Today’s Issue Cluster: Agriculture
Japan – GDP Rebound Not Enough to Stave Off Stimulus
World – Global Migration? Actually, The World Is Staying Home
Power – Opposition to Hydro-Québec selling power in US
Japan – Q1: Economy Rebounds; +1.7% from -1.7% / WSJ / FT / R *
EZ – Apr: Slide Back to Deflation Confirmed; -0.2% was -0.2% / WSJ *
World – The ‘truce’ in currency wars is on borrowed time FT *
World – Yield vs. Duration, 2000 vs 2016 bp *
Japan – Rebound Blunts Push for New Stimulus WSJ
Japan – GDP Rebound Not Enough to Stave Off Stimulus WSJ *
Japan – Companies Forecast More Strong-Yen Headwinds WSJ *
Japan – Few Ideas Are Too Extreme WSJ *
Japan – Growing Poverty Defies Glib Explanations b *
Japan – Curse of the salaryman FT *
World – Interest rates keep falling B *
World – A Battle Brews Over Negative Rates on Mortgages WSJ *
World – Global Migration? Actually, The World Is Staying Home S * * *
Ag – Surpluses swamping markets for grains, meat, cheese, milk WSJ *
Ag – Trade in grains and oilseeds hits record volumes FT * *
Ag – Canadian pig farmers at a ‘crisis point’ over virus G&M
Ag – GM: Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe, Analysis Finds NYT / AFP / WSJ
Ag – Sugar: Industry Headed for a Shake-Up WSJ *
Ag – Palm Oil: Environmental pressure on big growers FT *
Ag – Soybeans: Strong demand yields substantial price rise FT
Ag – Vanilla: Price of bean has tripled in year B *
Ag – Coffee: Drought Hurts Production in Vietnam WSJ *
Ag – Coffee: Ethiopians Desperate to Keep Their Fix WSJ *
Ag – Coffee: Under Threat mit
Power – Big US companies spearhead renewable energy drive FT * *
Power – Opposition to Hydro-Québec selling power in US G&M *
Power – EVs to sell power back to National Grid FT *
Power – Germany Just Got Almost All of Its Needs From Renewable Energy B *
Most common fuel used to heat the home / mm *
