Today’s Issue Cluster: Asean
Streaming – Netflix, Amazon and Hulu No Longer Upstarts
Air – Hub airport competition heats up
NatGas – A glut may be next to flood the world’s energy markets
Germany – Mar: Ifo business confidence hits eight-month high; 107.9 from 106.8 / R / B / WSJ / AFP * *
US – Feb: Durable-Goods Orders Fall; -1.4% from -0.1% / R / AP / B / WSJ *
Currencies – Europe’s Fashion Retailers Under Pressure From Strengthening Dollar WSJ / FT *
Currencies – Dollar’s Rise Stings Africa WSJ *
Currencies – Yuan Facing International Trade Headwinds WSJ *
Asean – Concerns persist over economic bloc FT * *
Asean – Consumers deliver opportunities for logistics groups FT * * *
Asean – Softening of Chinese economy impacting exporters / N *
Asean – Foreign direct investment inflows / r *
Bangladesh – Fears a Rise in Militancy WSJ / WSJ / FT
Myanmar – Suu Kyi’s search for ‘one brave soldier’ FT * * *
Myanmar – Suu Kyi’s party drops first hints on economic policy N *
Myanmar – An unfinished peace e * * * *
Myanmar – Needs more infrastructure N * *
Myanmar – More process than peace E *
Thailand – Falling Sales Threaten Asean Car-Making Supremacy WSJ *
Thailand – Volatile politics E * * *
Thailand – Rising household debt puts junta in a bind N *
Indonesia – Weak Rupiah Helps Manufacturing Goals WSJ
Vietnam – Opens door to hard money and soft power FT *
Philippines – Hotel boom in Manila offers hope to tourism R *
Philippines – Foreign investors bullish N *
Philippines – Call center sector worries as workers find other callings N * *
Asean – Mekong authoritarianism a growing test for western partners FT
Asean – ‘Strongman’ leaders push reform N *
Asean – Interest rate cuts fuel currency slide N *
Asia – Steps Up Efforts to Reach the ‘Unbanked’ WSJ *
Streaming – Netflix, Amazon and Hulu No Longer Upstarts NYT
Streaming – TV Services Seek to Sidestep Web Congestion WSJ *
Streaming – CD sales overtaken in US FT / NYT * *
Air – Crash is heavy blow for long-suffering Lufthansa FT *
Air – Labor Strife an Unwelcome Novelty for Emirates Airline WSJ *
Air – Hub airport competition heats up N *
Crops – Gene-Altered Apples and Potatoes Are Safe, FDA Says NYT *
Crops – China Seeks to Develop Global Seed Power WSJ *
NatGas – US gas pipeline progresses, to some landowner dismay AP
NatGas – A glut may be next to flood the world’s energy markets DT
US presidential candidate announcements: A history of hat throwing e *
