Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Japan<\/p>\n EMs \u2013 \u2018Fragile Five\u2019 Is the Latest Club of Emerging Nations in Turmoil DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Feb: GfK Consumer Sentiment Reaches Six-Year High; 8.2 from 7.7 \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Dec: Industrial output quickest in more than four years; +2.6% from -0.8% \/ FT<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Portugal: Sets course for \u2018clean\u2019 bailout exit FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EMs – \u2018Fragile Five\u2019 Is the Latest Club of Emerging Nations in Turmoil NYT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Is Abenomics Misguided? Officials Not Ready to Concede wsj<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Abe Stresses Resolve to Sustain Growth WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – China rejects Abe\u2019s WW1 comparison with Pacific tensions FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – No Longer an Export Powerhouse wsj<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Canon to Return Some Production to Japan WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Government Stimulus Lifts Economy NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Abe Eyes Land-Price Reflation to Spur Construction Boom B<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Bond market signals lack of inflation faith FT<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – M&A: rising sum FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – New savings accounts could be game changers FT<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Can Rising Property Values Spur Spending? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Easing may not compensate for Federal Reserve\u2019s taper FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n TCMB – Turkey Raises Overnight Lending Rate to 12% WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n SARB – South Africa Follows Emerging Markets in Raising Key Rate WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n EMs – Impact of Rate Decisions Fades Fast FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Government Holds to Plans for Voting WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ E<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Bank reforms set out to reduce complexity and curb speculation FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Banks Show Signs of Healing WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Consumer – Japanese diaper makers are fighting a new competitor: Chinese diaper pirates q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Consumer – No easy money in skin care for fashion brands R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Consumer – L’Or\u00e9al Pulls Garnier Brand From China WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Consumer – A vigorous competition among sportswear-makers e<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Netflix – Gears Up to Expand in Europe WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Netflix – And the future of television NYer<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Auto – A Cooling of Americans’ Love Affair With Cars WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Auto – \u201cPeak travel\u201d theory hitting a few bumps q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Auto – Traffic Forecasts \/ mr<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cocoa – Bulls in the ascendant as supply tightens FT<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Fracking Boom Keeps Home Heating Bills in Check WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Demog – Japan: How nation stood up to old age FT<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pareidolia update: Hungry helicopter eats delicious soldiers kottke<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Japan EMs \u2013 \u2018Fragile Five\u2019 Is the Latest Club of Emerging Nations in Turmoil Netflix \u2013 And the future of television Auto \u2013 \u201cPeak travel\u201d theory hitting a few bumps? DATA POINTS Germany – Feb: GfK Consumer Sentiment Reaches Six-Year High; 8.2 from 7.7 \/ WSJ SK – Dec: Industrial output quickest […]<\/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\/43623"}],"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=43623"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43647,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43623\/revisions\/43647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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