Today’s Issue Cluster: Japan
Brazil – Exploding budget deficit
TPP – Prospects dim for 2016 vote in Congress
Power – Energy Storage Industry Gaining Momentum
China – Oct: Home prices rise first time in 14 months; +0.1% from -0.9% / R / FT *
US – Oct: Housing starts fall to seven-month low; -11.0%, -1.8% yr R / WSJ / B
Brazil – Exploding budget deficit B * *
Brazil – Rousseff stares down budget black hole FT * *
Brazil – Crisis Beats the Middle Class Back Down WSJ *
Brazil – Lula and Rousseff square off in austerity soap opera FT
Brazil – Forces Driving Inflation to 10 Percent B * *
Brazil – Are dire public finances hindering the of tackling inflation? E *
Japan – Feels the Sting of China’s Slowdown NYT / WSJ / FT / WSJ *
Japan – Analysts warn recession doesn’t tell the whole story DT
Japan – China Slowdown Hits Earnings WSJ *
Japan – Float shows new appetite for risk FT *
Japan – Economic future will be a leap into the unknown E *
Japan – Banks scratching their heads in hunt for dollar N *
Japan – Chinese Property Investors Target Tokyo WSJ
Japan – Tilt piles the pressure on Reits FT *
Japan – Regular Wages Increase for a Straight Month B * *
Japan – Lack of Workers Hobbles Growth WSJ *
Japan – Hiring More Women, but Men Still Hold Top Jobs WSJ *
Hotels – Marriott Wins Battle to Buy Starwood WSJ / FT *
Hotels – Compete for staying power through round of M&A FT / B * *
Hotels – George Soros Puts Money on Latin America WSJ
TPP – Prospects dim for 2016 vote in Congress R
TPP – Obama says getting it to fly is ‘not easy’ R / G&M
Gold – Prices rising following Paris attacks N *
Gold – Fails to benefit from Paris tensions FT
Gold – Strong demand from US retail investors FT
Gold – Set to Drift Lower in 2016 WSJ *
Gold – Miners: shining examples FT *
Power – Companies, Consumers Spar Over Who Pays for Spare Electricity WSJ *
Power – Batteries start to compete for power grid FT
Power – Energy Storage Industry Gaining Momentum NYT
Location of major Japanese company’s headquarters motw *
