Today’s Issue Cluster: Planes
BOJ – Kuroda’s ‘Bazooka’ May Be Out of Ammunition
Crops – Tightening credit heralds more pain in US farming downturn
Oil – Supply growth plunging, with US taking biggest hit for now
Germany – Feb: Ifo Business Sentiment Falls; 105.7 from 107.3 / B / R
US – Feb: ConfBd Consumer Confidence Falls; 92.2 from 97.8 / WSJ
US – Jan: Existing-Home Sales Rise; +0.4%, +11.0% yr / WSJ
US – Dec: Case Shiller housing index rose; +5.7% from +5.7% / R / B / WSJ
Japan – Yen Just Keeps Getting Stronger WSJ *
Japan – Funds seek exemption from negative interest rates FT *
Japan – Sliding Profits Pressured as Yen Rocks Abenomics WSJ *
Japan – Market Meltdown Threatens Economic-Revival Plan WSJ / FT
BOJ – Baffled by Negative Reaction to Negative-Rate Policy WSJ
BOJ – Kuroda’s ‘Bazooka’ May Be Out of Ammunition WSJ
Japan – Banks Brace for Negative Rates WSJ *
Japan – Golf courses being converted into solar farms FT
Japan – Higher Profits, Not Wages WSJ *
Planes – Market: Boeing grapples with production challenges FT *
Planes – Market: Airbus and Boeing have less to fear from aviation cycle E *
Planes – A380: IAG says looking to lease second hand R / WSJ
Planes – 747: Boeing to Cut Production WSJ / R / FT / B
Planes – 737: Boeing Beats Out Bombardier, Embraer for United Orders WSJ / WSJ
Planes – Bombardier: To slash 7k jobs R / NYT / WSJ / FT
Planes – Bombardier: Win for C Series Too Late to Save 7k Jobs B / FT *
Planes – Bombardier: Canada likely to aid struggling company R
Planes – Bombardier: Struggling to Build Bigger Planes B *
Planes – Gulfstream: You’ll Have to Wait Years B
Ship – CMA CGM May Abandon Alliances With Two Rival Lines WSJ
Ship – Commodity Slump Puts Dry-Bulk on Hold WSJ *
Ship – Hong Kong’s Port Is Caught in a Storm WSJ *
Ship – Philippines port congestion set to worsen FT *
Ship – LA area Port Traffic Increases / cr *
Crops – Tightening credit heralds more pain in US farming downturn R *
Crops – UK farmers rack up record debts FT
Crops – Time running out for EU wheat exports after lost Egyptian sales R *
Oil – Supply growth plunging, with US taking biggest hit for now IEA
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