29 February 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Asean

World – The Most Popular Stock Picks Are Sinking
Robotics – Market Is About to Boom
NatGas – Mild winter and high output have sent stockpiles soaring


MAJOR DATA POINTS

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MARKETS

World – The Most Popular Stock Picks Are Sinking B *

World – Trade of Decade or Value Trap? EM Debate Heats Up B * *

World – Managers seeking answers after currency flash crashes B *


ECONOMICS

World – Trade records biggest reversal since crisis FT *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Myanmar – A strange new world E *

Thailand – exports move into the slow lane FT *

Malaysia – Scandal-Hit Country Risks Lost Decade B *

Indonesia ‘Must resist its protectionist urges’ E *

Indonesia – The roots of corruption go deep and wide E *

Indonesia – Tries to Trim Birth Rate to Aid Economy WSJ *

Vietnam – Ruling Communists assert power over changing times FT * * *

Vietnam – Foreign firms and investors are cheerful once more E *

Philippines – Shoppers’ Spending Spree Gives Retail Sector New Shine WSJ *

Philippines – New rules spell the end of a damaging monopoly FT *

Philippines – Rising car ownership and appalling policies block the roads E *


MONETARY POLICY



FINANCE

World – Banks sunk by low rate climate FT * *


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING

Robotics – Market Is About to Boom Fortune


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

NatGas – Mild winter and high output have sent stockpiles soaring B *

NatGas – With US LNG, Europe Seeks Escape From Russia’s Grip WSJ *

NatGas – US LNG Exports Make Waves Abroad, Not at Home WSJ *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Proportional Map of the World’s Largest Languages mf *


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