Japan – NIRP Hits Home on Housing WSJ *

Japan – Why Tokyo is the land of rising home construction but not prices FT *


LABOR & EDUCATION

Japan – Plunging Jobless Rate About Aging, not Abenomics B * *


SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Oil – Opec: Rekindles Hopes of Freeze B *

Oil – Opec: Could still tip deficit into surplus / b *

Oil – Saudi: Once again has traders hanging on every word FT *

Oil – Refiners: Reap Rewards From LatAm Fuel Shortage B *

Oil – Drillers: Bring Back Rigs B *

Oil – Drillers: Giants Try Again to Master Fracking WSJ * *


HEALTH

Insurance – Obamacare Appears to Be Making People Healthier NYT

Insurance – Aetna to Drop Some Obamacare Markets WSJ / R / NYT

Insurance – Aetna’s Reversal Is Latest Blow to Obamacare B / WSJ

Insurance – Aetna Setback Becomes Campaign Fodder WSJ *

Insurance – CA Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017 LAT

Insurance – UnitedHealth sees further losses for Obamacare R

Insurance – Health Care’s M&A Bust WSJ

Insurance – Obama Counters Insurer View on Healthcare Law’s Costs WSJ

Insurance – Cost, Not Choice, Is Top Concern of Customers NYT

Insurance – Struggling for Profit Selling in State Marketplaces NYT

Insurance – Doctors Doing More Tests in Their Offices WSJ *


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