Today’s Issue Cluster: Natural Gas
Australia – Ramps Up Warnings on Surging House Prices
Crops – Soybeans: Chinese Pigs Cut US Supply to 1965 Low
Facebook – With Google Own the Future Advertising
UK – Feb: Retail sales rebound; +1.7% from -2.0% / B / R *
Italy – Mar: Business Confidence Rises to Highest Since June 2011; 99.2 from 99.1 / B
US – Q4: Economic growth is revised slightly up; +2.6% was +2.4% / AP / WSJ / NYT / FT / R / B
US – Feb: NAR pending home sales fall to lowest level since October 2011; -0.8% / R / B / WSJ
US – Week: Applications for jobless aid dip to 4-month low; -10k to 318k / AP / WSJ / R / B
Yuan – Reforms Seen Pushing Asset Markets Into World’s Top Two WSJ
Yuan – Use as Global Payment Currency Falls WSJ
Yen – Investors Are Pulling Out of Bets Against Currency WSJ *
UK – Public finances still terrible FT *
UK – Insurers reel from loss of money spinner FT *
UK – Osborne boosts government support for exporters FT *
Ukraine – IMF offers Kiev up to $18b in loans FT / WSJ / NYT / B / R / AP
Ukraine – World Bank warns of risks for Russia’s economy AP / FT / WSJ *
ECB – Faces Uncharted Waters With Negative Deposit Rate WSJ
China – Central bank steps in to calm China bank run FT
China – Spooked by defaults, banks begin retreat from risk R / WSJ
Australia – Ramps Up Warnings on Surging House Prices WSJ / ABC / SMH *
Facebook – Plays platform catch-up with $2b Oculus deal FT / NYT / B / AP / R * * * *
Facebook – Cash, Paranoia Fuel Tech Giants’ Buying Binge WSJ *
Facebook – With Google Own the Future Advertising q / WSJ * * *
Ship – LA area Port Traffic Down year-over-year / cr *
Truck – ATA Index increased / cr *
Auto – DOT Vehicle Miles Driven increased 1.3% / cr *
Rail – US Traffic Shows Expansion / pc *
Crops – Wheat: Ukraine crisis stokes fears FT *
Crops – Soybeans: Chinese Pigs Cut US Supply to 1965 Low B
Livestock – Lean Times for China’s Pork Producers WSJ *
Livestock – Futures Prices Are Going Hog-Wild WSJ *
Livestock – Spain’s Pig Farmers Raise Stink Over Subsidy Cuts WSJ *
NatGas – Ukraine Starts Talks With Slovakia for Importing From EU B
NatGas – Ukraine Crisis Spells Opportunity for Asian Buyers WSJ
NatGas – Gazprom deal in Germany raises alarm FT
NatGas – US lawmakers to weigh speeding up LNG exports to help Europe, Ukraine R
Shale – Ukraine Crisis Spurs Calls for Europe to Rethink Fracking WSJ *
Shale – OH Looks at Whether Fracking Led to 2 Quakes NYT
Shale – Boom Creates Chances for Propane Sales to China WSJ
Shale – China on Course to Exceed 2015 Target With Fuling Find B / WSJ / CD / CD
These Charts Reveal How To Negotiate With People Around The World bi *
