21 October 2015



Today’s Issue Cluster: Canada

Australia – ‘Hang in There, Your Exports to China Will Double’
ECB – QE, But Not as We’ve Known It
Diamonds – Industry Dragged Into Slump as China Demand Ebbs Away


MAJOR DATA POINTS

Japan – Sep: Exports Grow Slowest in More Than a Year; +0.6% not +3.4% / B / R / B *


MARKETS



ECONOMICS

Australia – State Pivots As Mining Drops WSJ *

Australia – Developers Roll Out Red Carpet for Wealthy Chinese WSJ *

Australia – ‘Hang in There, Your Exports to China Will Double’ B * *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Canada – Trudeau Elected Prime Minister WSJ / FT / R / e / WSJ / G&M / CBC / FP * * * *

Canada – Liberals go from 3rd place to 1st in two months / B *

Canada – New Government, Some Nasty Old Problems B * *

Canada – Trudeau win signals gains for building and marijuana stocks B / G&M

Canada – Trudeau victory means uncertain future for pipeline projects CBC / B / G&M

Canada – Trudeau win raises doubts on TPP N

Canada – What Election Means for Investors, Carbon, US B *

Canada – Slumping Economy WSJ *

Canada – Trouble ahead FT *

Canada – An economy renowned for sobriety has binged on debt E *


MONETARY POLICY

ECB – QE, But Not as We’ve Known It B *


FINANCE

EU – ECB sees signs of thaw in bank lending FT


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING

AVs – Apple sees ‘massive’ tech-led upheaval FT

AVs – Toyota Aims to Make Self-Driving Cars by 2020 WSJ

AVs – China Rolls Out Driverless Bus At *

AVs – Rio Tinto shifts to driverless trucks FT *


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

TPP – China lays out ‘countermeasures’ to offset exclusion FT

TPP – Pressures farmers into cost cuts N *

TPP – ‘Hillary risk looms over financial markets’ N *

TTIP – US, EU negotiators to meet AFP


COMMODITIES

Diamonds – Industry Dragged Into Slump as China Demand Ebbs Away B * *

Gold – Role as Safe-Haven Investment Wanes WSJ *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT



HEALTH



ENDNOTE

The magical Brassica oleracea plant kottke *


Comments are closed.