Today’s Issue Cluster: Japan
[all japan]
Argentina – Says next bond payment ‘impossible’, default looms R / FT / WSJ / E / NYT * *
Japan – Companies loosen grip on cash FT / B *
Japan – Business mood suggests economy resilient after sales tax hike R *
Japan – What’s Behind Capex Surge? Old Windows May Play a Role wsj *
Japan – Uniqlo bids sayonara to deflation FT *
Japan – Abe updates ‘third arrow’ reforms FT / WSJ / FT / R / B / WSJ / FT / FT * *
Japan – Weighs Tax Change to Push Housewives Into Job Market wsj *
Japan – Investors enticed as Tokyo tackles structural issues FT * * *
Japan – Stock Rise Signals Global Approval of Abe Plans WSJ *
Japan – Individual ownership of shares lowest since fiscal 2007 N *
Japan – Overseas tourists offer fresh boost to economy FT * *
EU – ‘Commission Crusade: Cameron might face his Waterloo over Juncker’ S / WSJ / ft
EU – Budget-Rule Outliers Complicate Enforcement WSJ *
BOJ – Said to Mull Keeping Big Balance Sheet After Target B
BOJ – Becomes Top Holder of Japan Government Bonds WSJ / AS * * *
World – Hedge fund chiefs and former bankers enter the shadows FT * *
Japan – Property revival catches foreign attention FT * * *
Gaming – Japan Ready to Bet on Casinos WSJ / B
Gaming – Deal Would Create World’s Largest Online Gambling Company NYT / WSJ
Gaming – Casino Boom Pinches Northeastern States WSJ *
Motorcycles – Harley-Davidson Wheels Out an Electric Bike WSJ / B / AP *
EU/US – DC says basic outline in place for international services trade deal R
EU/US – Threat on banking in trade talks is empty, official says R
Metals – As western automakers embrace aluminium, Asia still welded to steel R
Metals – Oversupply in China drags down Asia’s steel market N *
Metals – Probe May Hit China’s Imports of Copper, Iron Ore WSJ
Metals – Nickel’s record-breaking week dampens bull spirits r *
Metals – South Africa minister offers olive branch to mine owners FT * * *
Coal – Rising German Use Imperils European Emissions Deal B
Coal – Foresight Energy Bets That There’s Gold in Carbon WSJ *
Coal – Low Prices Stop Another Australia Port Project WSJ
Coal – Australia industry caught in ‘perfect storm’ FT *
Japan – ‘Foreign interns pay the price for labor shortage’ R
Japan – Labor crunch pushes businesses to reform R *
Demog – Japan: Population Shrinks for Third Year B / AS / AS
Demog – Japan: Population Problem in Five Charts wsj ** * * *
Demog – Japan: Population is ageing and shrinking at a rapid pace R / * * * *
Demog – Japan: Areas outside big cities to face drops in young women K *
Demog – Japan: Stands by immigration controls despite shrinking population FT / E * *
Which teams have the most fans at the World Cup GP *
