Today’s Issue Cluster: Japan
Air – Wanted: 500,000 pilots for China aviation gold rush
Oil – Libya: Warring factions quietly co-operate to keep up exports
Flu – Google Retools Its Prediction Engine, After Getting It Wrong
China – Oct: HSBC PMI Rises Modestly; 50.4 from 50.2 / WSJ *
China – Oct: Official PMI edges down; 50.8 from 51.1 / R / B / WSJ / AP *
China – Oct: Official Services PMI Joins Manufacturing in Slowing; 53.8 from 54.0 / B / R *
EZ – Oct: Markit Manufacturing Remains Near Stagnation; 50.6 was 50.7 / B / WSJ / R *
US – Oct: ISM Manufacturing Unexpectedly Rises; 59.0 from 56.6 / WSJ *
US – Oct: Markit factory activity growth at three-month low; 55.9 from 57.5 / R *
US – Sep: Construction spending weaker than expected; -0.4% from -0.5% / R *
Currencies – Surprise Stimulus Hammers Yen WSJ
Currencies – Weak Yen Pressures Japanese Firms Operating in China WSJ *
Currencies – Yen’s Purchasing Power Eroding to Record Low B *
Currencies – Yen tensions emerge between Abe and Kuroda FT * * *
Japan – Kuroda’s Stimulus Turns Focus Back to Abe’s Third Arrow B / WSJ / FT *
Japan – Abe balances tax rise against economic damage FT / E *
Japan – Decision on Increasing Sales Tax to Resonate Globally WSJ *
Japan – Behind Profit Rebound WSJ * *
Japan – Asia a bright spot in dim export picture N *
BOJ – Opts for another dose of shock and awe FT / WSJ / NYT / AP * * *
BOJ – Stimulus boosts dollar and sends S&P 500 to new record FT / WSJ * * *
BOJ – Split Vote Shows Kuroda Walking on Tightrope WSJ / R
BOJ – ‘Opens the floodgates’ ft * *
Japan – Land values rising in biggest cities N * *
Japan – Investors Look Beyond Tokyo WSJ *
Japan – Blighted by zombie housing FT * *
Japan – Map of ‘Haunted’ Homes Is Landlords’ Nightmare WSJ *
Air – Wanted: 500,000 pilots for China aviation gold rush R
Air – Solar Flares From Sunspot Hamper Pilots, Satellites WSJ *
Coffee – Chinese farmers gain a taste FT
Cocoa – Prices Fall as Harvest Begins WSJ
Crops – Pain in Trains Falls Mainly on Grain WSJ * *
Oil – Saudi: Price Drop Has Officials Divided WSJ *
Oil – Saudi: Refining Strategy WSJ *
Oil – Libya: Warring factions quietly co-operate to keep up exports E *
Oil – Asean: Southeast Asia and the shock r *
Oil – World: Big Cos Feel the Need to Get Smaller WSJ *
Flu – Shot Supply Dented by Production Woes WSJ
Flu – Google Retools Its Prediction Engine, After Getting It Wrong wsj / nyt *
Emergency numbers by country reddit *
