Today’s Issue Cluster: US Economy
EU – ‘Testing the Limits: How Many Refugees Can Germany Handle?’
Counterfeits – Battle seems to be getting tougher
Planes – Bombardier: Delays business jet
Japan – Jun: Consumer Prices Rise Fractionally B / b *
EZ – Jul: Inflation Holds as Core Rate Picks Up; +0.2% / B *
Canada – May: Economy shrinks for fifth straight month; -0.2% from -0.1% / CBC / CP / FP / R *
US – Q2: Labor Costs Rise at Slowest Pace in Three Decades; +0.2% from +0.7% / WSJ / R / AP / FT *
US – Jul: UMich consumer sentiment slips; 93.1 from 96.1 / R *
China – Bets Rise That Yuan Will Fall WSJ *
China – Escape from dollar zone requires opening markets FT / FT / FT / FT / FT / FT / FT / FT *
US – Economy Picks Up, but Stays In Its Rut WSJ / FT / NYT / B * *
US – The Worst Expansion Since WWII Was Even Weaker wsj * *
US – ‘Economy’s Top Speed Has Probably Been Overestimated for Years’ B *
US – Piecing Together the GDP Puzzle WSJ *
US – State Coincident Indexes increase in 40 states cr *
US – Cheap Oil Is Fueling a Surge In New Factories B * *
EU – Migrant Crisis Continues at UK-France Border WSJ / FT
EU – ‘Testing the Limits: How Many Refugees Can Germany Handle?’ S * *
EU – Hungary erects border fence to plug migrant flow FT *
Counterfeits – Battle seems to be getting tougher E *
Counterfeits – US seizures / r *
Planes – 747: Boeing to Again Reduce Output WSJ / R
Planes – 787: New Boeing CEO eyes jet production challenge FT * *
Planes – Bombardier: Delays business jet R / G&M / CP
Planes – Gulfstream: Finds its flight path with spacious business jets FT * * *
EU – Concerns grow over digital rules targeting US companies FT
China – Pushes to Rewrite Rules of Global Internet WSJ
China – Wants Silicon Valleys Everywhere BW *
Palm Oil – Migrant Workers Tell of Abuses on Malaysian Plantations WSJ *
Palm Oil – Firms are trying to go green E *
Shale – Bakken Driller’s Reset Points to More Pressure on Oil WSJ *
Shale – ‘US Winning Oil War Against Saudi Arabia’ forbes * *
Shale – ND oil well completions slow sharply R *
Shale – ‘Fracking Jobs Encouraged American Teens to Become High School Dropouts’ B *
Shale – ‘Wall Street growing impatient’ b *
Shale – Fracking and construction boom create huge demand for sand G&M
Liege 2020: Tokyo Olympics emblem said to look similar to Belgian theater logo JT *
