Today’s Issue Cluster: Turkey
Japan – Domestic demand starts driving up GDP
EU – UK: The Conservatives take on trade unions
Batteries – New research aims to turbocharge the technology
Japan – Apr: Core Inflation Up; +0.3% from +0.2% / WSJ / AP / ft *
Japan – Apr: Spending extends falls to a 13th month; -1.3% not +3.0% / ft / AFP *
Japan – Apr: Unemployment lowest since late 1990s; 3.3% / FT
Switzerland – Q1: Economy Squeezed by Strong Swiss Franc; -0.2%, +1.1% yr / WSJ / AFP / B *
Brazil – Q1: GDP fell; -0.2% yr / AFP / B *
Canada – Q1: Worst contraction in six years; -0.6% from +2.2% / R / B / G&M / FP / CBC *
US – Q1: GDP Swings to Contraction; -0.7% was +0.2% / FT / WSJ / NYT / R / B / AP *
US – May: UMich consumer sentiment drops; 90.7 from 95.9 / AP / B
Stocks – Buybacks: US Firms Spend More As Activism Rises WSJ *
Stocks – Buybacks: Will craze spread to EU? FT * *
Japan – Domestic demand starts driving up GDP N *
Japan – The Hidden Strength of Exports WSJ *
Japan – Economy might be coming back / q * * * * *
Turkey – Weakening Economy Threatens Government’s Chances WSJ *
Turkey – A flagging growth story FT * * *
Turkey – A big moment for Erdogan E *
Turkey – Critics blame Erdogan ‘hubris’ for currency weakness FT * * * *
Turkey – Shifts Away From West on Defense WSJ *
BOJ – Kuroda Shifts to Defense in Struggle to Reach Price Target WSJ / B / WSJ *
BOJ – IMF calls for expanded monetary easing FT *
EU – UK: The Conservatives take on trade unions E *
EU – France: EDF seeks to cut workers’ 10-week holiday quota FT *
EU – Germany: Moves to limit union powers after wave of strikes FT / WSJ
Batteries – Will Homeowners Shell Out Thousands? WSJ *
Batteries – New research aims to turbocharge the technology E * *
Mobiles – Smart watch features reveal Apple’s analog ambitions N *
Mobiles – Will Smartwatches Be a Hit? WSJ *
Mobiles – What Makes the Apple Watch Tick WSJ *
Ship – Tanker Market Sending a Warning to Oil Bulls B *
Ship – 7 Of The World’s 10 Busiest Container Ports Are In China dv *
Fish – Japanese youth turns its back FT
Fish – Catfish Fight Expected to Sink a Popular Import WSJ *
Beef – Ranchers Beef Up Cattle Herds WSJ * *
Beef – This Very Expensive Bull Is Fueling America’s Prime Steak B *
Beef – ‘This is the future of meat’ wapo *
NatGas – LNG trade prepares to come out of oil’s shadow FT * *
NatGas – China faces sharp slowdown in demand G&M
NatGas – Chinese regulator poses hurdle for Shell-BG deal FT * * *
The location and date of domestication of livestock motw *
