Today’s Issue Cluster: Coal
South Africa – Regains rank as Africa’s biggest economy B *
Zambia – Ailing economy cast cloud over election FT *
South Africa – Enters coalition era after ANC domination R *
Zambia – Lungu wins narrow victory FT *
Fed – Minutes suggest a rate increase as early as September WSJ / FT / R / B
Fed – Dollar’s Drop Signals Doubts Over Rate Rise WSJ *
Fed – Inflation retreat clouds rate outlook FT *
Fed – To raise rates this year, likely after election: poll R *
NZ – Hangs ‘Welcome’ Sign for Foreign Investors WSJ *
Canada – Vancouver Housing Fever Shows Signs of Easing B *
Dairy – Global Prices Rise, as Herds Are Culled WSJ *
Cattle – Futures Market Descends into Chaos WSJ *
Bison – Industry Drives to Recruit Ranchers as Demand Climbs WSJ *
Pork – So Much for the Year’s Best-Performing Market WSJ *
Coal – GE Wants to Bring More Life WSJ *
Coal – US Industry Borrows From Tobacco Playbook, Activists Say NYT
Coal – US ex-miners are giving up and learning to code BW / NYT
Coal – China’s Reforms Fuel Rebound in Prices WSJ
Coal – Chinese province to extend maturity on $60b in loans FT
Coal – Bears gripped by Chinese capacity squeeze FT *
Coal – UK industry presses for rethink on carbon capture FT
Drugs – Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empire R * *
Drugs – The Chinese Connection Fueling US Fentanyl Crisis WSJ *
