Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Autos<\/p>\n Ukraine \u2013 Russia Economy Worsens Even Before Sanctions Hit DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Mar: Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Since 2011; 37.5 from 38.5 \/ B<\/a> \/ K<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Apr: Reuters Tankan business mood up, outlook clouded by tax hike; 25 from 18 \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Mar: Producer Prices Lower Than Expected; -0.3%, -0.9% yr \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Mar: Inflation Rate Rebounds on Energy; 1.5% from 1.1% \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ CBC<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: Philly Fed manufacturing index picks up; 16.6 from 9.0 \/ MW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Applications for jobless aid up; +2k to 304k \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EMs – Bond investors parse the frontier story FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EMs – Cash Returns to Asia WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Slowdown Likely to Spur Stimulus, Not Reforms WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n China – $90b credit squeeze FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Now the world’s 3rd biggest foreign investor \/ wef<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – EU sanctions push on Russia falters amid big business lobbying FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russia Economy Worsens Even Before Sanctions Hit NYT<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Economy Thawing Out, ‘Beige Book’ Finds WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Big Banks Ramp Up Business Lending WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Makers Renew Efforts to Woo First-Time Buyers in China WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – China Hunts Down \u2018Zombies\u2019 in Effort to Fix Failed Policies B<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Chinese-brand cars lose traction at home FT<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – China\u2019s Embrace of Foreign Cars NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – China\u2019s car joint ventures aren\u2019t built to last r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Purifying Air for China’s Car Makers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – BMW takes China sales drive on the road FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Ford’s SUVs Propel Its China Gains WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Nissan’s Datsun relaunch seen as key N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Can New Hyundai Sonata Match Predecessor? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – EU car sales upturn fails to halt price war R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – French and Italian carmakers make up lost ground in Europe FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Porsche’s 2013 Operating Profit Nearly Matched VW’s WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Porsche’s success looms over Maserati sales push R<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – GM’s Opel Could Break Even Ahead of Schedule WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Car sales discounts threaten European market recovery FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – EU Slaps Fines on Car, Truck Bearings Makers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – UK Car Demand Hits 10-Year High in March WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – UK car industry revs up fight against EU exit FT<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Huge hit to jobs as automotive manufacturing ends in Australia ABC<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Red light in Brazil auto market raises risk of a pile-up R<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Cadillac Test Drivers Warned of Ignition Switches Turning Off in 2006 WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Ram Pickup Makes Its Move Against GM, Ford in US WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – Does Tesla Really Need a $5b Battery? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Google – Shares dip 5% as earnings disappoint FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ IBD<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Google – Axel Springer accuses of seeking digital \u2018superstate\u2019 FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Rebounds After a Beating WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n UK – Wages rise above inflation after six-year squeeze FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Nasal Spray Holds Hope in Fighting Flu Epidemic NYT<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The Border Between Yankee and Red Sox Nation hsac<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Autos Ukraine \u2013 Russia Economy Worsens Even Before Sanctions Hit Google – Axel Springer accuses of seeking digital \u2018superstate\u2019 Pharma \u2013 Nasal Spray Holds Hope in Fighting Flu Epidemic DATA POINTS Japan – Mar: Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Since 2011; 37.5 from 38.5 \/ B \/ K Japan – Apr: Reuters […]<\/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\/45554"}],"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=45554"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45571,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45554\/revisions\/45571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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