20 March 2015



Today’s Issue Cluster: Shale

World – EMs debt-ridden and heading for a nasty dollar hangover
Rail – Ontario oil-train wrecks ignite worry over Canada crude flammability
Seeds – Asian farmers increasingly using hybrids


MAJOR DATA POINTS



MARKETS



ECONOMICS

World – OECD Raises Economic Growth Forecasts WSJ / FT *

World – A half-century of debt buildups ft *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Russia – EU moves towards extending sanctions FT / WSJ

Russia – EU’s antitrust case threatens to sour relations further FT * * *

Russia – Sows discord in central Europe FT

Russia – How Looming Recession Is Unsettling Boom City WSJ *


MONETARY POLICY

World – Yellen battles Draghi in euro-dollar drama FT *

World – Forex Market Erupts on Central-Bank Moves WSJ *

World – EMs debt-ridden and heading for a nasty dollar hangover E * *

World – Big banks braced for rate rise boon FT *


FINANCE

Russia – Faces long-term balancing act to prop up embattled banks FT


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION

Robotics – Experts rethink belief that tech always lifts employment WSJ / WSJ / wsj * * *


SERVICES



MANUFACTURING

Robotics – Co-bots rub shoulders with human buddies FT

Robotics – Google Snubs Rivals, Pentagon WSJ


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

Rail – Ontario oil-train wrecks ignite worry over Canada crude flammability R

Rail – Canada Unveils Tougher Standards for Railcars Carrying Dangerous Goods WSJ

Pipeline – Obama’s newly harsh tone on Keystone seen signaling rejection B

Pipeline – Fight over Keystone doesn’t stall boom AP

Pipeline – Kinder Morgan’s Plan Hits Mountain WSJ


COMMODITIES

Seeds – Asian farmers becoming increasingly productive N *

Seeds – Asian farmers increasingly using hybrids N *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Shale – Fracking Rules Expected to Be Unveiled WSJ / R

Shale – Producers pumping 1.7 mbpd too much / r *

Shale – US firms brace for more pain R / FT *

Shale – ‘Fracklog’ rises as producers sit out oil slump FT

Shale – Environmental movement blocks fracking in Algeria’s remote south FT * *

Shale – Non-US Plays Prove Difficult to Crack WSJ / R *

Shale – Deep in the heart of the Texas oil boom G&M *

Shale – Oil Deaths Rise as Bakken Boom Fades WSJ *

Shale – Crude-Oil Price Collapse Takes Toll on Williston WSJ / R * *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

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