Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
Fed – Appears to Have Been Wrong About Growth. Again.
Metals – New Zealand may kick start race to mine the ocean floor
US – May: ConfBd Gauge of Economy Gains; +0.5% from +0.3% / AP
US – Week: Jobless Claims Fall; -6k to 312k / WSJ / R / AP / B r *
Bonds – High yields lure foreign buyers to Treasuries FT * * *
Thailand – Military Co-Opts Populist Policies of Government Deposed by Coup WSJ *
Thailand – Struggle for Control of State Firms WSJ * *
Thailand – Salute to the past FT * *
Iraq – US Signals Maliki Should Go WSJ / FT / B / NYT / WSJ *
Iraq – Oil majors begin evacuating staff as battles rage FT / FT *
Fed – Raises Projections for Rates in 2015, 2016 WSJ / FT / NYT / R / AP / B / WSJ * * * * *
Fed – When will the Board tighten policy? / r *
Fed – Appears to Have Been Wrong About Growth. Again. nyt *
Fed – Will Holding Down Rates Spark Inflation Without Helping Unemployed? WSJ *
Fed – Uptick in Inflation Pressures WSJ *
Fed – Plans Hang in Household Balance Sheets WSJ *
Fed – Updated dove-hawk scale / r *
World – Rulemaking proves tricky business when dealing in the shadows FT * * * *
Germany – Worry Over Rising Housing Prices WSJ *
Lux – Asia set to overtake North America in wealth stakes FT *
Mobiles – Amazon Unveils ‘Fire Phone’ Smartphone WSJ / NYT / R / B / FT / AP / WSJ *
Mobiles – With an Amazon Smartphone, the Retailer Seeks a Tether to Consumers NYT / WSJ / FT / AP
Mobiles – Amazon’s New Phone Is A Showrooming Nightmare bi / FT *
Mobiles – BlackBerry Gains Access to Amazon Appstore WSJ
Mobiles – Smartphone makers look to other products as saturation looms FT *
Mobiles – Apple seeks to open the door to simplified smart homes FT *
Mobiles – Wiko challenges big players FT
Mobiles – Chinese-Made Smartphone Comes With Spyware, Security Firm Says wsj / AP
Mobiles – Getting the world’s dumb phones online q * *
Mobiles – India, Indonesia to Get $25 Smartphones WSJ *
Mobiles – China’s Xiaomi Aiming for the Rest of the World BW *
Mobiles – Samsung Makes Push Into High-End Tablet Market WSJ *
Mobiles – Tablets Rapid Growth / bi *
Ship – China Sends Consolidation Adrift WSJ / FT / WSJ / FT / AP / WSJ / WSJ *
Metals – Reform or die: gold price fix under pressure FT / WSJ / FT * *
Metals – New Zealand may kick start race to mine the ocean floor R * *
Germany – Minimum wage threatens to shake up ‘generation intern’ FT / * *
US – Vermont Pushes Minimum Wage to New Highs WSJ / wsj *
