Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
Japan – Are JGBs on the edge of extinction?
US – Homeownership Increases, Household Formations Rise
Autos – VW: EU failed to heed emissions warnings in 2013
Japan – Sep: Industrial Production Unexpectedly Rises; +0.6% not -0.6% / B / AFP
Germany – Oct: Unemployment drops; 6.0% from 6.2% / AP / AFP
Germany – Nov: GfK consumer confidence slipping; 9.4 from 9.6 / AP
US – Q3: Economic Growth Cools on Inventories WSJ / FT / R / NYT / AP / B *
US – Sep: NAR Pending Home Sales Index Down; -2.3% not +1.0% / WSJ / R
US – Week: Jobless claims rise; +1k to 260k / R / B
Japan – Are JGBs on the edge of extinction? N *
Japan – Price index shows inflation surge amid economic gloom FT
Japan – Finds ‘Abenomics’ Is Not an Easy Fix NYT
Japan – Credibility on the line FT * * *
BOJ – Faces Pressure to Act on Economy WSJ / B *
Fed – Signals Hike ‘at Next Meeting’ WSJ / R / AP / NYT / WSJ *
Fed – Drops warnings on global risks to US economy FT *
Fed – Sees ‘Moderate’ Expansion B / b *
Asia – Help Not Wanted: Investment Banks Turn Cool on Hiring WSJ *
US – Home values and rents defying global slowdown AP
US – Crowdfunding deals gains momentum R
US – Homeownership Increases, Household Formations Rise nahb / hw * *
Media – Facebook’s Instant Articles Could Mean Less Traffic For Websites WSJ
Media – Magazines Try New Tactic: Money Back if Ad Fails to Deliver WSJ *
Autos – VW: Slumps to first net loss in 15 years FT *
Autos – VW: Issues profit warning for full year WSJ *
Autos – VW: Analysts slash their earnings outlook WSJ *
Autos – VW: EU failed to heed emissions warnings in 2013 FT / FT *
Autos – VW: Europe’s Plans to Test Cars’ Emissions Are Criticized NYT
Social – Facebook goes slow with ‘2G Tuesdays’ for developers FT *
Social – Apple and Twitter: age before beauty FT *
Social – Survey Finds Teens Prefer Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat wsj *
Oil – After Years of Decline, US Imports Rise WSJ *
Oil – Crude Heads East, Leaving an OK Pipeline Unusually Empty B *
Oil – Pipeline problems hinder Canada exports FT / FT * * *
Oil – Canada patch woes deepen as spending cuts mount G&M *
Oil – Firms Face Reality of Sustained Low Prices WSJ *
Oil – Cash Crunch Clouds Future for Firms WSJ / FT *
Oil – BP Details Plans to Cope With Weaker Prices WSJ *
Oil – ‘Shale Profits Beating Big Rivals’ fb *
Oil – Central Asian importers hit the buffers FT * *
Oil – Exporters, Middle East and N. Africa / e *
Population of Tokyo, measured in US city equivalents reddit *
