Today’s Issue Cluster: Metals
Ukraine – Europe Toughens Stance against Putin
Mobiles – India prepares for ‘big bang’ in smartphone use
TTIP – US-EU trade talks sour amid chlorine chicken fears
US – Jun: Pending home sales unexpectedly fell; -1.1% / R / WSJ / B *
EU – UK: Longest slump in a century ends FT / FT / ft * * * * * * * *
EU – France: Rich Fleeing Hollande Taxes Find Portugal Haven B
EU – Greece: A fragile calm FT / E / B / R * * * *
Ukraine – Germany set to back sanctions FT / WSJ *
Ukraine – Europe Toughens Stance against Putin S *
ECB – ‘Euro Zone Relies Too Much on Bank’ WSJ / FT *
ECB – No euroarea member met inflation target in June / b *
Brazil – Rousseff injects $20bn into banking sector FT / WSJ * *
UK – London Housing Market Stagnates as Hometrack Sees Rapid Cooling B
UK – House Prices Rise as London Surge Hits Record, ONS Says B / FT
UK – London property market ‘losing momentum’, says Rics FT
UK – ONS data weaken case against mansion tax FT *
UK – London Mapped; Green = social, blue = rent, orange = mortgage, red = wholly-owned G *
F&B – Moscow launches Mac attack in beef with west FT / WSJ
F&B – Rapid China expansion comes back to bite western food chains FT *
F&B – Japanese Food Firms Eye Southeast Asian Markets WSJ *
Mobiles – BlackBerry looks to partnerships FT / FT * *
Mobiles – Apple iPhone Rollout Boosts Asia’s Component Makers WSJ *
Mobiles – Tablet magic wanes as Jobs’ dream realised FT * *
Mobiles – India prepares for ‘big bang’ in smartphone use FT
Mobiles – Ready to Wear? Bn * * *
WTO – India’s ‘cereal economy’ threatens deal FT / WSJ / FT / wsj * * *
TTIP – US-EU trade talks sour amid chlorine chicken fears AP / FT
Metals – Steel: Nucor confident of favorable rulings vs import ‘tsunami’ R
Metals – Steel: Iron miners ramp up output to offset price weakness FT
Metals – Steel: Brittle View of China Demand WSJ *
Metals – Aluminium: Prices hit 17-month highs FT *
Metals – Rhodium: Poised for Biggest Monthly Advance Since 2009 B / q *
Metals – Lead: Jumps to highest in eight months FT
Metals – Gold: China demand falls by a fifth FT / WSJ / WSJ
Metals – Gold: Miners Trim Costs While Waiting For Next Rally IBD
Metals – Gold: Glow Dims, Even in Rockets’ Red Glare WSJ *
Metals – Palladium: Gain Sets Up Platinum Switch in Cars B *
Metals – Platinum: Anglo American to shed assets FT / R
Metals – South Africa: Open to curbs on strike action FT
Metals – China: Base metals import picture fragments r * *
Carbon – Australian Repeal Deals Blow to Global Emission Plans WSJ / r / r * *
EU – France: The Number That Many Businesses Fear NYT
EU – France: A union walkout shows how hard reform will be E *
EU – Germany: Woos Immigrants for Skilled Workers NYT
EU – Germany: Approves Minimum Wage From 2015 WSJ / AP / FT / NYT
EU – Computerisation: 54% of jobs at risk bruegel *
Ebola – Latest outbreak is getting worse r / B / AP / WSJ *
Ebola – Outbreak poses threat to African economies FT *
The Middle East Friendship Chart slate / bp *
