Today’s Issue Cluster: Mining
Germany – May: Trade surplus contracts -7.9%; exports -1.8%, imports -0.1% / AFP
US – Jun: Payrolls rebound; +287k from +11k / R / FT / WSJ / B / NYT
Asia – China Slowdown Hits Nearby Economies Hardest B * * *
Asia – Startups Hit by Venture-Capital Slowdown WSJ *
Asia – Japan Shifts Investment From China to Asean B *
Asia – Growing wealth spawns new health challenges N * *
Philippines – Fun and games are serious business for outsourcing industry N *
Philippines – For Filipinos Abroad, Home Is Calling WSJ *
Philippines – Companies start to spread their wings FT * *
Vietnam – Japan looks south as China labor costs soar FT
Vietnam – Economy Is an EM Standout B *
Vietnam – New leaders grapple with debt FT *
Thailand – Sagging economy is adding to discontent with the junta N *
Singapore – Leads HK in race to be Asia’s fintech hub R
Singapore – No Longer Shoppers’ Paradise B * *
Indonesia – Faces coal bust R *
Indonesia – Widodo gets second wind for reforms N * *
Asia – Vested interests are taking the shine off democracy N * *
Philippines – As Duterte Takes Office, Filipinos Divided on ‘Dirty Harry’ WSJ *
Philippines – Duterte Pushes Regional Autonomy to Quell Insurgencies WSJ *
Philippines – Fist of iron E * *
Philippines – Signs point to continued growth under Duterte N *
Textiles – Terrorism threatens ‘world’s sewing factory’ N *
Textiles – Fast-Fashion Castoffs Fuel Global Recycling Network WSJ *
Games – Tencent Begins Distributing Supercell’s ‘Clash Royale’ in China WSJ *
Games – Console makers defy predictions of doom FT *
Gold – Miners rise on investor search for haven assets FT
Gold – Global Rise in Investor Angst B *
Silver – Sets the pace as precious metals surge after Brexit FT *
Silver – Highest level in two years FT / WSJ *
Silver – Miner Sees Price Surging Ninefold on Gadgets B * *
Iron – Big China steelmakers eye merger FT *
Diamonds – Industry in the rough E *
Asian Population by State blog *
