Today’s Issue Cluster: Shale
Puerto Rico – Shippers push back in battle over import costs
Japan – Chinese Descend on Property Market, Pushing Prices Up
Cigs – Smoking rates still rising in many countries, even some in the rich world
Canada – Jun: Sheds jobs; -6,400 from +58,900 / CBC / FP / G&M *
US – May: Wholesale inventories rise; +0.8% / R
Yen – Rally fuelled by fears of China turmoil spilling over FT * * *
Japan – Abe counting on growing way out of fiscal mess N * *
Japan – Tankan shows effects of Chinese buying spree N *
Japan – Travel balance turns positive 1st time in 55 years N *
Puerto Rico – Pain Is Tied to Minimum Wage WSJ *
Puerto Rico – Shippers push back in battle over import costs R *
BOJ – Is quantitative easing putting solvency at risk? N *
Japan – Chinese Descend on Property Market, Pushing Prices Up B
Japan – Tokyo is Asia’s hottest investment destination N *
Japan – Population slide set to accelerate FT
Japan – Women in the workforce FT * * * *
Cigs – Smoking rates still rising in many countries, even some in the rich world E *
Cigs – Hawaii Raises Smoking Age To 21 / dv *
Crops – Cereals: El Niño hits Asian and African production FT
Crops – Wheat: Concerns over US winter harvest may boost low prices AP
Crops – Corn: Ukraine set to become top exporter to China FT *
Crops – Rice: Asia prices poised to climb as drought deepens N *
Crops – Rice: Myanmar hungry to become top exporter again N *
Shale – Has been stymied by Saudi Arabia, says Shell CEO FT *
Shale – Drillers’ Safety Net Is Vanishing B *
Shale – Refracking Is the New Fracking B * *
Shale – US industry has a future; many firms do not E * * *
Shale – US equity sales slow FT * *
Shale – PA Governor and Fracking Sector Face Off WSJ *
Shale – NY farmer group proposes fracking using propane AP
Shale – UK fracking boom hits northern setback FT / WSJ / NYT / FT
The Tour De France Used To Be Way Longer dv *
