Today’s Issue Cluster: Japan Economy
EZ – Mar: Unemployment Shows Jobs Market Still Stagnant; 11.8% from 11.8% / NYT / AP / B / R
EZ – Apr: Markit factory recovery broadens, except for France; 53.4 from 53.0 / FT / R / WSJ *
US – Apr: Gains jobs; +288k from +203k / B / FT / WSJ / r * *
US – Apr: Unemployment rate falls; 6.3% from 6.7% / AP / NYT / R / r *
US – Mar: Factory orders up; +1.1% from +1.5% / R / AP
Stocks – Retirement Investors Return WSJ *
Japan – Consumers Keep Spending After Sales Tax Rise WSJ / N
Japan – Consumption Hangover Begins as Car Sales Decline B / b *
Japan – Diaper shortage shows how China demand can relieve tax pain R
Japan – Corporate-Tax Cut Plan Spells Pain for Smaller Businesses B
Japan – Tepid Victory Over Deflation wsj / FT / B / FT *
Japan – BOJ blames export concerns for cut to growth forecast FT / WSJ / b *
Japan – BOJ Recovery Picture at Odds With Cabinet Data B *
Japan – Sluggish guidance raises doubts over Abenomics recovery FT
Japan – Contractors feeling impact of ‘Abenomics’ B
Japan – Trade stats show Abenomics failing N *
Japan – Investors losing faith in Abenomics FT / B
Japan – IMF warns failure to reform threatens growth FT / wsj *
Japan – Abenomics scorecard r *
Japan – Elderly curb effort to buoy stocks FT *
Japan – Abe Rewrites Rules to Rouse With Governance Revamp B
Japan – Obama seeks to reassure on US commitment FT / WSJ
Ukraine – German Businesses Urge Halt on Sanctions Against Russia WSJ *
Ukraine – Exxon Sticks With Russia Despite Sanctions WSJ *
Ukraine – Sanctions on Russia Block New US Deals to Purchase Rocket Engines WSJ
Ukraine – Visa, MasterCard fear sanctions fallout FT / WSJ
Ukraine – Foreign banks’ lending to Russia E *
Ukraine – America is no longer as alarming to its foes or reassuring to its friends E / E * *
BOJ – Stays course amid calls for bolder reforms AP / B
BOJ – Said to Be Concerned Japan Bond Market Ignores Inflation B / B / R
Insurance = Japanese companies finding their way in the rest of Asia N *
TV – DirecTV Shows a Need for AT&T WSJ / WSJ *
TV – As Netflix Resists, Most Firms Just Try to Befriend Comcast NYT / R / AP / WSJ *
Autos – US Sales Bloom in April WSJ / NYT * *
TPP – Unlikely to wrap up trade deal soon R / WSJ / AP
Water – Sizing Up Wheat in Parched Midwest Fields WSJ / WSJ *
Water – The depths of California’s drought e *
Water – California Drought Spurs Bonds for 30-Mile Tunnels B *
Japan – Jobs go part-time amid Abenomics-led revival FT
Murder rate North American states, provinces & territories motw *
