Today’s Issue Cluster: US Health Insurance
EU – ECB will disclose unprecedented data after bank stress tests
HK – Top Properties Resist Market Forces
Crops – Coffee: Almost half of the world actually prefers instant
Bonds – Behind the Trading Burst That Shored Up Wall Street’s Bottom Line WSJ *
Bonds – Crunch time for Treasuries as end of QE looms FT * *
Asean – Long on optimism FT * *
Asean – Midnight feasters give businesses plenty to feed on N *
Asean – ‘Asia shifts away from Japan to China’ CD *
Indonesia – Widodo elected president FT / WSJ / NYT * * * *
Indonesia – Widodo Targets Growth Unseen Since 1990s Asia Crisis B / R / R / r * * * *
EU – NY Fed hits at Deutsche Bank’s ‘unreliable’ reports FT / WSJ / NYT / B
EU – Reality check for banks FT * *
EU – ECB will disclose unprecedented data after bank stress tests R *
EU – Credit crisis far from over for small businesses FT *
HK – Top Properties Resist Market Forces NYT
Singapore – Property Market Continues Softening WSJ / FT
F&B – As Cereal Slips, a New Battle Over Breakfast Dollars WSJ * *
F&B – Meat Prices Rising More Than Fresh Fruits and Vegetables wsj *
F&B – Consumers Forgo Meals in Favor of Snacks Several Times a Day WSJ * *
F&B – China’s food scandal / r *
Mobiles – Apple revenue lags Street view despite strong China growth R / FT / WSJ / NYT / NYT / B / R / wsj / q * * * * *
Mobiles – As Phone Growth Slows, Carriers Turn to Tablets WSJ *
Rail – Train operators are cashing in on shale gas FT * * *
Rail – US Seeks New Rules for Transport of Fuel WSJ
Rail – Car Shortage in US Pushes Up Lease Rates WSJ
Crops – Grain: Huge supplies on tap, USDA says R / WSJ / FT *
Crops – Quinoa: Rides the ‘Superfoods’ Wave WSJ *
Crops – Coffee: Almost half of the world actually prefers instant wapo * *
Crops – Sugar: China imports set to lose sweet spot CD *
NatGas – Australian Coal-Seam Projects Blow Past Budgets WSJ *
NatGas – Prices Drop on Greater-Than-Expected Surplus WSJ * *
NatGas – Putin suggests ending Gazprom pipeline monopoly FT
NatGas – Pipeline Plan Roils Rural Massachusetts NYT *
Insurance – Subsidy Loss May Boost Premiums B / AP / FT / WSJ / NYT / B / R / wapo / a * * * *
Insurance – Some Governors Face Fallout Over Health Law Ruling WSJ *
Insurance – Sign-Ups Not the Only Way to Gauge Health Law’s Success WSJ * * *
Insurance – ‘ObamaCare Funding Cliffs Imperil Coverage, Access’ IBD *
Insurance – Sick Drawn to New Coverage in Health-Law Plans WSJ *
Insurance – Premiums Rise at Big Insurers, Fall at Small Rivals Under Health Law WSJ *
Insurance – ER Visits Rise Despite Law WSJ *
World map of rail gauges motw *