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\nToday\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mobile Payments<\/p>\n
Ukraine \u2013 \u2018Russia Plotting for Influence, Not Invasion, Analysts Say\u2019
\nTTP \u2013 Japan mulls slashing US beef tariffs
\nOil \u2013 Houston Fills With Crude That Can\u2019t Be Shipped Out
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\nChina – Mar: Exports Fall Again; -6.6% from -18.1% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Japan – Feb: Core machinery orders down; -8.8%, +10.8% yr \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ K<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Australia – Mar: Surprise unemployment drop as 18k jobs added; 5.8% from 6.1% \/ B<\/a> \/ ABC<\/a> \/ Aus<\/a><\/p>\n
Germany – 2014: Economists up growth forecast; +1.9% was +1.8% \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n
UK – Mar: RICS House-Price Growth Quickens as Home Shortage Boosts Values; 57 from 47 \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n
Canada – Feb: New home prices rise; +0.2% from +0.3% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n
US – Week: Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Level Since May 2007; -32k to 300k \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
US – Mar: Import prices rise on surge in food costs; +0.6% from +0.9% \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nBonds – Big Hedge Funds Roll Dice on Puerto Rico Debt WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Bonds – Rate rise fears stoke EU floating rate revival FT<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nWorld – IMF Trims Global Economic Growth Forecast WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – Difference in 2014 Bloomberg Consensus GDP Forecasts from 1\/1\/13 \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – The productivity tightrope \/ N<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nPOLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Ukraine – Europe in jeopardy as Putin threatens to cut gas FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n
Ukraine – ‘Russia Plotting for Influence, Not Invasion, Analysts Say’ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n
Ukraine – Russia\u2019s First-Quarter Capital Outflows Largest Since Late 2008 B<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nMONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Fed – Debate on scrapping 6.5% jobless threshold FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nMobile – Lenders Place Their Bets WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Banks Make Smartphone Connection WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Smartphone payments app gets banks\u2019 backing FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Incentives are coming for payments by phones AP<\/a> \/ nyt<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Retailers push into crowded payment market R<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Soon more smartphones than bank accounts q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – China banking war heats up with launch of online investment app FT<\/a> \/ CD<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Banking faces disruptive tech challenge from players like Google, Apple Aus<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Apple Pushes Deeper Into Mobile Payments WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile – Amazon to Offer Kindle Checkout System to Physical Retailers WSJ<\/a>
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\nUK – London homes surge to record price gap with rest of country FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
UK – Construction PMI Maintains Top Spot \/ b<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nF&B – Coke Sticks to Its Strategy While Soda Sales Slide WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nMANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Autos – Big Car Makers in Race to Recall WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Autos – Washington ordeal for boss of \u2018new GM\u2019 FT<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nPCs – Computer Shipments Declined Again in First Quarter WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
PCs – End of Windows XP support spells trouble for some AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a>
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\nTRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
TTIP – Transatlantic trade deal draws public scepticism FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
TTP – Japan mulls slashing US beef tariffs N<\/a> \/ K<\/a> \/ R<\/a>
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\nSteel – China’s Robust Metal Imports Defy Slowdown WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Steel – Iron-Ore Bear Market Deepens as Aussie Mines Expand B<\/a><\/p>\n
Steel – Global demand to slow as Chinese economy cools FT<\/a> \/ m<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Steel – Europe\u2019s makers remain under pressure despite rising demand FT<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Stocks slide at US hub hits physical traders FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Houston Fills With Crude That Can\u2019t Be Shipped Out B<\/a> \/ alpha<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nLABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
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\nNew Way To Determine If That Milk Carton Is Still Fresh bi<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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