18 March 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Coal & Carbon Emissions

F&B – UK sugar tax could be sweet for food ingredient suppliers
Aluminum – European cars to use more to meet CO2 targets
Nuclear – 5 years after Fukushima prospects dim


MAJOR DATA POINTS

US – Mar: UMich Sentiment Falls; 90.0 from 91.7 / MW


MARKETS

Japan – Government Bond yield hits record low FT / B / FT *


ECONOMICS

Japan – Strong yen threatens tourism boom FT *

Japan – Weak wage demands deal blow to Abenomics FT


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Japan – The architects of Abenomics revive the interventionist spirit FT *


MONETARY POLICY

BOJ – Stands Pat WSJ

BOJ – Plan Runs Into a Wall WSJ *

BOJ – Negative Rates Dig a Hole WSJ *

BOJ – The effects of a month of negative rates B *

BOJ – Kuroda Says Minus 0.5% Rate Is Theoretically Possible B *


FINANCE

US – Fears rise over car-loan delinquencies FT

US – Subprime auto loans come under scrutiny FT *


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING

F&B – Soft drinks groups digest UK sugar tax FT *

F&B – UK sugar tax could be sweet for food ingredient suppliers R

F&B – UK tax on sugary drinks is ‘nannying’ and ‘impractical’ FT * *


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES

Salmon – Prices leap on global supply shock FT *

Salmon – Deadly Algae Bloom Sends Chilean Farmer Stocks Tumbling B / R

Salmon – Norway satisfies EU appetite through Polish back-door R

Salmon – In Atlantic fight, Greenland proves a sticking point AP

Aluminum – JPMorgan rattles traders with LME stockpile FT *

Aluminum – World’s largest producer to increase capacity FT

Aluminum – Sector Presses US On Chinese Exports WSJ

Aluminum – European cars to use more to meet CO2 targets R

Aluminum – Auto, power firms save millions swapping out copper R


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Coal – Peabody Energy May Have to Seek Bankruptcy Protection WSJ / B *

Coal – China protests highlight overcapacity tensions FT

Coal – Chinese Money Keeps Mines Humming WSJ *

Carbon – China CO2 emissions may be falling FT *

Carbon – China’s dirtiest days could be over sooner than officials say E *

Carbon – Global energy emissions stall FT *

Climate – February shatters heat records cnn

Nuclear – 5 years after Fukushima prospects dim op


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Amazon patents system that uses blinking to pay online dm *


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