Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
EU – Sluggish recovery bedevilled by ‘seeping pessimism’
ECB – Risks Chasing Own Tail on Bond Buying With Deposit-Rate Cut
Coal – Big Oil’s War
EZ – Nov: Weak inflation sets stage for stimulus; +0.1% not +0.2% / AFP / AP / eu *
US – Nov: ADP private sector adds jobs; +217k from 196k / R / WSJ
US – Q3: Productivity revised higher, but trend weak; +2.2% was +1.6%, from +3.5% / R / AP
EU – Sluggish recovery bedevilled by ‘seeping pessimism’ FT * *
EU – Recovery has been tepid, uneven / B *
ECB – Prospect of Rate Cut Catches Markets’ Attention Rather Than More QE WSJ
ECB – To Test the Limits of Its Bond-Buying Program WSJ *
ECB – Ponders options as it looks to inject fresh stimulus FT * *
ECB – Risks Chasing Own Tail on Bond Buying With Deposit-Rate Cut B *
ECB – €620b worth of (potentially tiered) euro nuts ft *
ECB – How Low Can Mario Go? cfr *
ECB – Divergent Paths for Central Banks WSJ *
ECB – Central banks forge the path for markets FT * *
EU – Swiss banks face uncertainty on ECB move FT * *
EU – Retail Property Deals Surge WSJ
EU – Investors Find Bargains at Outlet Malls WSJ
EU – Where people live in flats or houses / Ind *
EU – German Companies Race to Sign Up Migrant Workers WSJ
Autos – US: Carmakers Near Record B / WSJ NYT * *
Autos – US: GM to Import Chinese-Made Buick SUV WSJ *
Autos – Mexico: Detroit accelerates plans to build more small cars R
Autos – Mexico: Courting Japanese parts suppliers N *
Autos – China: After SUV boom, carmakers face falling prices, sales R
Autos – China: Demand for Cars Has Slowed BW *
Autos – Japan: Carmakers compete for foreign tech hires FT *
Autos – Japan: Mercedes-Benz bucking import market N *
Autos – Electrics: A Car Dealers Won’t Sell NYT
Autos – VW: US Sales Plunge 25% WSJ / NYT
Auto – US Vehicle Miles Driven Increases cr *
AVs – Automakers battle for high-tech dominance R
Coal – Miners Feel the Burn WSJ *
Coal – Rich Nations to End Export Credits FT / B
Coal – Could be in bargain hunters’ sights FT *
Coal – Not going away anytime soon despite renewables push AP
Coal – UK to phase out power plants FT / B / NYT *
Coal – Anglo loses Australia mine battle FT * *
Coal – Misrule in Shanxi province E *
Exact location of Vermeer’s Little Street discovered TAN *
