Today’s Issue Cluster: Planes
China – Slowdown has suddenly become a “fiscal shock”
PBOC – Possible quantitative easing in China stirs US fears
China – Rare earths export duties expected to end as quotas removed
EU – Feb: Deflation Threat Eased; -0.2% from -0.5% / WSJ *
Germany – Mar: ZEW investor confidence inches higher; 54.8 from 53.0 / AP / B / AFP *
US – Feb: Housing Starts Tumble 17%, -3% yr / WSJ / B *
China – Changes Afoot in Stock Market WSJ *
China – Signals Fresh Moves for Economy WSJ / FT / WSJ *
China – Slowdown has suddenly become a “fiscal shock” q * *
China – Local government debt: Defusing a bomb e *
China – Europeans defy US to join development bank FT / FT / WSJ *
China – Overtakes Germany as Third-Largest Arms Exporter WSJ / FT / nyt *
PBOC – Possible quantitative easing in China stirs US fears N *
China – On collision course with EU and US over bank IT rules FT / WSJ
China – Central bank looking to deregulate deposit rates N
Planes – A380: Emirates urges Airbus to take decision on relaunch FT / B / WSJ / WSJ * * *
Planes – A320: Airbus Boosting Output WSJ / FT
Planes – A400M: Germany’s defense minister criticizes Airbus over new delays R / FT / R / FT / r *
Planes – Boeing: Helped Craft Own Loan Rule WSJ *
Planes – Boeing: Points to robust aircraft orders FT
Planes – 757: Boeing Weighed Option to Reprise Aging Jet WSJ / B / R *
Planes – 777: Boeing to improve current jet, weighs up middle of market WSJ / R
Planes – 787: Boeing Has Sold Half of Production Scheduled for 2017 WSJ / B
Planes – 747: Obama could be final jumbo jet customer FT / R / q *
Planes – Bombardier: Struggles to break Airbus and Boeing duopoly FT / G&M / WSJ * * *
Planes – Bombardier: To cut 1k jobs as Learjet 85 halted CP / G&M / R / WSJ
Planes – Bombardier – New CS300 aircraft can seat 130 to 160 WSJ / G&M / WSJ *
Planes – Asia: Business aviation takes off N / WSJ *
Planes – Asia: Gulf banks helping to region’s boom R * *
Air – Airlines Battling Gulf Carriers Cite Others’ Experience WSJ / R / FT / NYT *
Cloud – US Providers Face Backlash From China’s Censors WSJ *
Cloud – IBM says business enjoying ‘breakthrough year’ R
Cloud – Tech Titans Clash WSJ *
Cloud – Risks high as Microsoft passes milestone FT *
China – A Windfall as Commodity Prices Plunge WSJ *
China – Steel Exports Are Stirring Protests WSJ *
China – Rare earths export duties expected to end as quotas removed N *
Nuclear – Gains Traction in China WSJ
Nuclear – Aftershocks still rattle east Japan R *
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