Today’s Issue Cluster: Monetary Policy
Aluminum – Chrysler’s Ram pickup may stick with steel through 2020
Wearable Cameras – Companies stand to profit from Ferguson
Blood – Industry Hurt by Surplus
Germany – Aug: Ifo Business Confidence Weaker than Expected; 106.3 from 108.0 / WSJ / B *
US – Jul: New Home Sales Fall; -2.4% from -7.0% / R / WSJ / B * *
Bonds – Yield-Starved Investors Take Bigger Risks WSJ *
Bonds – US Issuance Nears $1t WSJ / FT *
EU – Spectre of ‘lost decade’ FT / B * * * *
EU – France: Hollande Asks Prime Minister to Form New Government WSJ / FT / AP / AFPR / R / B
EU – France: Slide in construction highlights Hollande’s woes FT / FT * * * *
EU – Italy: Renzi Struggles to Find Funds for Economic Plan WSJ / FT *
US – Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons in Canada Tax Deal WSJR / NYT / FT / AP / B / FP
US – In Inversion Deals, UK Is a Winner WSJ *
World – Job concerns dominate Jackson Hole debate FT / B / AP / FT / WSJ / FT * *
World – Computers reshaping global job market, for better and worse: paper R / wsj
Fed – Yellen Sees Significant Under Use of Labor Resources B / WSJ / FT / NYT / R / WSJ / R * * *
Fed – Rate-Hike Debate Heating Up WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B / BW *
Fed – Bets It Won’t Wait Too Long on Rates WSJ / B *
Fed – Yellen Hawks a Foggier Rate Future WSJ *
Fed – Yellen Referenced This 19-Component Labor Market Index At Jackson Hole bi *
Fed – Bullard Has Fed History on His Side in Rate-Hike Debate with Yellen cfr *
ECB – Eurozone inflation trend raises alarm FT *
ECB – Draghi softens tone on austerity FT / WSJ / NYT / FT * *
BOE – Admits mistake over labour market growth FT
BOJ – May ease policy for ‘some time’ to slay deflation: Kuroda R *
UK – Possibility of ‘Brexit’ threatens London’s prospects FT
UK – British Banks Most Exposed to China wsj * *
UK – Banks horse-trade on ringfence fine print FT *
UK – London rally spreads to lower-priced homes FT * * *
UK – London’s costly construction E *
UK – Rich Russians Think About Sanctions, but Keep Buying Mansions WSJ
Ads – Amazon Prepares Online Advertising Program WSJ
Ads – Online Firms Fight Losses as Revenues Rise WSJ
Ads – Skipping Skews Upscale WSJ *
Robots – China Outmanned in Electronics Automation WSJ *
Wearable Cameras – Companies stand to profit from Ferguson CBC
Air – Iceland Evacuates People Living Near Volcano WSJ / AP / q / bi * * * *
Air – Iceland lowers aviation alert level from volcano AP
Air – Sparks Fly on Privatizing US Traffic Control WSJ
Aluminum – Chrysler’s Ram pickup may stick with steel through 2020 R
Gold – Interest-Rate Fears Trample WSJ / FT *
Gold – Dangerous Economy Thrives in South Africa’s Abandoned Mines WSJ *
Palladium – May Be Headed for a Fall WSJ *
Zinc – Chinese Exports Threatens Biggest Jump in 5 Years B *
Oil – US Producers to Pump Up Lobbying to Remove Export Ban WSJ *
Oil – Drivers Won’t Get China Market’s Engine Racing WSJ *
Oil – Investors bet on future supply risks FT * * *
Oil – As Venezuelan deliveries wane, allies tap traders for pricey fuel R
Blood – Industry Hurt by Surplus NYT
Segments of the London Underground that are actually located Underground motw *