Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
EU – Is growth in EZ bank lending to companies fizzling out?
EU – The PIIGS drive employment growth
Auto – US: Drivers Are Back in Record-Setting Fashion
EZ – Dec: Retail Sales Rise for First Time in Four Months; +0.3% from flat / WSJ
US – Jan: ADP Stronger Than Expected; +205k from +267k / WSJ
US – Jan: ISM Services tumbles; 53.5 from 55.3 / B / R
US – Jan: Markit Services down; 53.2 from 54.3 / m
US – Jan: Markit Composite down; 53.2 from 54.0 / m
Germany – Exporters Shudder as China Economy Slows WSJ *
Russia – Economists predict long-term decline BW *
UK – Hidden Achilles’ Heel: Households are Net Borrowers WSJ *
ECB – Bets of March Interest-Rate Cut Increase After Draghi B *
ECB – Attempt to Revive Securitization Market Falls Flat WSJ *
EU – Is growth in EZ bank lending to companies fizzling out? r *
UK – Construction activity hits 9-month low FT *
UK – London housebuyers can borrow 40% from the government FT
EU – Weak jobless figures heighten concerns about Italian recovery FT *
EU – The PIIGS drive employment growth ft *
Autos – US: Winter Weather Dings Sales WSJ / NYT / AP / wsj *
Autos – US: Makers Overcome Storm for Best January in a Decade B * *
Autos – US: Stocks Sinking After Record Year WSJ / WSJ *
Autos – US: Recalls Last Year Set Record at 51m WSJ *
Autos – Market: Are manufacturers starting to run out of road? FT *
Autos – Upmarket: Record sales FT / FT *
Autos – Upmarket: The New Strategy is Cars Nobody Will Buy B *
Autos – Minivan: Makeover Seeks to Appeal to New Customers WSJ *
Autos – Japan: Toyota may halt output due to steel shortage R
Autos – India: Airbus exec tapped to lead teetering Tata N *
Autos – China: Sales accelerate after tax cuts FT / WSJ AFP
Autos – China: Market isn’t as strong as it looks N *
Autos – Iran: Peugeot and Daimler lead Europe’s carmakers return FT *
Autos – EU: Are regulators too close to industry? FT * *
Autos – Renault: Feels the heat over emissions FT * * *
Autos – Renault: Raids drag down European carmakers’ shares FT *
Autos – VW: Brakes as rivals race ahead in Europe FT
Autos – VW: How to Calculate the Costs to Society of the Scandal WSJ *
Autos – VW: Suppliers see silver lining in scandal FT *
Autos – Diesel: Cars are under threat e *
Autos – Ford: Record earnings as demand for SUVs soar FT *
Autos – Fiat Chrysler: Profit Slumps 40% WSJ *
Autos – Fiat Chrysler: Embarks on Final Mission Impossible B *
Auto – US: Drivers Are Back in Record-Setting Fashion wsj *
Auto – US: Driving Is Losing Its Allure WSJ *
Average rent in Berlin / motw *
