22 February 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Metals

EU – Pound Sinks on `Brexit’ Tussle
ECB – Hawks vs doves cheatsheet
Russia – One Shock Set to Catch Up With Putin


MAJOR DATA POINTS

EZ – Feb: PMI falls to lowest level in a year; 52.7 from 53.6 / FT


MARKETS

EU – ‘Recovery play’ fails to impress FT *


ECONOMICS

Russia – Trade hit by sanctions and commodity crisis FT * *

Russia – Siberian pasta whets appetite for reform FT *

Eastern Europe – Defies the gloom FT *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

EU – Brexit vote on June 23 WSJ / FT *

EU – Pound pummelled on Brexit fears FT / WSJ *

EU – Pound Sinks on `Brexit’ Tussle B *

EU – First Britain, Then Denmark? WSJ

EU – Will the Rest of Europe Want Its Own ‘Brexit’? B / WSJ *

EU – Swiss referendum spooks international businesses FT


MONETARY POLICY

ECB – On course to take more aggressive action on monetary easing FT

ECB – Negative-Rates Fallout Makes Task Harder WSJ *

ECB – Hawks vs doves cheatsheet / b *


FINANCE

EU – Draghi Faces New Dilemma With Pummeling of Bank Stocks WSJ

EU – Girding yet again for another round of restructuring B *


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION

Russia – One Shock Set to Catch Up With Putin B *


SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES

Metals – Casting the Future of Lighter Vehicles WSJ *

Metals – High-strength steel in autos’ weight-loss regimen B * * *

Metals – Rio Tinto is just the latest miner to cut dividend FT *

Metals – Goldman: Miners Have It Worse Than Oil Producers B *

Metals – Mining Industry Makes Oil Giants Look Great B *

Metals – From LatAm conflict to co-operation E *

Metals – Dark clouds gather for South Africa’s miners FT * *

Metals – Luxembourg launches plan to mine asteroids FT / WSJ *

Metals – Nickel price crushed by weight of ghost stocks r *

Metals – Steelmakers face another year of pain R *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT



HEALTH



ENDNOTE

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