Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Retail<\/p>\n DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n UK – Dec: Retail Sales Post Surprise Surge; +2.6%, +5.3% yr \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nov: JOLTS Job Openings Little Changed; 4.0m \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Dec: Builders Begin Work on More Homes Than Forecast; -9.8% \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q4: NMHC Apartment Market Conditions Softer; 41 from 46 \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Dec: Industrial output up; +0.3% \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: UMich consumer sentiment dips; 80.4 from 82.5 \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Treasuries – Poised for jump in foreign inflows FT<\/a> \/ *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Treasuries – China, Japan Boost Bond Buying to Record Highs WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Munis – US urged to examine oversight of $4t bond market FT<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Global growth outlook \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Protests Wane Despite Calls to Shut Down Bangkok NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Explosion hits Bangkok protesters, wounding dozens AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Turmoil Bruising Economy Spurs Pressure for Second Rate Cut B<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Shadow banks face major test FT<\/a><\/p>\n US – Competition for banking business lurks in the shadows FT<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Record house prices and low interest rates fuel fears of a bubble FT<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Breaches: Neiman Marcus Intrusion Went Undetected From July to December NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Breaches: Target intrusion appears to be part of broader scam AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – China: Lux Loses luster in China as wealthy flee R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – US: Shopping Spree Is Over For Investors in Stocks WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – US: Stores Confront New World of Reduced Shopper Traffic WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – UK: Brick-and-Mortar Legacies Weigh Heavily as Shoppers Surge to the Web R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Japan: Will acquisitions dot the i’s for Seven & i? N<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Autos – EU Car Sales Continue to Decline WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Global Sales by Region \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cloud – IBM plans rapid expansion FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Coins: Change for a Nickel? US Mint is Weighing It WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Aluminum: Premiums hit record high on tight physical market FT<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Steel: Makers must step on gas to keep car work FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Air – EU Climate Targets to Stop Short of Ambitions WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Pollution makes some ponder emigration CD<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Here Are Some Great Things About Toxic Air According to China TV Time<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Biggest Emitter China Best on Climate Because of Its Political System, UN Says B<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Tech – Merrill Lynch: Long Robots, Short Humans ft<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Tech – Google zooms in on smart contact lenses FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Diet – US Eating Habits Take a Healthier Turn, Study Finds WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Eyeing the Academy Award nominees e<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Retail DATA POINTS UK – Dec: Retail Sales Post Surprise Surge; +2.6%, +5.3% yr \/ WSJ \/ B US – Nov: JOLTS Job Openings Little Changed; 4.0m \/ cr * US – Dec: Builders Begin Work on More Homes Than Forecast; -9.8% \/ B \/ R \/ WSJ * US – Q4: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43287"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43312,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43287\/revisions\/43312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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