Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mobiles<\/p>\n US \u2013 Housing recovery uneven across markets, study finds DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Mar: GfK consumers increasingly confident; 8.5 from 8.3 \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n UK – Q4: Growth unrevised; +0.7% was +0.7% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n South Africa – 2014: Cuts growth forecast; +2.7% was +3.0% \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Mexico – Jan: Biggest trade deficit since the recession; -$2.2b \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: New home sales hit five-and-a-half year high; +9.6%, +2.2% yr \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: MBA mortgage applications slip; -8.5% \/ R<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Long winter leaves dollar bulls shivering FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Renminbi slides to six-month low against the dollar FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – PBOC Engineered Yuan’s Decline WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Rupiah recovers despite Indonesia’s fragile economy N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Bitcoin exchange fears $400m theft FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Forecasts Weak Growth, Warns About Debt WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Moscow puts armed forces on alert FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Crimean Leader to Fight for Autonomy WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ ft<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Was Country Tapered? CFR<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – GNI per capita motw<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Turkey – Flee or Resign, Opposition Tells Erdogan Over Tape FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Boycott Bites Shares of Companies Tied to Prime Minister WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Venezuela – Protest Ranks Grow Broader NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ ft<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Kuroda: Japan getting on track towards reaching price target R<\/a> \/ ft<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – $12t corporate debt pushes up refunding costs, drives mergers R<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Home Prices in 2013 Notch Biggest Annual Gain Since 2005 WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing recovery uneven across markets, study finds R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Foreign appetite for properties remains strong FT<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Online – P&G’s Pact With Amazon Angers Target WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Smartphone Makers Aim at EMs With Low-End Devices WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – For Smartphones, Price Is the New X Factor WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Samsung Unveils Latest Galaxy Phone WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ nyt<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Samsung Builds Retail Clout in Europe, North America WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – BlackBerry to offer BBM to Windows Phone and Nokia X platforms FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ CBC<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Ford To Swap BlackBerry For Microsoft WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Microsoft Broadens Number of Makers of Windows Phones WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Nokia Unveils Its First Android Phone WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Sony Tries to Crack Smartphone Market WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – HTC Unveils New Mid-Tier Device WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Flagship smartphones compared \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Chip Makers Vie to Power Faster Networks WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – AT&T Eyes Flexibility, Cost Savings With New Network Design WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Ericsson Expands on IBM\u2019s Turf With Services Push B<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – WhatsApp in voice threat to telecoms sector FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Two Chinese Companies Form Alliance WSJ<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Monsanto at centre of intensifying debate on food FT<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Big Data Comes to the Farm, Sowing Mistrust WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Grain traders\u2019 profits hit as US farmers hoard corn FT<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Australia offers aid to farmers as drought bites FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Thailand\u2019s rice mountain offers grain of hope to neighbors FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Oats Stuck in Canada Clog the Market WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Number of US farms declines, farmers getting older AP<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – Japan Sees Key Role WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MERS – Camels Linked to Spread of Virus in People NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ mers<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Age Distribution for Scientific Genius plotly<\/a> \/ ilc<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mobiles US \u2013 Housing recovery uneven across markets, study finds Crops \u2013 Number of US farms declines, farmers getting older MERS \u2013 Camels Linked to Spread of Virus in People DATA POINTS Germany – Mar: GfK consumers increasingly confident; 8.5 from 8.3 \/ AP UK – Q4: Growth unrevised; +0.7% was +0.7% […]<\/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\/44470"}],"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=44470"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44505,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44470\/revisions\/44505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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