Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
World – Cement makers sustain net profit margin recovery
Ship – Crude Carriers Cutting Speeds as World Swims in Glut of Oil
Zika – Vaccine may be ready for emergency use this year: developer
Taiwan – Q4: GDP Shrinks as China Drags; -0.28% from -0.63% / B
France – 2015: Emerges from stagnation; +1.1% from +0.2% / FT / B *
Spain – 2015: Economy grew; +3.2% / AFP
US – Q4: Economy Growth Anemic; +0.7% from +2.0% / WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B * *
US – Q4: Worker Pay Rose; +0.6% from +0.6% / B
US – Jan: UMich Consumer Sentiment Stumbles; 92.0 from 93.3 / WSJ
EMs – Investors sell debt at record pace FT *
EMs – Outflows persist for seventh month FT *
EMs – The Brics are dead; Long live the Ticks FT * *
World – Banks Push to Manage Asians’ Rising Wealth WSJ *
World – After Crisis, Banks’ Model Faces Disruption WSJ *
World – Cement makers sustain net profit margin recovery B *
Ship – Crude Carriers Cutting Speeds as World Swims in Glut of Oil B *
Ship – Trading houses get creative in exporting US oil FT *
Pistachios – Market faces return of ‘king of nuts’ from Iran FT * *
Almonds – Prices crushed by demand slump and bumper harvest FT *
Oil – Russia says Saudis proposing 5% global cut R / FT / WSJ *
Oil – Saudis Maintain Spending, China Diesel Use Falls B * *
Oil – Tour of Middle East shows China’s growing stake E *
Oil – China Slowdown Stokes Fears of Peak Demand WSJ *
Oil – China slowdown to fuel Asia refining glut FT
Oil – Russian Output Grows as Prospects Shrink WSJ *
Oil – US Output to Fall to 8.1 mbpd in 2016, Genscape Says / b *
Oil – Key to Surviving the Bust: Beware of Cheap Debt B *
Oil – Falling price raises prospect of bailouts for crude producers FT *
Oil – Slump Sets Scene for Mergers WSJ *
Oil – Markets seethe with interesting yet spurious correlations FT *
Oil – Banks Rip Up Forecasts WSJ *
Oil – Prices have neither halted production nor stimulated growth E * * *
Zika – Brazil investigates if ‘common mosquito’ is transmitting virus DT *
Zika – Rio Olympics Feared as Way for Virus to Go Global NYT
Zika – WHO warns large parts of the world at risk FT / WSJ / R / NYT *
Zika – Virus could become ‘explosive pandemic’ BBC *
Zika – Vaccine may be ready for emergency use this year: developer R
How much do World Leaders earn am *
