Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
Fed – Chance of June Rate Rise Lessens
US – ‘The Drought’s Latest Victim Is the Housing Market’
Iron – Australia’s Angst Adds to RBA Easing Pressure
EZ – Mar: Inflation confirmed; -0.1% from -0.3% / eu *
US – Mar: Consumer prices lifted by gasoline, shelter; +0.2% from +0.2% / WSJ / R / B / AP *
US – Mar: ConfBd gauge of economy rises; +0.2% from +0.1% / AP
US – Apr: UMich consumer sentiment up; 95.9 from 93.0 / R *
Currencies – Loonie: Bearish Bets Batter Canadian Dollar WSJ * *
Currencies – Aussie: Trails the field FT *
Greece – Europe Braces for Brinkmanship WSJ / FT / FT *
Greece – Payback time / e * * *
Fed – Chance of June Rate Rise Lessens WSJ / R *
Fed – Beige Book: Economy Powers Through Headwinds WSJ / FT / AP
Fed – Faces its trickiest rate cycle yet FT * *
Fed – Official at odds with IMF rates warning FT
Fed – Expected to Shift on Muni Bonds WSJ *
Fed – Taper tantrums could end in tears for bondholders FT *
World – Property bubble fears mount as prices and yields spike FT * *
US – Sluggish Housing Starts Belie Builders’ Confidence WSJ
US – Racing to Buy Homes Sight Unseen WSJ *
US – ‘The Drought’s Latest Victim Is the Housing Market’ B * *
US – After Foreclosures, Home Buyers Are Back WSJ * *
US – NMHC Apartment Market Conditions Tighter / cr *
Sneakers – Makers Train Their Eyes on Fashion WSJ *
Sneakers – Nike, Foot Locker Ride Crest Of Basketball Wave IBD
Sneakers – How Adidas Aims to Get Its Cool Back WSJ / FT / WSJ / bi * * *
Iron – Producers face S&P downgrade ABC
Iron – Australia’s Angst Adds to RBA Easing Pressure B / ABC *
Iron – Australia steeled for China slowdown FT * *
Oil – Demand seen lagging boom era growth FT *
Oil – Winners and Losers / B *
Oil – Low Prices Cool Boom in US Production WSJ
Oil – Prices Fall as Supply Glut Concerns Persist WSJ
Oil – Opec boosts output during March FT / B
Oil – Saudi Arabia Maneuvers to Retain Crown WSJ *
Oil – IEA: Market Recovery Could be Delayed WSJ / FT
Oil – IEA: No Immediate Market Impact After Iran Deal WSJ / r *
Oil – US refineries start to absorb surplus crude stocks: Kemp r * *
Oil – New US Offshore Drilling Rules WSJ / NYT
Oil – OPEC Sees US Boom to End in 2015 WSJ *
Oil – ‘US Boom Could End in May After Price Collapse’ B / B / B
Oil – US Output to soar till 2020 despite price rout: EIA R
Oil – Mapping the US boom FT * * * * * * *
Oil – Fall in prices has not curbed fracking nearly as much as expected E *
Oil – Rig Counts Could Fall Farther B *
Oil – ND output stays high even as rigs go idle R *
NYC 19th Century ‘Stench Map’ atlantic *