Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
AVs – Cars shift insurance liability toward manufacturers
Auto – Traffic deaths spike in first 6 months of this year
Silver – Coin shortage shows bright side of collapse
US – Sep: Jobs Report Is Lackluster; +142k from +136k (R+173k) / NYT / WSJ / FT / AP / B *
US – Aug: New orders capital goods fell; -0.8% was -0.2% / R *
Currencies – Weakness still drive export growth, says IMF FT *
Currencies – Sterling’s bright plumage begins to fade FT * *
Canada – How much longer can consumers underpin economy? r * *
Australia – Treads water as commodities bite N / BW * *
World – Central banks’ growth challenge R *
Autos – World: Braced for end to record run FT * * *
Autos – World: Carmakers borrow heavily to finance sales E *
Autos – World: Makers may be in their Lehman moment N *
Autos – US: Wage Strife Clouds Car-Sales Boom WSJ / FT / NYT / AP *
Autos – US: Will Fed Tap the Brakes? WSJ * * *
Autos – US: Sleek ‘Euro Style’ Vans Reignite Sales WSJ *
Autos – US: China’s Strategy: Make Parts First WSJ *
Autos – China: Can’t Keep Market’s Pedal to the Metal WSJ / FT *
Autos – EU: Taking the stage despite feeling unwell is an apt metaphor FT *
Autos – EU: GM, Ford Keep Chins Up WSJ *
Autos – UK: Car dealers a nice little runner FT *
Autos – UK: JLR aims to turbo charge Jaguar’s sales FT *
Autos – China: Sales Driven Lower by Slowing Economy WSJ / FT *
Autos – China: Will Have Trouble Shifting Into Lower Gear WSJ *
Autos – Vietnam: Sales accelerating FT *
Autos – VW: The Other Victims: Dealers NYT
Autos – VW: New market may leave Asian air behind N * *
Autos – Apple: Aims For First Electric-Car Vehicle in 2019 WSJ *
AVs – Carmakers see tech rivals in rear-view mirror FT * *
AVs – Automakers, Google take different roads R / FT / AP
AVs – Google Tries to Make Its Cars Drive More Like Humans WSJ *
AVs – Cars shift insurance liability toward manufacturers R *
AVs – Toyota to Finance $50m ‘Intelligent’ Car Project NYT / AP / FT
AVs – Driverless Taxi Experiment to Start in Japan wsj *
Auto – US Vehicle Miles Driven Increases 4.2% / cr *
Auto – Crashes Are On the Rise WSJ *
Auto – Traffic deaths spike in first 6 months of this year / AP *
Gold – Suffers biggest quarterly loss in a year on Fed outlook R *
Gold – South Africa’s Miners Turn to Machines to Stay Afloat WSJ *
Silver – Coin shortage shows bright side of collapse R *
Platinum – Volkswagen Fallout Sees a Drop Below $900 WSJ
Copper – Cuts critical for Glencore revival FT *
Separated at Birth: DC and South Australia sm *
