Today’s Issue Cluster: Banks
Chips – Using Cash and Pressure, China Builds Its Industry
Copper – China’s strategic stockpiling sways global market
Carbon – EU Deal Falls Short of Expectations
Germany – Oct: Ifo Business Confidence Falters Again; 103.2 from 104.7 / WSJ / AP / AFP / B
US – Sep: NAR pending home sales misses expectations; +0.3% from -1.0% / R / WSJ / B *
Bonds – Darker Global Outlook Has Bears Hibernating WSJ *
EU – US Gains From Good Deflation as Europe Faces the Bad and Ugly B / BW *
Brazil – Rousseff scores narrow victory FT / AP / R / NYT
Brazil – Currency, Shares Plummet WSJ / FT / WSJ / FT / t * *
Brazil – Rousseff faces scrutiny over her economic record FT * * *
Brazil – Poll prompts fresh thinking about a second Dilma term FT / e *
Brazil – Welfare State Takes Lead Role in Vote WSJ *
Brazil – Looking for change E * *
Brazil – Big banks look well placed to ride out economic downturn R
EU – ECB says banks overvalued assets by €48b FT / WSJ / NYT / R / B / AP *
EU – Bank test celebrations mask mounting challenges R / B *
EU – List of Failing Banks Shrinks If You Read Small Print B / WSJ *
EU – UK: Several Big Lenders Cut It Close in Stress Tests WSJ *
EU – Italy: Under pressure as 9 banks fail stress tests FT / WSJ / FT / NYT *
EU – Greece: Three out of four banks fail FT / NYT *
EU – Germany: Banks surprise after stress tests FT / B
EU – Bank Tests Could Bring Relief WSJ / FT / B * * * *
EU – Stress Tests Mark Step Closer Toward Banking Union WSJ / r * *
US – Fed lays out scenarios for 2015 bank stress tests WSJ / FT / R
China – Online financing squeezes profits at midsize banks R
China – Troubles Rattle Western Banks WSJ *
Australia – Big banks’ to crank out $29b in profit SMH
World – Big banks giving up on their global ambitions FT *
Mobile – 2 Drug Chains Disable Apple Pay, as a Rival Makes Plans NYT / B
Security – Banks Demand That Law Firms Harden Cyberattack Defenses WSJ
Security – Banks join wave of investors in start-ups FT
Chips – Using Cash and Pressure, China Builds Its Industry NYT
Chips – Specialisation and new technologies may put Europe on the map again E *
Copper – Single Firm Holds More Than 50% in LME Warehouses WSJ *
Copper – China’s strategic stockpiling sways global market N *
Carbon – EU Deal Falls Short of Expectations NYT / R / AP / WSJ / B / NYT / FT *
Carbon – EU plans to revive lifeless market / FT * *
Carbon – Exxon, Shell Emissions Rise Though Pumping Drops WSJ *
Carbon – The 10 biggest energy users; US isn’t near the top r / op *
Carbon – Flooding Risk From Climate Change nyt / ld *
Pop Culture Mentions Of Global Warming Have Plummeted Since 2007 PopSci *
