Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
Japan – Zero inflation spurs calls for overhaul of Abenomics
China – Doubts rise over official GDP growth rate
Oil – Expect US output to slump? Better not overlook vertical wells
NZ – Q2: Growth disappoints; +0.4% from +0.2% / AFP
Japan – Aug: Trade deficit narrows on lower oil imports / AP
US – Aug: Housing Starts Fall; -3% / WSJ / R / B
US – Week: Jobless Claims Fall; -11k to 264k / WSJ / B
Japan – US funds see Tokyo as answer to overexposure at home N *
Japan – Zero inflation spurs calls for overhaul of Abenomics B *
Japan – Doubts Emerge Over Abenomics WSJ *
Japan – Manufacturing back in the vogue thanks to the weaker yen FT *
Japan – Political storm over sales tax relief plan FT
China – Doubts rise over official GDP growth rate FT / ft / b *
China – Coal data cast doubt on stalling of world CO2 R
China – Activity on disputed islands raises doubt over halt claim FT
Fed – Markets May Be Flashing a Wait Sign WSJ *
Fed – Wall Street Has Doubts About Lifting Rates WSJ *
Fed – Rate Increases Help Banks First WSJ
Fed – Exit May Hit Economy Faster Than in Past Cycles B * *
Fed – Asset Managers Face Tough Choice If Rates Rise WSJ *
Fed – The story of the central bank’s “dot plot” B
Fed – Higher Rates a Risk for EM Debt WSJ *
Fed – EM companies worry about higher US rates FT *
Fed – Alone on expectations bi *
Japan – Workers’ Piece of Pie Smallest in More Than Two Decades wsj *
Food – Prices Drop Most in 7 Years on Grain Glut, China Rout B *
Food – UK’s Free-for-All Heads Across the Pond WSJ * *
Mobiles – Apple says new iPhone sales to beat record FT / WSJ / R / WSJ *
Mobiles – iPhones sold on first weekend / bi *
Mobiles – ‘Apple Shares Could Rally 50% on New iPhone Plan’ Bn *
Mobiles – China’s smartphone startups face falling demand N *
Mobiles – Suppliers Hope to Tap Into New iPhones’ ‘3-D Touch’ WSJ *
Mobiles – Taiwan’s chip industry consolidating at last N
Mobiles – Chipmaking: Impact of Intel spending cuts hits Japan N *
Oil – Braces for Financial Reckoning WSJ / FT *
Oil – Expect US output to slump? Better not overlook vertical wells R *
Oil – Pumping More From Each Well Prolong Crude Glut B *
Oil – Goldman Sees 15 Years of Weak Crude B *
Oil – Sands companies make transition to low-cost production FP
Oil – Stalled Field Project Adds to Iraq’s Woes WSJ *
More neighbours make more fences e *