Today’s Issue Cluster: Asean
World – New asset class: Vanity Capital
Australia – Sydney set for ‘golden decade’ of housing growth: Developer
TPP – Once Concerned, China Is Quiet About Trans-Pacific Trade Deal
US – Q1: Growth slows; +0.2% from +2.2% / FT / NYT / WSJ / AP / R / B *
US – Mar: NAR Pending Home Sales Index Rises for Third Month; 108.6 from 107.4 / WSJ / B
World – New asset class: Vanity Capital ft / DT * *
Asean – China Is Set to Lose Manufacturing Crown B *
Asean – Industrial parks forge closer links N *
Asean – Shifts in one country’s farm policy can impact globe N / N / N *
Bangladesh – A dangerous rivalry FT * *
Myanmar – Launches new export strategy N *
Thailand – Rising household debt casts doubt over revival FT *
Thailand – Cloudy outlook weighing on local stocks N *
Vietnam – Profitable return FT * * *
Indonesia – Currency fall exposes risks of capital flight FT * *
Philippines – Expat workers boost economy N *
Philippines – Property Zooms Ahead WSJ *
World – Chief central bank weapon has been surprise FT *
Insurance – Fed Rule Making Has Insurers on Edge WSJ
Insurance – Republicans attack new global rules FT
Insurance – Catastrophe deals threaten reinsurance sector ‘collapse’ FT
Australia – Sydney set for ‘golden decade’ of housing growth: Developer SMH
Australia – Worry over debt as house prices rise WSJ *
Ads – TV Fights Back Against the Web WSJ *
Ads – Mobile spend in US jumps 76% FT *
Cloud – Silver Linings in Big Cloud Spending WSJ / NYT *
Cloud – Sky’s the limit for Amazon Web Services FT * *
Cloud – Big Data Spurs Innovation IBD
TPP – US, Japan Take On Hurdles to Deal WSJ / WSJ / R * *
TPP – Obama Escalates Feud With His Fellow Democrats WSJ / FT
TPP – Once Concerned, China Is Quiet About Trans-Pacific Trade Deal NYT
TTIP – Pacific trade pact sails past a drifting transatlantic deal FT
Gold – China: Going for It WSJ
Gold – India: Modi walks tightrope N *
Iron – Heads Toward Its Next Cliff WSJ *
Copper – Producers pushed to improve their environmental record FT * * * *
Oil Machinery – Offshore Drillers’ Problem: Few Oil Firms Need Their Rigs WSJ
Oil Machinery – Singapore rig builders feel impact of price slide FT
Oil Machinery – For Sale: Used Oilfield Machinery WSJ
The tallest building completed each year e *
