Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
EZ – Jul: Markit PMI rose; 53.2 from 53.1 / FT
US – Jul: ADP Private Payrolls Rose; +179k from +176k / WSJ / R / B *
US – Jul: ISM Services Slows; 55.5 from 56.5 / MW
US – Struggling Economy Propped Up by Consumer-Spending B * * *
US – 3 of past 4 quarters revised lower / WSJ *
US – Weakest recovery since 1949 / WSJ *
US – Economy Is Again Under the Sway of Asset Prices WSJ *
US – Defense Wins With Trump, Health Care Under Clinton: Highland B *
US – $18b credit card debt spree sparks fears FT
US – Two Groups Test Tolerance for New Banks WSJ *
US – Big Banks Vie for Instant Payment Market NYT / WSJ *
US – Big Banks Turn Silicon Valley Competition Into Profit B * *
US – Fragile Economy Now Facing a Slowdown in Building Boom B
US – Something Is Odd About the Latest Construction Data B *
US – CoreLogic House Prices up 5.7% / cr *
US – Homeownership Rate Drops to Lowest Since 1965 B / wsj *
Autos – US: Boom shows signs of ending FT / WSJ / B / WSJ / NYT * *
Autos – US: The owner-driver model is under pressure FT *
Autos – US: Thieves Go High Tech to Steal Cars WSJ *
Autos – China: Used car market: fast and spurious FT *
Autos – China: Drivers Find Advertised Fuel Economy a Fiction WSJ *
Autos – China: Dirty race for clean vehicles E *
Autos – Singapore: In the Land of $87k Corollas, Cars Got Pricier Again B *
Autos – EU: Brexit Could Crimp Recovery WSJ / FT
Autos – Diesel: French probe cannot rule out cheat FT
Autos – UK: Factories face uncertain future after Brexit * *
Autos – Russia: Weak Ruble Allows Export of Cars It Doesn’t Make B *
Autos – VW: A handbrake turn in its US strategy FT * *
Autos – VW: Dealers Fume While Waiting for Fix WSJ / WSJ *
Autos – VW: Coming SUV to Represent a Shift in Culture WSJ
Autos – VW: On track to regain global crown from Toyota FT
Autos – GM: Raises full-year outlook as profits jump FT / WSJ *
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