Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Canada<\/p>\n TV \u2013 Subscriptions Fall for First Time as Viewers Cut the Cord DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NZ – Q4: Growth Exceeds 3% as Wheeler Set to Keep Raising Rates; +3.1% from +3.3% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: NAR existing home sales edge down; -0.4% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: ConfBd Leading Indicators Rose; +0.5% from +0.1% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: Philly Fed factory activity index jumps; +9.0 from -6.3 \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Jobless Claims Rise; +5k to 320k \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Canada – How low will inflation go? Perhaps too low for comfort CBC<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – ‘Middle class is getting richer, a lot richer’ FP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – ‘Don\u2019t worry about skyrocketing household debt’ q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – The more the merrier E<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Merkel Declares G-8 Defunct FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia R<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – EU considers effect of more Russian sanctions FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Prospect of tough sanctions on Russians hits City realpolitik FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Banks with most exposure to Russian assets \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – If History Is a Guide, Crimeans\u2019 Celebration May Be Short-Lived NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – UK urges EU to cut energy reliance on Russia FT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Europe turning to North America to wean itself off Russian energy FP<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Yellen rate-rise stumble confuses markets FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ nyt<\/a> \/ bi<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n BOC – Poloz Sees ‘Soft’ Growth WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Reaches Deal on Bank-Failure Bill FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n US – Riskier corporate loans make US comeback FT<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Lumber – Canadian National Won’t Move More Until Backlog Clears WSJ<\/a> \/ FP<\/a><\/p>\n Lumber – Oregon program would pay timber-lot owners for the carbon their trees absorb AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Lumber – US Company Eyes $1.5b in Australian Timber WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Lumber – Illegal Loggers Tap Australian Prize WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TV – Subscriptions Fall for First Time as Viewers Cut the Cord B<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Planes – FAA says Boeing 787’s design, manufacture safe WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Planes – EU Vote Raises Doubts Over Chinese Airbus Orders WSJ<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – China\u2019s big three online rivals are transforming inefficient sectors of the economy FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Investors Blame Bankers for Japan Display Flop WSJ<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Toll rises as Vancouver port strike drags on G&M<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – Canada energy sector wary of legislation G&M<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – Canada to make it easier to shut down problem roads R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Energy East benefits overblown, report says CBC<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Energy – How much oil does Canada export to US? EIA<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cocoa – A Sour Bean Sweetens Supply WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Cocoa – Ants Impacting Chocolate Supply bi<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Wage costs rise for the first time in 9 months R<\/a> \/ m<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Half of US adults 40 to 75 eligible for statins AP<\/a><\/p>\n Tech – DNA Test Detects Colon Cancer at Higher Rate, Study Finds WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n A Russian Prediction for US Separatism: “The Divided States of America” Komsomolskaya Pravda<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Canada TV \u2013 Subscriptions Fall for First Time as Viewers Cut the Cord EZ \u2013 Wage costs rise for the first time in 9 months Pharma \u2013 Half of US adults 40 to 75 eligible for statins DATA POINTS NZ – Q4: Growth Exceeds 3% as Wheeler Set to Keep Raising Rates; […]<\/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\/44993"}],"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=44993"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45025,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44993\/revisions\/45025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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