Today’s Issue Cluster: US Labor
EU – Lagarde Ponders Beijing-Based IMF
Livestock – Virus Killing 8m Pigs
Carbon – Chinese official plays down emission cut expectations
Japan – Q1: Economy Grew More Than Initially Estimated; +6.7% was +5.9% / B / WSJ / AP / R / b *
China – May: Exports Up; +7.0% from +0.9% / WSJ / B / FT / AP / R / b *
Euro – Withstands ECB’s easing onslaught FT *
EU – The Challenge of Measuring the Shadow Economy WSJ *
EU – German Central Bank Lifts Economic Growth Projection WSJ *
EU – Private-Sector Oriented Countries Delivering Strongest Growth WSJ *
EU – Juncker row reveals Germany’s frustration with UK FT / FT / FT
EU – Berlin Divided in Spat over Commmission S *
EU – Lagarde Ponders Beijing-Based IMF B
ECB – €400b in cheap bank loans ‘star of show’ FT / WSJ / AP / R / WSJ *
EU – Litigation risk is increasing r *
EU – Weak banks are squeezing the life out of Italian economy E *
Uber – Gets an Uber-Valuation WSJ / FT / R / B * * *
Air – United Continental Struggles to Stabilize WSJ *
Air – Low-Cost Carriers Threaten Long-Haul Business of Big Rivals WSJ
Air – US Proposes Requiring Airlines to Disclose More Fees WSJ / NYT *
Air – Mergers have resulted in service cuts *
Livestock – Virus Killing 8m Pigs B / R / R / r *
Livestock – Young-Cattle Futures Surge in Sign of Higher Beef Prices Ahead WSJ *
Livestock – ‘Pink Slime’ Makes Comeback as Beef Prices Spike WSJ *
Carbon – Cost of US cuts likely to be modest, analysts say FT
Carbon – Feds could impose air plan on Arizona AP / NYT *
Carbon – Texas Program Lures Climate Skeptics B *
Carbon – Obama’s green gamble E * *
Carbon – Chinese official plays down emission cut expectations R
US – Jobs Return to Peak, but Quality Lags WSJ / FT / AP *
US – Unemployment rate held steady at 6.3% / r *
US – Payrolls and ISM employment index / r *
US – Unemployment rates by race, ethnicity / r *
US – UE duration down, discouraged down, participation rate steady / r *
US – New- and re-entrants / r *
US – Recovery Charts / cr / cr * *
US – Taking Longer After Each Recession To Get Back to Normal / wsj *
US – American and European Job Markets Take Different Paths NYT *
US – Labor market participation / r *
US – Labor force participation down while UK’s is up ManInst * *
US – Labor market participation on long-term downward trend cr *
US – For Those Out of Work, Scant Optimism in Finding the Next Job wsj *
US – More Gloom for the Long-Term Unemployed wsj * *
US – Beveridge curve, December 2000–March 2014 BLS*
US – Factory-Job Rebound Produces Winners, Losers WSJ * *
US – Govt Jobs: Slow Hiring + More Retirements = Tepid Recovery wsj * *
US – Weak Wages Pose Threat to Liftoff for Economy WSJ *
The league table of attendance at sporting events e *
