Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Energy Transport<\/p>\n Coffee \u2013 Fungus Cripples Coffee Across Central America MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Apr: HSBC Services PMI Falls; 51.4 from 51.9 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ m<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Mar: Factory orders drop unexpectedly; -2.8% from -0.9% \/ AP<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q1: Productivity fell; -1.7% from +2.3% \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Credit ratings r<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – OECD Cuts Forecast for 2014 Growth WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – Evolution of 2014 Bloomberg Consensus GDP Forecasts by Region \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – Evolution of specific countries’ 2014 Bloomberg Consensus GDP Forecast \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Countries slow race to bottom on tax competition FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – Switzerland pledges to lift veil on tax secrecy FT<\/a><\/p>\n World – Singapore completes US tax evasion deal FT<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Banks binge on capital to avoid stress test failure FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Credit Squeeze in Euro Zone Eased in First Quarter, Says ECB WSJ<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HK – Property Developers Try Discounts WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Is it time to cash in on the region\u2019s casino investment game? FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Junket Figure’s Disappearance Shakes Macau Industry WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Nearly Two Dozen Groups Seek New York Casino Licenses NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Alibaba – Launches US IPO FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Europe stuck with Russian gas dependence, say G7 ministers R<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – How Germany Could End Russian Gas Dependency S<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Russia\u2019s South Stream divides EU FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Gazprom: Eastern promises FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Gazprom cannot afford another supply shut-off to Ukraine FT<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Gazprom Pushes Ahead With New Pipeline WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Russia forges ahead with project skirting Ukraine ft<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Senate Democrats Weigh Vote Backing Keystone FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Keystone Future Hinges on 19th-Century Railroad Reforms B<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Keystone emissions amount to a fraction of what U.S. cows release into the atmosphere wapo<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – How Obama Shocked Harper B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – What’s behind the rising opposition to Canada’s big projects CBC<\/a> \/ CBC<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Alberta: Ottawa needs to step up efforts for Northern Gateway B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Alberta Clipper expansions struggle in Keystone pipeline\u2019s shadow R<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Plan to export Canadian crude via US port FT<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Canada Finds China Option No Easy Answer to Keystone Snub B<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – Oil-train wreck brings demands for more regulation AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – California\u2019s Oil Refiners Double Volumes B<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – BASF Looks to Ride US Shale Boom WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – NEB figures show Canada oil exports by rail up 900% CP<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Gap Between Canadian, US Prices Narrows WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Coffee – Fungus Cripples Coffee Across Central America NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coffee – Vietnam to Uproot Old Trees WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Labor market slack: \u201cstructural\u201d vs \u201ccyclical\u201d ft<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Bayer Bulks Up Its Medicine Chest With Merck Brands WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Sweden offers cautionary tale to UK over potential Pfizer deal FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Drugs pipeline under microscope FT<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – The Research Race to Make Drugs More Efficient WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n These Backpacks For Cows Collect Their Gas And Store It For Energy fastco<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Energy Transport Coffee \u2013 Fungus Cripples Coffee Across Central America US \u2013 Labor market slack: \u201cstructural\u201d vs \u201ccyclical\u201d Gaming \u2013 Nearly Two Dozen Groups Seek New York Casino Licenses MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Apr: HSBC Services PMI Falls; 51.4 from 51.9 \/ WSJ \/ m * Germany – Mar: Factory orders […]<\/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\/45875"}],"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=45875"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45898,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45875\/revisions\/45898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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