Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
World – Biggest Economies Face $7t Debt Refinancing Tab in 2016
World – Half a Million Bank Jobs Have Vanished Since 2008
AVs – Accident rates are twice as high as for regular vehicles
EZ – Dec: Markit PMI hits 4.5-year high; 54.3 from 54.2 / m *
US – Dec: Markit PMI at 12-month low; 54.0 from 55.9 / m *
US – Dec: ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Falls; 55.3 from 55.9 / WSJ
US – Nov: Factory orders dipped; -0.2% from +1.3% / AP
US – Dec: Private Payrolls Better Than Expected; +257k from +211k / WSJ / B / R
US – Nov: Trade gap narrowed 5%; exports fell, -0.9%, imports fell more, -1.7% / WSJ / R / AP / cr *
World – Biggest Economies Face $7t Debt Refinancing Tab in 2016 B *
World – EMs Save $2.8t War Chest B *
World – The Worst May Be Over for EM Capital Outflows B *
World – Central Banks’ Shock Therapy Has Investors on Edge WSJ *
World – Divergence Between Fed, Other Central Banks WSJ *
World – Half a Million Bank Jobs Have Vanished Since 2008 B *
Autos – US: Industry scores 2015 sales record FT / WSJ / NYT / R *
Autos – US: Big SUVs Fuel Production Boom WSJ
Autos – US: Younger Buyers Help Keep Sales Humming WSJ *
Autos – US: Sales Explode in an Ever-Changing Market NYT *
Autos – US: Industry Looks for Bumper Year in 2016 WSJ / WSJ *
Autos – US: Leasing is unspoken sales driver B * *
Autos – US: Jeep Boosting Sales to Car-Rental Firms WSJ *
Autos – China: Surge drives global car sales to record high FT * * * *
Autos – China: Price Matters More Than Volume WSJ *
Autos – China: Volvo aims high with its second premium model FT *
Autos – Asean: Hits two-speed car market FT **
Autos – RVs: More Hit the Road, but They Are the Cheaper Models WSJ *
Autos – Tech: Makers Losing Battle for Dashboard Apps WSJ *
Autos – VW: US lawsuit brings it back down to earth with a bump FT * * *
Autos – VW: Schedules pit stop for 11m cars FT * * *
Autos – VW: A grey November FT / AP / FT / FT *
Autos – VW: Cheating affects fewer cars R / AP / WSJ / FT / NYT
Autos – VW: Kept Earlier Emissions Issue From Regulator WSJ *
Autos – VW: Tries to get a grip after emissions scandal FT * *
Autos – VW: Dealers Suffer WSJ *
Autos – VW: Could kill US diesel market, Continental says R
Avs – Driverless Cars Steal the Show WSJ
AVs – Toyota snubs Apple and Google on car tech FT / R / NYT / FT
AVs – Accident rates are twice as high as for regular vehicles B
AVs – Ford in Talks with Google WSJ *
World City Populations 1950-2030 bm *
