Today’s Issue Cluster: Ukraine
Air – Profits Tell of a Turnaround by Major Airlines
Crops – Midwestern farmers fighting explosion of ‘superweeds’
Coal – China’s Plan to Limit Use Could Spur Consumption for Years
Japan – Jun: Slower Inflation Highlights BOJ Reflation Task; 3.3% from 3.4% / B / WSJ / R *
Russia – Q2: Avoids Slipping Into Recession; +0.1% / WSJ
Germany – Jul: Ifo business confidence drops for 3rd month; 108.0 from 109.7 / B / AP *
UK – Q2: Economy grows to surpass pre-crisis peak; +0.8%, +3.1% yr / AP / B / FT / WSJ *
US – Jun: Durable goods orders rebound; +0.7% from -1.0% / R / WSJ / B *
Bonds – Investors Retreat From Junk WSJ / FT * *
Bonds – Wall Street Takes a Shine to Argentina WSJ / NYT *
US – Obama presses to close corporate tax loophole ‘inversions’ R / NYT / WSJ / FT
US – Warned of up to 25 groups eyeing foreign switch to cut tax FT / WSJ / NYT *
US – Tax Inversions Turn Into Campaign Fodder WSJ *
Ukraine – Russian Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate WSJ / AP / B
Ukraine – EU Narrows Divide Over Russian Sanctions WSJ / B / R / FT / WSJ
Ukraine – Russian ties, trade lie behind EU sanctions rift R / NYT *
Ukraine – Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash AP / AP / WSJ
Ukraine – German lawmakers raise doubts about Russia hosting soccer World Cup R *
Ukraine – Russia and Kiev at odds over gas deal FT * * *
US – Wall Street trades home mortgages for corporate credit FT * *
US – New-Home Slowdown Pressures Recovery WSJ *
US – It’s unusually tough right now to find a newly built home wapo *
US – The Foreclosure Fade wsj * * * * *
US – Is It Really That Hard to Get A Mortgage? wsj *
US – AIA: Architecture Billings Index increased in June cr *
Cigs – Tobacco smoking in the US wapo *
Cigs – Why Social Epidemics Spread Faster in Some Countries Than Others MIT *
E-Cigs – Officials Focus on Ads Aimed at Youths NYT
E-Cigs – Which countries have banned electronic cigarettes vox *
E-Cigs – What Do We Really Know About the Safety? 538 *
Planes – Attacks Spur Debate on Antimissile Systems for Passenger Jets WSJ *
Qualcomm – China a step closer to sanctions FT / WSJ / R *
Amazon – Losses widen, shares drop R / WSJ / FT / NYT / B / q * * *
Air – Fatalities Worst Since 2010 WSJ / FT / AP / WSJ / q * *
Air – Profits Tell of a Turnaround by Major Airlines NYT
Air – New Startup Airlines Crowd the Skies WSJ
Crops – Corn: Farmers Face a Cash Crunch WSJ * *
Crops – Midwestern farmers fighting explosion of ‘superweeds’ R
Coal – China’s Plan to Limit Use Could Spur Consumption for Years NYT
Coal – China’s Energy Plans Will Worsen Climate Change, Greenpeace Says NYT
Coal – Japan to Step Up Support for Overseas Use WSJ
EU – Spain: Labor market turns the corner FT / AFP / AP / q * *
EU – Spain: Has implemented more reforms towards flexibility / b *
EU – Spain: Still no relation between reforms & performance / b *
EU – Spain: Still waiting to feel recovery in their pockets FT *
What’s across the ocean from beaches in the Americas wapo *
