Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Tech Security<\/p>\n E-Cigs \u2013 Quality issues push production to US from China MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Apr: Inflation Quickens to Fastest Since 1991; 3.2% \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: Consumer spending down; -0.1% from +1.0% \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – May: UMich consumer sentiment down; 81.9 from 84.1 \/ R<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Mom and Pop Investors Return to Munis WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Investors borrow to boost returns FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Asia – Companies now need to reform E<\/a> \/ E<\/a> \/ E<\/a> \/ E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Military Rulers Make Policy Moves WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Coup won’t drive car firms, but rivals beckon R<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing on the Mend, Ever So Gradually NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Borrowers Tap Their Homes at a Hot Clip WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing Investors Settle Into a Holding Pattern WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing Recovery’s Missing Link: First-Time Buyers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Signs of a Suburban Comeback WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mortgage Probes Shift to Smaller Banks WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – The Most Expensive Places bi<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Construction Lending Climbs, Now Sits 66% Below Boom-Era Peak wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – A Growing Number Of American Homes Are Now ‘Obsolete’ bi<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Lose steam to larger vaporisers FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Scientists warn WHO not to classify as tobacco products R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Burning Insurance Question: Are ‘Vapers’ Smokers? WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Quality issues push production to US from China R<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Sweets makers work to keep names off products AP<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Security – China Hacking Is Deep and Diverse, Experts Say WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Security – US to Rev Up Hacking Fight WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Security – German fears of China cyber spying reinforced by US charges FT<\/a><\/p>\n Security – China Says US Also Engages in Hacking WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Security – China Suggests US fabricated evidence for cyberattacks R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Security – China Said to Study IBM Servers for Bank Security Risks B<\/a><\/p>\n Security – China Pulls Cisco Into Dispute on Cyberspying NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Security – China clamps down on US consulting groups FT<\/a><\/p>\n Security – Fears drive Palo Alto FT<\/a><\/p>\n Security – Tech Giants Try to Prevent Next Heartbleed nyt<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Privacy – Google bows to EU ruling FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US\/EU – Elections pose new threat to trade deal FT<\/a><\/p>\n US\/China – Washington prevails in WTO car case NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ X<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – OECD warns on trade slowdown FT<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Palladium – Global Auto Sales Help to Drive Demand WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – Bulls and bears split by rising supply FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – With London ‘fix’ under fire, China seeks bigger sway in trade R<\/a><\/p>\n Platinum – South Africa’s New Mining Minister Attempts to End Strike WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Platinum – Protracted strike pushes South Africa towards recession R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Carbon – EPA’s Approach to Spark Court Challenges WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Carbon – Rules threaten coal plants in West Virginia FT<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Google Maps’ impressive attention to detail kottke<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Tech Security E-Cigs \u2013 Quality issues push production to US from China US \u2013 Construction Lending Climbs, Now Sits 66% Below Boom-Era Peak Gold \u2013 With London \u2018fix\u2019 under fire, China seeks bigger sway in trade MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Apr: Inflation Quickens to Fastest Since 1991; 3.2% \/ R \/ […]<\/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\/46280"}],"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=46280"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46299,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46280\/revisions\/46299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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