Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Japan<\/p>\n DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Mar: Reuters Tankan business mood steady but seen weakening; 31 from 30 \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Jan: Current Account Surplus Reaches Record High; +\u20ac25b from +\u20ac20b \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Canada Feb: Inflation exceeds forecast; 1.1% from 1.5% \/ R<\/a> \/ FP<\/a> \/ CBC<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Jan: Retail sales rise better-than-expected; +1.3% \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Yen – BOJ stimulus hesitance feeds currency bulls FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Stocks – Foreign Investors Rush to Sell Japanese Holdings WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Tests Begin to Mount for Abe WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Central-Bank Chief Defends Consumption-Tax Rise WSJ<\/a> \/ IBD<\/a> \/ N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Companies rediscovering appetite for loans N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Pension giant: Risk on E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – What if Export Boom Never Shows Up? wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Foreign Buyers Have a Yen for Tokyo Real Estate WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Big cities emerge from land-price deflation FT<\/a> \/ K<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Property price rises provide firmer ground for inflation FT<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Broader EU Sanctions on Russia Could Hurt Europe’s Economy WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – US companies urge restraint on Russia sanctions FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Links with Putin made Bank Rossiya prime US sanctions target FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Impact on Western banks ft<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – London has more to lose than most E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – S&P Cuts Outlook on Russia to Negative from Stable WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russia threatens to raise gas prices as Kiev signs EU deal FT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – EU Readies Natural-Gas Plan to Cut Reliance on Russia in Months B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russia wants a divided country E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Yellen puts Treasury markets on edge FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Fed ‘Stress Test’ Results: 29 of 30 Big Banks Could Weather Big Shock WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a>B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing Recovery Hits Hurdles WSJ<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Carmakers predict plunging sales on Japan tax increase FT<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Nissan snubs Japan, giving India a Go N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Air – Lufthansa Pilots Vote in Support of Strike WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Budget Lines Spur Shrinking Japan to Travel B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Despite a recent tragedy, air flights are getting safer e<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Pilot Shortage Adds to Regional Airlines’ Woes BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Thousands Extra for a Few Inches of Legroom on Long Flights WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Stocks Are Looking Up Again WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Indonesia export ban turns nickel from dog to star FT<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Storage Tanks WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n DMs – Developed Country Wage Growth Picks Up WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n EMs – Slumping Fertility Rates in Developing Countries Spark Labor Worries WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Demog – Japan: Elephant in the Room–Births vs. Deaths \/ b<\/A> *<\/a><\/p>\n Demog – Japan: Abe Funds Last-Chance Saloon to Arrest Drop in Births B<\/a><\/p>\n Demog – Japan: Immigrants eyed as a key to maintaining population level AS<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n When each country formed into it\u2019s current state motw<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Japan DATA POINTS Japan – Mar: Reuters Tankan business mood steady but seen weakening; 31 from 30 \/ R * EZ – Jan: Current Account Surplus Reaches Record High; +\u20ac25b from +\u20ac20b \/ WSJ Canada Feb: Inflation exceeds forecast; 1.1% from 1.5% \/ R \/ FP \/ CBC Canada – Jan: Retail […]<\/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\/45026"}],"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=45026"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45053,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45026\/revisions\/45053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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