Today’s Issue Cluster: Wind Power
Bonds – EMs: Prepare for a rough ride
SK – Will have a better standard of living than the French by 2020
Japan – Should the United States Encourage Tokyo to Join the AIIB?
Japan – Mar: 1st trade surplus in nearly 3 years on cheap oil; +¥229b (+$1.9b) / WSJ / AP
EZ – Apr: Consumer confidence falls; -4.6 from -3.7 / R / WSJ / b *
US – Mar: Existing-Home Sales Up; +6.1%, +10.4% yr / WSJ / B / R *
Bonds – World: Savings glut suppresses yields FT *
Bonds – EMs: Prepare for a rough ride FT * *
Bonds – Asia: Debt Piles Up, Threatening Growth WSJ * *
Bonds – EU: Limited Fallout on Spain, Italy From Greek Slump WSJ *
Bonds – US: Investors Find TIPS Appealing Once More WSJ *
Bonds – US: Investors grumble at buyback bonanza FT * *
SK – Will have a better standard of living than the French by 2020 q *
SK – Won keeps rising despite market intervention N *
NK – Hunt for hard currency to fund military spending N *
Japan – Head of ADB dismisses China-led rival AIIB FT
Japan – Should the United States Encourage Tokyo to Join the AIIB? cfr *
BOJ – Easing shows mixed results 2 years in N / WSJ *
EU – Germany’s life assurers: the next crisis? FT
EU – Swiss pension schemes ‘bankrupt in 10 years’ FT
Telecoms – Google Set to Unveil Wireless Service WSJ
Telecoms – Hurdles Are Rising for Comcast Deal WSJ / NYT / WaPo
Telecoms – Media Giants Balk at New Verizon TV Bundles WSJ / WSJ *
Internet – Facebook effort hits India hurdle FT / R / B
Internet – Tech Companies Struggle to Get World Online WSJ *
Alt – Wind: More expensive than is commonly thought E *
Alt – Wind: Germany threatens UK dominance FT * * *
Alt – Wind: Blows away fossil power in the Nordics R
Alt – Wind: Capacity in the European Union / reddit *
Alt – Wind: Sector Hopes for Sea Change WSJ
Alt – Wind: The use of offshore power is growing E *
Alt – Wind: Offshore Farm Leases Draw Few Bids From Wary Industry NYT
Alt – Wind: Needs subsidy to compete in US, says Siemens FT
Alt – Wind: A decade after welcoming tax breaks, states reconsider AP
Alt – Wind: Texas Is Wired, and More Farms Plug In NYT
Alt – Wind: Giant Battery Unit Aims at Storage Holy Grail B *
Alt – Wind: Batteries Set to Grow With Renewable Energy NYT
Alt – Wind: Google working to improve lithium-ion and solid-state batteries WSJ
Alt – Wind: Plan hinges on huge Utah caverns AP *
Alt – Wind: Pushing For Recognition with Fuel Cells, Ethanol IBD
Alt – Wind: Feds nix eagle penalties for California farm AP
Alt – Wind: Turbine fire risk highlighted by researchers FT *
Residency in 1921 Little Italy, by Italian province, even by town t *
