Today’s Issue Cluster: Mining
Saudi – Considers Paying Contractors With IOUs
TPP – Trade deal becomes White House battleground
Oil – Saudi Stockpiles Hit 18-Month Low in March
US – Week: Unemployment Claims Fell Sharply; -16k to 278k / WSJ / R
MENA – Black gold, white gold E * *
North Africa – Has failed to regain its share of continent’s FDI FT *
Algeria – Unease grows as ailing president remains elusive FT * *
Tunisia – After the revolution FT *
Gulf – Governments set debt record as oil slumps FT *
Iran – A Battle for Control of Economy WSJ *
Iran – The over-promised land E *
Saudi – Considers Paying Contractors With IOUs B *
Saudi – What’s In Blueprint for Life After Oil? B *
Saudi – Sweeping plan threatens to shift foundations of kingdom FT / WSJ *
Fed – June Rate Increase Is on the Table WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B * * *
Fed – Investors Heeding Message WSJ * *
F&B – Soda Industry Fails to Stop San Francisco Law Targeting Sugar WSJ
F&B – Soda Sales in Mexico Rise Despite Tax WSJ *
TPP – Trade deal becomes White House battleground FT
TPP – Would barely nudge US growth, says report FT
TPP – Study Projects Will Modest Gains for US WSJ
TPP – Biggest Winner May Be Vietnam B *
Steel – US paves way to raise duties on China FT / R / B *
Steel – Ferrous bulls’ day off: iron ore slump continues FT / WSJ *
Steel – Sinks as Another Wave of Cheap Imports Predicted B *
Steel – China mills fire up as prices flare FT * *
Gold – Soros Investing in Mining FT / B / B * *
Palladium and platinum to fall short of highs this year FT
Niobium – No One Knows But Everybody Wants to Buy B *
Diamonds – The going gets rough FT *
Diamonds – De Beers says market faces ‘fragile recovery’ FT / R * *
Commods – Indebted to the past FT *
Oil – Booming petrol demand from US to India buoys price FT
Oil – Rally Seen Having More to Go as Millions of Barrels Are Lost B
Oil – Saudi Stockpiles Hit 18-Month Low in March B
Oil – Goldman chart on disruptions bi *
Oil – Venezuela Offers Discount in Battle for US Refineries B *
Oil – Demand for storage soars amid supply glut FT * *
Oil – Saudi Aramco: Fix for a one-trick economy? FT * *
