Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil Sands
Bonds – Households pull back more from muni market
US – US threatened $16b BNP penalty
Ship – Markets eye freight trade boost from El Nino threat
US – May: Employers add jobs, rate steady; +217k from +282k / AP / NYT / WSJ / B / R / FT / r * *
Bonds – US jobs report key to outlook FT * * *
Bonds – Households pull back more from muni market R *
Iran – Says investors spooked by warnings on sanctions violations FT *
ECB – Draghi-Yellen Split Spells More Volatility B / FT / WSJ / NYT / FT / FT * *
US – US threatened $16b BNP penalty R *
US – Credit Unions Ramp Up Risk WSJ *
US – The usage of checks has plummeted q *
US – Mortgage Rates Are Falling, So Where Are the Home Buyers? wsj * * * *
US – Why Americans Moved Last Year: Cheaper Housing, Shorter Commutes wsj *
Retail – US: Weather, Discounts Boost May Sales WSJ
Retail – EZ: Sales Rose in April WSJ / eu *
Retail – China: Shopping-Mall Spree Could Prove Costly WSJ *
Retail – Lux: Outlets Sprout in China WSJ *
Retail – Lux: Consumers Languish in Trap WSJ *
Telecoms – Dealmaker tests regulators with move for T-Mobile FT / WSJ / NYT / B / WSJ / WSJ * * *
Ship – Markets eye freight trade boost from El Nino threat R * *
Oranges – Storms Follow Bugs as Florida Crop at 29-Year Low B
Oranges – Juice Pouring Into South Korea WSJ *
Oil Sands – Canada Aims to Sell Its Oil Beyond US WSJ / R * *
Oil Sands – Canada poised to dilute EU rules FT / G&M / FP
Oil Sands – Total shelves $11b Alberta mine G&M / WSJ
Oil Sands – Labor crunch looms as new projects set to come on stream FP
Oil Sands – Accident Leads to Scrutiny of Production NYT
Oil Sands – The promise of steam-assisted gravity drainage FP *
Oil Sands – Thirst for fresh water is falling FP *
Fans: The Heat Have Already Beaten the Spurs, Even in Parts of Texas nyt *
