Today’s Issue Cluster: Latin America
China – First Mortgage Debt Since Crisis Shows Li Concern
Milk – ‘The coming global glut’
US – White House Sees Few Labor Dropouts Returning
Bonds – EM debt issuance hits record high FT * *
Bonds – Junk debt appetite wanes FT *
Argentina – Stopping a repeat of debt war FT / FT / B *
Argentina – If Debt Dispute Settled, More Claims Could Come WSJ
Argentina – Looks to China and Russia for support FT *
Puerto Rico – Real-Estate Investors See No Problems WSJ / WSJ * *
Mexico – Economy refuses to spark FT *
Mexico – Foreigners enthuse over Nieto’s reforms; locals are warier E * *
Chile – Limits to growth FT * * *
Brazil – Lessons From Their War on Poverty 538 *
LatAm – Chases goals off the pitch FT * *
LatAm – Poverty, violence drive Central American exodus to US R *
LatAm – ‘Time to improve criminal justice’ E * * *
G20 – Carney leads push to break ‘too big to fail’ impasse FT *
China – Posts Sharper Fall in Home Prices in June WSJ / B / b / b * *
China – First Mortgage Debt Since Crisis Shows Li Concern B / q * * *
China – Rich look abroad as home prices fall, others stay put R
Cigs – Jury Slams R.J. Reynolds With $23b in Damages WSJ / FT / AP / NYT / AP
Defense – Japan Inc. Now Exporting Weapons WSJ
Defense – As China Stalks Satellites, US and Japan Prepare to Defend Them BW *
Defense – Cut Weapons Now, but Then What? WSJ *
Defense – Britain Frets Over Cost of Restoring Carriers WSJ *
Defense – Top five arms dealing nations and their biggest clients / afp *
Milk – America’s Move to Soy Hobbles Dairy WSJ *
Milk – ‘The coming global glut’ q *
Oil – Prices fall to lowest in 3 months / r *
Oil – Supply setbacks will push price higher FT *
Oil – US: White House Opens Door to Exploring Atlantic NYT / B / R / AP
Oil – Iraq: Kurds pump from Kirkuk in defiance of Baghdad FT
Oil – China: Flexes Might With Energy Giants WSJ *
US – Wages remain stubbornly static, slowing the recovery FT *
US – Lower Job Churn Hurts Young Workers WSJ *
US – Young Workers, Short Tenures WSJ * * *
US – White House Sees Few Dropouts Returning wsj / bi * * * *
Pharma – Competition, Stock Surge Fuel Boom in Mergers WSJ / bi * *
Pharma – AbbVie $54b Deal for Shire to Reduce Taxes FT / WSJ / NYT / FT / WSJ * * *
Pharma – Who Should Pay the Bill for Wonder Drugs? BW *
New York’s rumored, very unofficial “dollar van” routes wapo *
