Today’s Issue Cluster: Natural Gas
World – Slowdown in real danger of persisting
World – Central Bankers Are Failing to Generate Inflation
Retail – Why ‘big in Europe’ doesn’t always fly in Asia
US – Oct: NAHB Home Builder Optimism Hits 10-Year High; 64 from 61 / WSJ / cr *
World – Pegs under pressure E *
World – Slowdown in real danger of persisting R *
Russia – Foreign groups eye scaling back operations FT
Russia – ‘Putin’s Economic Might Is Withering Away’ B * * *
Ukraine – Still a Breadbasket, but Weak Currency Hammers Farmers WSJ
Belarus – Tries to bring its economy in from the cold FT *
World – Central Bankers Are Failing to Generate Inflation B *
Greece – Big Challenge: Fix Bad Loans Without Destroying Banks NYT / FT
Greece – Banks anxious as bailout finally nears FT * *
Retail – Federation Sees US Sales Increasing 3.7% Over Holiday Season WSJ *
Retail – Uniqlo’s US struggles at the root of profit woes FT * *
Retail – Why ‘big in Europe’ doesn’t always fly in Asia N *
Retail – Walmart’s woes stem from need to invest FT * * * *
Chips – Makers Swept by Wave of Consolidation WSJ *
Chips – 48 and counting: Samsung still top dog in 3-D flash memory N *
Lobster – Maine Boom Continues, Feeding Expanding Market WSJ
Salmon – Australia Looks to Scale Up Exports to China WSJ *
NatGas – Putin Bets on Germany as Ties With Turkey Sour on Syria B *
NatGas – Australia LNG projects go from bonanza to break-even ABC
NatGas – Taking Off In the Heart of the Texas Oil Patch B * *
NatGas – US inventories pushing the top of 5-year range / r *
NatGas – Global LNG Market Oversupplied Through 2025 B * *
NatGas – Some Terminal Projects Dying on the Vine B *
NatGas – More Than 60 BCFD to Leave US in 2015 B *
NatGas – Supply boost from Iran and Egypt may exacerbate glut B *
NatGas – Hot Commodity Asset Is a 35,000-Ton Steel Ship B *
NatGas – LNG-Powered Ships Gain B *
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