Today’s Issue Cluster: Mining
Japan – Wary of a new round of deflation, Abe to delay sales tax hike
Apple – Next Big Moneymaker Could Be Cars
Quakes – Japan: The next big one
Japan – Apr: Deeper into deflation; -0.3% from -0.1% / FT
US – Q1: GDP Revised Up; +0.8% was +0.5% / WSJ / R / B / FT *
US – UMich Sentiment Revised Down; 94.7 was 95.8 / R
Japan – Negative interest rates fuel record share buybacks FT *
Japan – Wary of a new round of deflation, Abe to delay sales tax hike N *
Japan – Negative Rates Scorned by Megabanks B * * *
Apple – Suppliers See Earnings Take Hits WSJ / B *
Apple – Cook lays some groundwork for growth in India N *
Apple – Looks to India for Growth WSJ *
Apple – Invests $1b in Chinese Uber rival FT / WSJ *
Apple – Next Big Moneymaker Could Be Cars B *
Apple – To Revamp Streaming Music Service B *
Apple – Executive proposed bid for Time Warner FT / FT / FT * *
Mining – Once Bullish, Miners Turn Bearish on Metals Prices WSJ *
Mining – Sales stumble on looming clean-ups R
Mining – China Wants to Set Commodities Prices B / FT *
Mining – Rearing steers in Australia during slump WSJ *
Gold – ‘Strong Hands’ Returning in New World of Negative Yields B * *
Gold – Demand falls, but jewelry market poised to grow more B *
Gold – Venezuela Stepping Up Sales as Petrodollars Dry Up B *
Gold – Calls for Everyone’s Favorite Standard Are Back B *
Silver – Miner Sees Price Surging Ninefold on Gadgets B * *
Cobalt – China plays long game on electric batteries FT * *
Aluminum – Detroit Pile That Rattled Beer Makers Is Vanishing B *
Copper – To remain weak, says mining chief FT
Iron – Price drops to 10-week low FT *
Iron – EU warns China to expect new steel tariffs FT
Iron – Chinese Steel Can’t Support Prices WSJ *
Quakes – Japan: The next big one FT * *
Next Generation Express Train in Japan to Meld Into the Environment s&t *
