Today’s Issue Cluster: Africa
ECB – ‘Monetary Fallacy? Deep Divisions Emerge over QE’
Pot – DEA ‘most interested’ in US investors in Canadian marijuana firms
Shale – US: Split Decision by Voters on Local Fracking Bans
Germany – Sep: Factory Orders Point to Q3 Economic Contraction; +0.8% from -4.2% / WSJ / B / AFP / bi *
US – Week: Jobless claims decline; -10k to 278k / R / B / AP / cr *
Currencies – Ruble: Russia’s central bank withdraws support FT / WSJ / B / AP *
Currencies – Dollar: How far a distance can it travel? FT *
Currencies – Dollar: Rally puts focus on Beijing FT * * *
Burkina Faso – Africa’s leaders wake up to the Black Spring FT / NYT / B / BBC
Zimbabwe – ‘Gucci Grace’ Mugabe steps into politics FT * *
Zambia – Faces a Battle Over Leader’s Successor FT / WSJ / FT * * *
Nigeria – A nation divided E * *
Uganda – Chinese money will build infrastructure says Museveni FT
Congo – Seeks Investors for Farmland Bigger Than France WSJ
Botswana – Giant Diamonds Lure Investor Cash WSJ
Tanzania – Natural gas investment threatened by arrest of officials FT *
Mozambique – Prepares to harness vast gas reserves FT * *
ECB – Ready to inject €1t in the eurozone FT / WSJ / R / NYT / B / AP *
ECB – ‘Monetary Fallacy? Deep Divisions Emerge over QE’ S
ECB – Bank of Japan raises the bar FT * *
ECB – Expected to delve into more dangerous markets FT * *
ECB – ‘Fails to Stress Banks Over the One Critical Variable It Controls: Inflation’ cfr *
EU – Eurozone lending conditions improve FT *
EU – A look at the 25 failing European banks r *
Pot – Proponents look to California after victories AP / NYT / r *
Pot – The Rush to Cash In Is Underway NYT
Pot – DEA ‘most interested’ in US investors in Canadian marijuana firms R *
Data Centers – In Booming Industry, Proximity Is Key WSJ *
Data Centers – Web Weapon: No-Frills Option WSJ *
Air – Lines Stock Surge in US Gets Help From Cheaper Oil B *
Air – Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Make Their Move on the US WSJ *
Shale – US: Saudis Go Back to the Future to Take on Rivals B
Shale – US: OPEC’s Weak Links Feeling Pain B / AP / WSJ
Shale – US: Boom Redraws Oil Routes as Alaskans Ship to Korea B
Shale – US: ‘Plays = jobs’ aei *
Shale – US: Split Decision by Voters on Local Fracking Bans NYT / WSJ / R / AP / WSJ
Shale – US: America’s Uneven Boost WSJ *
Shale – Canada: Falling Prices Hurt Some, Help Others WSJ
Shale – Canada: Newfoundland refinery swaps Iraqi crude for US R
Shale – China: Levies first fines for slow progress FT
Shale – Argentina: YPF seeks foreign partners FT / r * *
Ebola – Declines in Liberia WaPo *
Ebola – Number of People Under “Active Monitoring” in NYC Triples NBC
Ebola – US press not reporting cases until positive test forbes
Ebola – Researchers Seek Crucial Tool: A Fast, Finger-Prick Test NYT
Ebola – Race Is On to Detect Virus More Quickly WSJ
The 10 Longest Commercial Flights in the World reddit *
