Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
Currencies – Yen Under Pressure to Extend World-Beating Rally
Australia – To block vast land sale to China-led consortium
Crops – Traders stuck in the hard times
US – Apr: ADP private hiring slows; +156k from +194k / R
US – Mar: Factory orders rebound; +1.1% from -1.9% / R
US – Q1: Productivity Fell, Signaling Tepid Growth; -1.0%, +0.6% yr / WSJ
US – Apr: ISM Services Saw Stronger Growth; 55.7 from 54.5 / WSJ
US – Apr: Markit Composite PMI Rose; 52.4 from 51.3 / m
US – Mar: Trade deficit shrinks as imports hit low; -$40b from -$47b / R / WSJ / cr *
Currencies – Dollar’s slide takes it to 15-month nadir FT / FT *
Currencies – Japan in a bind as US turns up heat FT
Currencies – Yen Under Pressure to Extend World-Beating Rally B * *
Currencies – Mena forex sector has enjoyed massive growth B *
Currencies – Craig Wright: BBC ‘Gullible’ ft / WSJ / e
Australia – Rich Chinese Resist Lure of Residency WSJ *
Australia – Budget 2016: Winners and losers B *
RBA – Australia cuts interest rates to record low FT / WSJ
Australia – To block vast land sale to China-led consortium FT *
Autos – US: Strong sales revive hopes for fresh record FT / WSJ *
Autos – US: Record April Doesn’t Do Much to Contain Unease B *
Autos – US: Hot on the Lot: Leasing a Used Car WSJ *
Autos – China: Giants Curb Ambitions WSJ *
Autos – China: Foreign and Domestic SUVs Face Off WSJ / AP *
Autos – EU: Car Boom Leaves Makers Hunting for Profits WSJ *
Autos – Russia: Renault Tries to Fix AvtoVAZ Misadventure WSJ *
Autos – Mexico: Trump calls Ford plant ‘an absolute disgrace’ R / FT / WSJ
Autos – Mexico: Free trade fiesta N *
Autos – Brazil: Wheels fall off local industry FT *
Autos – India: Top Chinese carmakers plot major push R
Autos – Premium: Daimler Set to Reclaim Top Spot WSJ *
Autos – Ford: Sales Gains Come at a Price WSJ / WSJ *
Autos – EVs: Chinese Tech Firms Charge Into Electric Cars WSJ *
Autos – EVs: Long road ahead for China FT *
Autos – EVs: Germany to Subsidize Electric Autos WSJ *
Autos – Tesla: With the hoopla over, now the hard work B * * *
Autos – Tesla: Wall Street values Company at $620k per car R
Autos – Tesla: Will the Model 3 be the first self-driving car? B *
Crops – Traders stuck in the hard times FT *
Crops – Traders Rejecting Soybeans Developed by Monsanto WSJ *
Australian Urban Footprint reddit *
