Today’s Issue Cluster: China
Truck – Drivers at biggest US port complex strike over wages
NatGas – ‘US to launch export blitz, eyes global energy dominance’
H5N2 – New cases probable in Iowa, millions of birds affected
UK – Q1: Economy Slows Ahead of Election; +0.3% from +0.6% / WSJ / FT / AP *
US – Feb: Case-Shiller Home Price Index Climbs Modestly; +4.2% from +4.4% / WSJ / R / cr *
US – Apr: ConfBd consumer confidence slides; 95.2 from 101.4 / AP / B / R
China – Debt Builds in Stock Rally WSJ *
China – ‘Foreign investors start to fear stock market bubble’ CD
China – Dumps Treasurys to fight capital flight N *
China – Just Learning the True Cost of Debt B
China – True Growth Is a Mystery WSJ *
China – Set to Launch Investment Deal in Pakistan WSJ / FT *
China – Central Asian nations warming to Beijing N *
PBOC – Readies Fresh Easing to Tackle Specter of Debt WSJ / FT / B / WSJ
PBOC – China may join the unconventional monetary club ft / WSJ *
China – Banks balk at local debt-swap plan FT *
China – Major Developer Says It Can’t Pay Dollar Debts B / NYT
China – Takes Failure in Small Doses WSJ *
China – Expanding Philippine developers employ different game plans N *
China – First tier city house prices return to growth in March / b *
China – Economy Puts New Pressure on Its Lopsided Job Market NYT *
Apple – iPhone boom as China switches on FT / WSJ / NYT / R * * * * *
Apple – Runs Up Against Its Own Success WSJ *
Truck – Drivers at biggest US port complex strike over wages AP
Truck – ATA Index increased in March / cr *
NatGas – Diplomatic Thaw Piques Interest in Iran WSJ
NatGas – Brussels treads a fine line with Gazprom FT
NatGas – ‘US to launch export blitz, eyes global energy dominance’ DT * * *
H5N2 – New cases probable in Iowa, millions of birds affected R / AP
H5N2 – An explanation of wild birds’ role in outbreak AP
H5N2 – Increased human protections offered as outbreak spreads R
H5N2 – Escalating Outbreak Takes Toll on US Poultry Farms WSJ / AP *
Antibiotics – Tyson Joins the Flock WSJ / NYT *
The Guardian as contrarian indicator ft *
