7 April 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Nuclear

BOJ – Fast Approaching the Quantitative Limits of Quantitative Easing
IOT – Nest May Offer Revolv Owners Compensation
Crops – Corn Slumps After US Plantings Forecast Exceeds Estimates


MAJOR DATA POINTS

US – Week: Jobless claims fall; -9k to 267k / R / WSJ


MARKETS



ECONOMICS



POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY

Fed – Leaning Against Rate Rise in April WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B *

Fed – Cautious Approach on April Raises Stakes for June B / WSJ * *

BOJ – Yen’s surge casts shadow over recovery ambitions FT / B / FT / FT *

BOJ – Fast Approaching the Quantitative Limits of Quantitative Easing B *


FINANCE

Japan – Rebounding Yen poses a risk to ‘Abenomics’ WSJ *


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION

Japan – Why Economy Is Laboring WSJ *


SERVICES

Retail – Alibaba Surpasses Walmart zh *

Retail – Walmart is slashing prices and innovating FT * *

Retail – Amazon Struts Its Fashion Sense WSJ *


MANUFACTURING



TECH

Mobiles – Huawei Smartphone to Challenge Apple and Samsung WSJ *

Mobiles – Xiaomi misses 80m sales target by 10m WSJ *

Mobiles – With Galaxy S7, Samsung seen rediscovering its mojo R

Mobiles – BlackBerry’s Handsets Are Stuck on Hold WSJ *

Mobiles – Sharp, Under Foxconn, Aims to Excel in Smartphone Displays WSJ *

IOT – Nest May Offer Revolv Owners Compensation tt *

IOT – Smart-Home Gadgets Still a Hard Sell WSJ


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES

Crops – Fertilizer price declines hit M&A among nutrient groups FT * *

Crops – US farmers stampede into corn despite low prices FT *

Crops – Corn Slumps After US Plantings Forecast Exceeds Estimates B *

Crops – Banks press palm oil growers over environmental standards FT

Crops – Coconuts Go Upscale WSJ *

Crops – Chinese shell out for peanuts while US inventories at record high FT * *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Nuclear – Japan’s restart stymied by courts FT / AFP

Nuclear – Japan utility to scrap reactor over heavy safety costs AFP

Nuclear – Five years after Fukushima E *

Nuclear – EDF’s French plant faces years of further delay FT

Nuclear – EDF’s troubles rooted in caution FT *

Nuclear – Amid a Graying Fleet of Plants, a Hunt for Solutions NYT

Nuclear – Percentage of electricity by US state PopMech *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Most common currency names in the world motw *


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