22 May 2015



Today’s Issue Cluster:



MAJOR DATA POINTS



MARKETS

Currencies – Here Comes the Yuan WSJ *

Currencies – Traders seek clear signal for a weaker yen FT *


ECONOMICS

EU – Periphery holds while centre falls apart FT * *

EU – Spain: Rajoy stresses economic cycle to woo voters FT * * *

EU – UK: Deflation More Curiosity Than Concern WSJ / FT * *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Russia – IMF predicts upturn after 3.4% fall this year FT * *


MONETARY POLICY

ECB – Signals Firm Resolve on Carrying Out QE WSJ


FINANCE

Pensions – European quantitative easing a threat FT

Pensions – European stress tests hotly opposed FT


REAL ESTATE

Canada – Housing market hints at changes with declines in key cities G&M *

Canada – Vancouver house prices spike in once-ignored markets G&M *

Australia – Property boom / r *


LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH

EU – Struggling to Foster a Startup Culture WSJ

EU – Seeks a Model to Repel US Internet Giants WSJ


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

Auto – Memorial Day Trips at 10-Year High Point to Busy Vacation Season B *

Truck – Internet of Things Reaches Into the Trucking Business WSJ


COMMODITIES

H5N2 – Egg Prices Jump as Bird Flu Spreads WSJ / NYT *

H5N2 – Crisis slows in Minnesota, focus now on recovery AP

H5N2 – Iowa bird-flu farms fall short on containment measures R


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT



HEALTH

Pharmacies – CVS Ages Gracefully With Omnicare Deal WSJ / WSJ / NYT / FT / IBD *

Pharmacies – CVS Finds Right Medicine For Health Care Pressures IBD


ENDNOTE

What To Call People From Different States dv *


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