Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
HK – Xi Jinping is said to have decided that Beijing has been too lenient
Coal – Australia faces rising investment backlash
EZ – May: Producer Prices Continue Falling; -0.1%, -1.0% yr / WSJ
US – May: Factory orders slide; -0.5% from +0.8% / AP / R
US – Jun: ADP Says Companies Added Most Workers Since 2012; +281k from +179k / WSJ / B / AP / R *
Bonds – Moody’s Cuts Puerto Rico Rating Three Notches WSJ / FT / B
Bonds – Catastrophe investors show their limits FT *
Australia – Dollar Parity Talk Resumes WSJ *
Australia – ‘Open’ to more Chinese investment FT * *
Australia – Dependency on China commodity appetite increases r *
HK – Huge Crowds Turn Out for Pro-Democracy March, Defying Beijing NYT / WSJ / FT / R / B *
HK – Xi Jinping is said to have decided that Beijing has been too lenient R * *
ECB – Loan-buying plans stall FT *
Trade – Mind the gap in export finance if US lender closes R *
Trade – What countries spend on export finance q *
US – Apartment Rents Rise as Incomes Stagnate WSJ *
US – CoreLogic home prices rose more slowly in May; +1.2%, +8.8% yr / AP / cr *
US – Big Builder Eyes Home-Rental Market wsj *
US – Baby Boomers Hold On to Houses WSJ *
US – Baby Boomers Aren’t (Yet) Downsizing in Droves wsj *
US – Shrinking Office Spaces Slow Recovery WSJ *
Autos – US: June Sales Keep Climbing WSJ / FT / AP / NYT * *
Autos – US: GM to Recall 8.45m More Vehicles WSJ *
Autos – US: Barra defends GM culture changes FT / WSJ / r *
Autos – US: Ford Cuts Fuel-Economy On Some Vehicles After Tests WSJ *
Autos – Mexico: Daimler and Nissan confirm €1b joint venture FT / AP
Autos – Brazil: Sales of luxury cars boom FT
Autos – EU: Industry Recovery Slows in May WSJ / NYT / b * *
Autos – China: Foreign carmakers milk China’s cash cow FT / WSJ / CD * * * *
Autos – China: To probe car market competition FT
Autos – China: Consumers switch gears from cash to credit for car buys R
Autos – China: New Rules Lift BYD’s Electric-Car Sales WSJ *
Autos – Japan: Premium brands still behind German rivals E *
Autos – Japan: Seeks to Squelch Its Tiny Cars NYT *
Autos – Japan: Honda’s Asian pivot N *
Autos – SK: Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel-cell car makes US debut R
Autos – SK: Ever-stronger won worries companies N *
Autos – Indonesia: Carmakers rev up discounts to clear showrooms FT
Autos – Myanmar: Carmakers targeting affluent N / N
Autos – Iran: Companies Make Plans to Invest if Sanctions Ease WSJ * *
Telecoms – FTC Accuses T-Mobile of Fraud in Billing R / AP / NYT / WSJ / FT
Coal – Australia faces rising investment backlash R *
Coal – Australia risks isolation among G20 by scrapping carbon tax FT
Coal – Wyoming Sticks by Resource Despite Upheaval WSJ *
Coal – India the third-biggest importer FT / q *
The most popular museums in the world e *
