Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Japan Economy<\/p>\n Currencies \u2013 Ruble: Russia pushes ahead with free float plans MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Jul: Export rebound offers hope for economic growth; +3.9% from -1.9% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Aussie: Central Bank Keeps Currency Intervention as Option WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Ruble: Russia pushes ahead with free float plans AFP<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Franc: Spells Headwinds for \u2018Made-in-Switzerland\u2019 Label B<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Pound: Gets Pounded WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Renminbi: Fights back as PBOC intervention subsides FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Economy shrinks as tax hike hits spending WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – GDP Slump Stirs Stimulus Talk WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Trade With China Set to Grow First Time in 3 Years WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – ‘Polarising PM Abe learns the long game’ R<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Changed economy helping Bank attain price goal N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Megabanks\u2019 $800b Cash Pile Shows Abe Task B<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Lenders Seek Out Riskier Borrowers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Two Good Omens for Housing Market NYT<\/a><\/p>\n US – AIA Billings Index “Highest Mark Since 2007” cr<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Construction Shifts Into Second Tier WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Home Price Growth Slowdown a Mixed Trend for Economy WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Home Size Levels Off, for Now at Least WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing Affordability Hits Six-Year Low wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Higher Housing Costs Aren\u2019t Likely to Fade Soon, Cleveland Fed Study Says wsj<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Rising Costs in Midsize Cities Take Bigger Bite Out of Income WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – ‘Record income gap fuels weakness’ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Battle scars FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pot – Hemp homecoming: Rebirth sprouts in Kentucky AP<\/a><\/p>\n Pot – Canola growers turn to more profitable hemp G&M<\/a><\/p>\n Pot – Next Gold Rush: Legal Marijuana Feeds Entrepreneurs\u2019 Dreams NYT<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Defense – Japan Military Shares Beats National Benchmark as Abe Beefs Up B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Defense – Putin Arouses European Tank Ambitions Dormant Since Cold War B<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Smartphone owners\u2019 appetite for new apps wanes FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Smartphone Add-Ons Offer Thermal Imaging WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Hopes Fade for Third Smartphone Ecosystem WSJ<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Rail – Canada Agency Cites Host of Factors for Quebec Disaster WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FP<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – Proposal Threatens to Aggravate Shortage of cars to Move Oil WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – Oil tankers, victim of US safety rules, also unwanted in Canada R<\/a> \/ <\/p>\n Rail – US Regulators Summon Two Operators Over Crop-Transport Delays WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – Slow pace of recovery stirs fear of future woes R<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mining – BHP Billiton\u2019s spin-off is a turning point for industry FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Oil – New World Order wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Iran Sidesteps Sanctions NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Turkey urges US to lift obstacles on Kurdish sales FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Permian light crude stranded as US exports begin to flow R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – US refiners face battle to prolong halcyon days FT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Mexico Outlines Plan to Open Fields to Private Companies WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Prices Tumble as Demand Flags WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Workers still wait for wage boost FT<\/a> \/ E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – ‘Not so cosmopolitan’ \/ N<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Dahala Khagrabari the only “counter-counter-enclave”: an island of India, inside a Bangladeshi village, which sits inside an Indian enclave in Bangladesh TLS<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Japan Economy Currencies \u2013 Ruble: Russia pushes ahead with free float plans US \u2013 Two Good Omens for Housing Market Pot \u2013 Hemp homecoming: Rebirth sprouts in Kentucky MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Jul: Export rebound offers hope for economic growth; 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