Today’s Issue Cluster: Auto Scandals
Asean – Growth potential is waning
e-Cigs – Why e-smoking is flourishing
Zika – Local US outbreaks ‘likely’
EZ – Q1: GDP returns to pre-crisis levels; +0.6% from +0.3% / FT / WSJ / R
Mexico – Q1: GDP Beats Forecasts; +2.7% / B
US – Mar: Fed fav PCE price index rose; +0.1% from -0.1% / WSJ / R
US – Q1: Employment Costs Improve at Modest Rate; +0.6% from +0.5% / WSJ
US – Apr: UMich sentiment index falls; 89.0 from 91.0 / MW
US – Apr: Chicago PMI falls; 50.4 from 53.6 / MW
Asean – Debt problem hasn’t gone away B *
Asean – Growth potential is waning E *
Mongolia – Land of Lost Opportunity WSJ *
Thailand – Tourism: the Chinese keep coming FT * *
Indonesia – Market buoyant FT *
Indonesia – Toiling over transition FT *
Indonesia – Sprawling archipelago is a logistics company’s nightmare N * *
Philippines – Energizes as FDI powerhouse FT
Asia – Fighter jet sales fit into US’s China-containment strategy N *
Asia – China’s ambitions show through in ‘Silk Road’ lending FT *
Asia – Infrastructure challenge set to cost $6.5t N * *
e-Cigs – UK Report Advocates Substituting for Tobacco WSJ
e-Cigs – Why e-smoking is flourishing E / NYT *
Autos – Scandals: Industry left reeling by multiple investigations FT * *
Autos – Mitsubishi: Admits Manipulating Fuel-Economy Data WSJ / FT / NYT / N *
Autos – Diesel: The gulf between test results and the real world widens E *
Autos – VW: Says scandal bill could be much more than $18b R / FT / WSJ / NYT *
Autos – VW: Falls to biggest annual loss in its history FT *
Autos – VW: Deal With US Over Emissions Scandal WSJ / FT
Autos – VW: Costs of scandal mount FT *
Autos – VW: Says ‘no sacred cows’ in turnround FT *
Autos – VW: Why Digital Could Be Harder than Diesel WSJ
Autos – VW: Did Germany turn a blind eye? FT *
Autos – VW: The One Family That Could Fix It and Why They Won’t B *
Zika – Brain Damage Far Worse Than Expected WSJ
Zika – Local US outbreaks ‘likely’ R / AFP *
Zika – White House to Shift $500m from Ebola WSJ
Photos taken by locals and tourists in Tokyo motw *
