Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
Currencies – Petrodollars leave world markets for first time in 18 years
China – Plans property tax in 2017
Gold – New exchanges out to set benchmark price for Asia
EZ – Oct: Markit Manufacturing Picks Up on Price Cuts; 50.6 from 50.3 / WSJ *
EZ – Sep: Producer Prices Rose; +0.2%, -1.4% yr / WSJ / b *
US – Sep: Trade Deficit Widens to Four-Month High as Exports Drop; -$43b from -$40b / B / R / WSJ / AP *
US – Sep: Factory orders fall, but unfilled orders still rising; -0.6% from -10.0% / R *
Currencies – Resurgent dollar set for sustained rally FT *
Currencies – Petrodollars leave world markets for first time in 18 years R * *
Currencies – Speculators force Russia rouble to extend slide FT
Currencies – Yen’s Fall Adds to Bears’ Winnings WSJ *
China – Bankers Enjoy a Bumper Year WSJ *
China – Bad Loans Rise at Biggest Banks WSJ *
China – Small lenders pull back as economy slows FT
China – New-Home Prices Fall in October WSJ / ft * * *
China – Plans property tax in 2017 CD
China – Housing headache in one chart ft *
HK – Property prices continue to rise FT * *
Autos – US Makers Report Strong October Sales WSJ / R / FT / NYT / AP *
Autos – US: GM and Ford Should Be Pumped About Gas WSJ *
Autos – China: Sales Slow WSJ / AP / R *
Autos – China: Carmakers stuck in reverse, despite upgrades FT *
Autos – China: Puts the Brakes on Car Makers WSJ
Autos – China: Japan Makers Skid WSJ / WSJ *
Autos – China: Ford Sales Fall WSJ *
Autos – China: Sales Target Likely to Be Cut Again WSJ
Autos – China: Beijing gets tougher on fuel economy R
Autos – China: Car-Rental Firms See Open Road WSJ *
Autos – India: Sales fall FT / FT / WSJ *
Autos – India: Makers Enhance the Hatchback WSJ *
Autos – SK: Weak Yen Hits Car Makers WSJ
Autos – Asean: US and EU makers face hurdles FT * *
Autos – Germany: New Car Sales Accelerate in October WSJ
Autos – UK: Best Sept. in 10 yrs, but 80% now made on credit r *
Autos – UK: Carmakers chase consumers into shops and online FT * *
Autos – Jaguar: first China factory caps carmaker’s resurgence FT / FT *
Autos – Lincoln: Ford to overhaul brand, this time with big bucks R *
Autos – Jeep: Sergio wants top global brand by 2018 R *
Autos – Tesla: Bumps in the road FT *
Autos – Ferrari: Fiat Chrysler to spin off sports car maker FT / WSJ / FT / FT *
Autos – Honda: Cuts China Full-Year Sales Outlook WSJ
Autos – Nissan: Cuts Global Vehicle Sales Target by 3.5% WSJ / R
Autos – Datsun: Second Life Isn’t So Good, After All BW *
Autos – SUVs: Go from All-American to global star AP
Autos – Electrics – New battery aims to segment FT
Auto – Germany Plans to End Autobahn’s Free Ride WSJ *
Auto – No end in sight to London traffic jam misery FT * *
Auto – In Texas, Toll Roads Proliferate—and a Backlash Builds WSJ *
Gold – Plunges to 4-Year Low WSJ / B *
Gold – Cooling Chinese Demand Adds to Gloomy Outlook WSJ / R *
Gold – New exchanges out to set benchmark price for Asia N
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