Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
Ukraine – Crimea Makes Poland Think Again About Euro
China – Faces Lost Decade as Stocks Echo Japan
Doctors – New US Law Has Many Seeking a Network
EZ – Jan: Producer Prices Fall at Fastest Annual Rate Since 2009; -0.3%, -1.4% yr / WSJ
US – Jan: Home prices rose at solid pace; +0.9% from -0.1% / AP
China – GDP Goal Under New Scrutiny WSJ *
China – As Rest of Economy Weakens, Exports Surge NYT
China – Austerity Drive Spreads Beyond Ferraris to Funerals B
China – Faces Lost Decade as Stocks Echo Japan B *
Ukraine – War fears decimate Russian stocks FT / WSJ / R / WSJ * * *
Ukraine – Investors start to fret over corporate exposure to Russia FT *
Ukraine – Investors count cost for Russian rouble FT / MT
Ukraine – EU leaves open option of ‘targeted measures’ against Russia FT
Ukraine – Gas prices leap on Russia’s Crimea move FT R * *
Ukraine – False Spark for Oil Prices WSJ *
Ukraine – Crisis could be greatest test of pipeline politics FT *
Ukraine – Wheat, Corn Prices Surge WSJ / WSJ
Ukraine – Has 30% trade dependence on Russia; Russia relies on Ukraine for 6% / b *
Ukraine – Trade activity more dependent on the CIS than the EU / b *
Ukraine – Language line / *
Ukraine – Ethnic Russians outside Russia in the former USSR, circa 1994 motw *
Ukraine – Crimea Makes Poland Think Again About Euro WSJ
BOK – Ex-Deputy Lee Named to Head Central Bank FT / B / wsj
BOK – Bank Urged by President’s Adviser to Keep Rates on Hold B / b *
Autos – Carmakers Say US Sales Were Sluggish WSJ / FT / NYT / cd * *
Autos – Makers extend US discount wars through March R *
Autos – Car Makers Snip US Pricing Now to Avoid Haircuts Later WSJ *
Autos – Mexico to trump Japan as No. 2 exporter to US AP / G&M *
Autos – Average days to sale for US autos at post-crisis peak / b *
Autos – Inventory to Sales & Total Inventory Days / b *
Autos – EU Recovery Gains Pace WSJ *
Autos – Shop-floor workers left behind as UK industry speeds ahead FT *
Autos – China Brands Doomed If Foreign Ownership Relaxed B
Autos – Iran’s sector faces slow revival after sanctions lifted FT *
Autos – India car sector eyes getting back en route after crash FT / FT *
Autos – Tata faces make-or-break moment in its home market N *
Autos – Nissan joins rivals in suffering setback from Thailand troubles FT / WSJ *
Autos – Toyota caps off carmaker exodus from Australia FT / R / AP / WSJ / B / SMH / N / WSJ *
Autos – Hyundai poised to add new capacity R *
Autos – Peugeot Secures $1.1b Lifeline From China WSJ / FT / FT / WSJ * * * *
Autos – Lexus Keeps Crown in Reliability Survey WSJ *
Autos – Tesla Projects Big Increase in Production WSJ *
Autos – Tesla Plans $5b Battery Factory WSJ / FT / q / bi * *
Autos – Electric Cars Get a Needed Jolt in China WSJ
Autos – Bombardier charges into electric buses FT
Autos – Pricey Hydrogen Cars to Challenge Electric WSJ *
Autos – Urban Migration May Stall Industry Growth B *
AI – Rapid advances threaten white-collar workers FT
Rail – In Dakota Oil Patch, Trains Trump Pipelines WSJ *
Dairy – ‘White gold’ turns New Zealand into the ‘Saudi Arabia of milk’ FT * *
Air – EPA Said Poised to Issue Lower Sulfur Limits on Fuel WSJ / B / NYT / AP
Doctors – New US Law Has Many Seeking a Network NYT
Colors of European Motorway Signs am *
