Today’s Issue Cluster: US Labor
Ship – Cargo Industry Gloomiest Since 2009 as Glut Endures
Insurance – US Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016
Insurance – In Health Law, a Boon for Diet Clinics
Germany – May: Factory orders slip; -0.2% from +2.2% / AP / b *
US – Jun: ISM services rises; 56.0 from 55.7 / AP / R / cr *
China – To Suspend New Stock Sales to Preserve Liquidity WSJ / FT / NYT / R / WSJ *
China – Stabilizes But HK Shares Plunge WSJ / NYT / FT / R / WSJ *
Greece – Defies Europe with overwhelming referendum ‘No’ FT / WSJ / R / AP / NYT / B
Greece – Finance Minister Resigns WSJ / FT / R / NYT / pol *
Greece – Mirage of Economic Turnaround Masked New Crisis WSJ *
Greece – Needs €60b in new aid, says IMF FT *
Greece – Banks prepare plan to raid deposits to avert collapse FT / NYT
Greece – Shows ECB’s stress tests were nonsense ft
Greece – Capital controls squeeze a suffocating economy FT *
Greece – Cash Crunch Hits Everyday Life WSJ *
Fed – Jobs Report Keeps Bank on Track for 2015 Rate Increase wsj
Fed – Slower US bond demand may urge rethink FT *
Fed – When economists and markets diverge FT *
UK – Bankers call for Budget rethink on levy FT / R
UK – The Wider Cost of Banks Behaving Badly WSJ *
US – Jobs Market Continues Its Fitful Recovery WSJ / FT / NYT / IBD *
US – Stands Out on Labor Force Participation Rates wsj / B * *
US – Wage Measures Send Mixed Signals WSJ *
US – Jobs Gains Don’t Ease Spending Strains WSJ *
US – ‘Jobs Numbers Are Weaker Than They Look’ nyt / wsj *
US – Jobless claims adjusted for the labor force cd *
US – Seen That Job Listing for a While? It’s No Coincidence WSJ *
Ship – Surf’s up as cruise vessel orders hit record FT *
Ship – Cargo Industry Gloomiest Since 2009 as Glut Endures B
Copper – China’s low rates sound death knell for carry trade FT / FT / FT / FT
Copper – China’s scrap imports in long-term decline r * *
Insurance – Aetna to buy Humana for $37b FT / WSJ / NYT *
Insurance – US Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016 NYT
Insurance – In Health Law, a Boon for Diet Clinics NYT
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