Today’s Issue Cluster: US Economy
Germany – Oct: Ifo business optimism resilient after VW scandal; 108.2 from 108.5 / AP / B / AFP
US – Sep: New-Home Sales Fall 11.5%, +/- 11.3% WSJ / AP / B / R
Stocks – Tech Stalwarts Drive Market Surge WSJ *
Stocks – Anxiety Lies Beneath Advance WSJ *
US – Companies Warn of Slowing Economy WSJ
US – Economists are starting to warn about a new recession wapo * *
US – GDP statistics are becoming less reliable E *
US – No benefit hike for Social Security next year AP / WSJ *
Argentina – Heads for Presidential Runoff in Shock Result WSJ / FT
Argentina – Election Won’t Make Investors Rush In WSJ
Argentina – No Easy Economic Options for Next President WSJ *
Argentina – Economy a poisoned chalice for president’s successor FT *
Fed – Economists still see rate rise before year-end FT * *
Fed – Betting Against a Fed Rate Rise WSJ *
Fed – CPI Fall Clouds Rate Decision WSJ *
Fed – What if rates never rise? FT *
Fed – Problem in Finding the Neutral Rate B * *
US – Emerges as potential headquarters for HSBC FT / FT / FT
US – Big Banks to Firms: We Don’t Want Your Cash WSJ *
US – S&Ls Adapting To Flatter Yield Curve IBD
US – Existing Home Sales Surge WSJ *
US – Tech money causes waves on Silicon Beach FT * *
US – Framing Lumber Prices down Sharply cr *
US – Building Materials Are Riding Real Estate’s Rebirth IBD
US – NMHC Apartment Market Slightly Tighter / cr *
US – Strong Rebound for Architecture Billings / cr *
Cloud – Google + Microsoft + Amazon = Cloud Burst WSJ *
Cloud – H-P Winds Down Project WSJ
Cloud – Optical Gear Makers Groom Products IBD
Ship – US Port Exports Are Coming Up Empty WSJ
Ship – LA area Port Traffic declines / cr *
Water – The Strongest El Nino in Decades B *
Water – California’s Growers Bear Brunt of Drought Woes WSJ *
Which names were number one in 2014 by state huffpo *
