Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Gaming<\/p>\n Russia \u2013 A Return to Cyprus, a Favorite Tax Haven DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n UK – Q4: ILO Unemployment Climbs Bolstering BOE Low-Rate Case; 7.2% from 7.1% \/ B<\/a> \/ r<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – 2013: Posts First Current-Account Surplus; +\u20ac1.2b from -\u20ac4.6b \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Dec: Wholesale trade tumble the latest data to disappoint; -1.4% \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Housing construction down 16.0% from -4.8% \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Housing permits fell for a third month; -5.4%, +2.4% yr \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: MBA mortgage applications fall; -4.1% \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: AIA Architecture Billings Index increases slightly; 50.4 from 48.5 \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Producer Prices Up With New Measure; +0.2% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q4: Consumer debt rises by most since 2007; +2.1% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Markets weigh risks of eurozone QE FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Stocks – Opportunities Lurk in Emerging Markets WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Fund Shifts Focus From Energy WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – A Return to Cyprus, a Favorite Tax Haven NYT<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Nine killed as Kiev descends into violence FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MNB – Hungary Cuts Key Rate Again WSJ<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Smaller businesses still struggle to find affordable funding FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Fed pushes on with new rules for overseas banks FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Housebuilders hurt by fall in sentiment FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – More weak economic data puts cracks in weather theory R<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Some Hot Housing Markets Cooled WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Home Sellers Return for Spring as Buyers Get Relief B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Lenders return to securitised mortgages FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Hedge Funds Preparing for $1t Property Bill B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Is Housing Unaffordable? It Depends on How You Chart It wsj<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Plains farmland holds value, but market soft R<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Pataki: Online gambling will fuel terrorism, organized crime CNBC<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Detroit Counting on Casino Cash WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – The Cheapest, Richest Casino in Macau WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Vietnam bets on loosening laws to lure high rollers R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Casino gambling faces long odds in Japan N<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Who gambles the most? e<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NAFTA – Clouds Emerge Ahead of Trade-Bloc Party WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Coffee jumps 10% on fund buying FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – China Fuels Australian Olive-Oil Rush WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Bumper profits threaten US ethanol support FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – The 21st century belongs to soybeans wapo<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Air – Obama set to order new fuel standards for US trucks WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Air – EPA Emission Rules Face Test at High Court WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Minimum wage rise may cost half million jobs, says CBO FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Personality by US region mr<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Gaming Russia \u2013 A Return to Cyprus, a Favorite Tax Haven US \u2013 More weak economic data puts cracks in weather theory Crops \u2013 The 21st century belongs to soybeans DATA POINTS UK – Q4: ILO Unemployment Climbs Bolstering BOE Low-Rate Case; 7.2% from 7.1% \/ B \/ r \/ r * […]<\/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\/44304"}],"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=44304"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44333,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44304\/revisions\/44333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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