Today’s Issue Cluster: Coal
Fed – GDP Bust Is Final Nail in the Coffin for June Hike
LatAm – Stemming the migrant tide
Ship – Vale, Chinese builders in Talks Over 50 Giant Bulk Carriers
Japan – Mar: Factory output inches down; -0.3% from -3.1% / AFP
Taiwan – Q1: Economy holds up; +3.46% from +3.35% / AFP
EZ – Apr: Deflation spell ends; flat from -0.1% / FT / WSJ / NYT / B *
Spain – Q1: Economy grows at fastest rate since before crisis; +0.9% / AP / B *
Canada – Feb: Economic output stalls; flat from -0.2% / CBC / G&M / R
US – Mar: Consumer spending up; +0.4% from +0.2% / AP / B / WSJ / R
US – Week: Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in 15 Years; -34k to 262k / WSJ / AP / B
LatAm – Stemming the migrant tide E * *
Mexico – Peso Benefits From US Strength WSJ *
Cuba – Obama Moves to Take Havana Off Terror Sponsors List WSJ *
Cuba – Ferry Operators Eye Florida-to-Havana Service WSJ
Venezuela – Steps up nationalist rhetoric as economy worsens FT * *
Nicaragua – Changing Country Attracts Resort Investor WSJ
Brazil – Central Bank Raises Benchmark Interest Rate to 13.25% WSJ / R / ft *
Brazil – Petrobras and improving policy outlook help markets FT * *
Brazil – Taste for premium goods checked by economic reality FT *
Chile – Economy brightens amid political gloom FT *
Fed – GDP Bust Is Final Nail in the Coffin for June Hike B / FT / WSJ / bi *
Fed – Slowing Growth Muddles Fed Plans WSJ *
Fed – Sees Slower Growth as Blip WSJ / NYT / AP / R / B
Fed – Bank Talks, Rate Liftoff Date Walks WSJ *
Fed – 2% Inflation Rate Target Is Questioned NYT
Fed – Inflation low, would be lower without rising rents WSJ *
Fed – Some Investors Can’t Wait for the Raised Rates WSJ *
Gaming – Macau’s Glitter Fades as Beijing Takes Firmer Hand WSJ / WSJ *
Gaming – Macau looks for mass-market reincarnation FT *
Gaming – Macau: ‘Needs to make money from more than gambling’ FT *
Gaming – Macau: The big gamble FT * * * * * * * *
Gaming – Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority to Develop SK Casino WSJ
Google – Caps Costs as Growth Slows WSJ *
Yahoo – Mayer pushes deeper into search FT / NYT
Microsoft – ‘Determined to prove that life begins again at 40’ E *
Ship – Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Volumes Grow WSJ * *
Ship – Vale, Chinese builders in Talks Over 50 Giant Bulk Carriers WSJ
Coal – New Rules, Cheap Energy Heightens Battle With Gas WSJ
Coal – China’s miners shrug off global malaise for now R *
Coal – China may cut most use by 2050 q *
Coal – RWE slams Germany’s plans for levy AFP
The World Map In Domains gizmodo *
