Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Natural Gas<\/p>\n China \u2013 14% of urban jobs are in real estate MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – May: HSBC Manufacturing PMI Rises; 49.7 from 48.1 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – May: Markit PMI Slows Slightly, Boosting Case for ECB Action; 53.9 from 54.0 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ m<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n UK – Q1: Consumers Drive Recovery; +0.8% from +0.7% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: Existing Home Sales Rise For First Time in 2014; +1.3, -6.8% yr \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ r<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: ConfBd posts gain; +0.4% from +1.0% \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Jobless Claims Rise; +28k to 326k \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n States – Revenues still not at pre-recession levels in 26 of 50 R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n States – Property-Tax Collections Rising at Fastest Pace Since Crash B<\/a> \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Officials Troubled by Housing Weakness NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Is Bernanke Secretly Still Conducting Monetary Policy? bi<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobile Payments – Revolution is still to take off FT<\/a> \/ bi<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Moody’s Cuts View on Property Sector WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n China – Property Developers Feeling Squeeze WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – 14% of urban jobs are in real estate q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Property slowdown spells trouble for Asia bonds FT<\/a><\/p>\n China – ‘Real estate is in real trouble’ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – ‘Housing market not to crash’ X<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Media – Netflix to launch in six more European countries this year R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Media – Redbox Tries to Break Out of Its Box WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Google – EU Antitrust Chief Casts Doubt on Deal Over Rivals\u2019 Links NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Google – ‘EU Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy’ S<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Google – Plans to spend up to $30b on foreign acquisitions FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ wsj<\/a><\/p>\n Google – Pips Apple in popularity FT<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Expect Overcapacity In Container Shipping Until 2017: Maersk CEO WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Lead – Poised for polish and price shift FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – Poised for price rise on Indonesia export ban FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – Glencore hits out at rivals\u2019 output growth FT<\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Miner Freeport Pressured by Water Costs as Prices Slide WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Indian Investors Sell WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – China and Russia sign deal FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ RT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Why Putin needs the Gazprom deal ft<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – China’s Deal with Russia Could Benefit Rest of Asia WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – EU Urges Russia Not to Disrupt Flows to Ukraine WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – EU Outlines Plans to Wean Itself Off Russian Supplies WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Pipeline through Bulgaria tests EU resolve on Russia MW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Lithuania Hopes to Break Free of Russian Monopoly NYT<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Japan Looks to Stay on Tap for Russian Energy WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n UK – Better training for low paid key to productivity, think-tank says FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n UK – Labour market in charts ft<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – AstraZeneca battles to shore up support for Pfizer rejection FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – US healthcare law encourages drug M&A FT<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Periodic table distorted by how abundant each element is on earth cp<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Natural Gas China \u2013 14% of urban jobs are in real estate States \u2013 Revenues still not at pre-recession levels in 26 of 50 Fed \u2013 Is Bernanke Secretly Still Conducting Monetary Policy? 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