Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Africa<\/p>\n US \u2013 \u2018Criminalising the American company\u2019 MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Jul: Core Inflation Rate Stays Steady; 3.3% from 3.3% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Jul: Industrial production rises slightly; +0.2%, -0.9% yr \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Jul: Worrying inflation sags again; 0.3% from 0.4% \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil – Q2: Economy slips into a recession; -0.6% from -0.2% \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jul: Consumer Spending Declines; -0.1% from +0.4% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Aug: UMich consumer sentiment rises; 82.5 from 81.8 \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – \u2018Fragile Five\u2019: Back under pressure FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Peso: Argentina’s Low Foreign Reserves Hit WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Rouble: Hits record low against the dollar FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Rouble: Weakness aids Russian metals groups Rusal and Evraz FT<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Rupee: India Central Bank Seen Intervening to Weaken WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Won: Current Account Surplus Adds Pressure B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Yen: BOJ Pushing for Greater Global Role WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Franc: Puts Spotlight on Swiss Central Bank WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Bitcoin: Tech race fuels mining bubble FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Bitcoin: On To-Do List, Put Cash Into ATM nyt<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Ebola Sickens Economies B<\/a> \/ BW<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Ebola virus piles pressure on iron ore miners FT<\/A><\/p>\n Africa – Bond Sales Losing Allure WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Banks Vie for a Piece of Mobile Banking Market WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – China-aided line likely to transform regional trade N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Rail Lines \/ im<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Can it survive such speedy growth? E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ethiopia – Becomes China\u2019s China in Search for Cheap Labor B<\/a> \/ BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Nigeria – Unrest Takes Toll on Economy, Currency WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Nigeria – Can Moguls Untangle Power Lines? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Zimbabwe – No blank cheque for Robert Mugabe from China FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Angola – Oil reserves boost growth but wealth remains concentrated FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – ‘Criminalising the American company’ E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Draghi Pushes Closer to QE as Deflation Risks Rise WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – ‘Keeps putting up the cash, but where\u2019s the lending?’ r<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Banks Boosted Lending in Q2, FDIC Says WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nonbank Mortgage Lenders Bounce Bank WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Subprime Auto Lending Rise Not Yet Worrisome: NYFed wsj<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Banks Retreat From Market That Keeps Cash Flowing WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Deflating the bubbles will not be easy E<\/a> \/ E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – UK: London Property Market Falters as Buyers Resist Higher Prices B<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Online – Wal-Mart Looks for Chinese Growth WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Online – Amazon takes aim at Chinese rivals in Shanghai\u2019s free-trade zone FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Chinese Operators Missing Out on Global Trade Rebound WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Canadian Ports Win on US Labor Concern B<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Water – US: California Drought Squeezes Wells WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Water – US: Profiting From California’s Epic Drought BW<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Water – Iran: Dried out FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Shale in Texas Keeps Gas Prices Affordable NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – US surge restrains prices despite heightened global turmoil G&M<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Too much light and a dearth of heavy in Americas G&M<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Locals tap majors\u2019 Niger delta retreat FT<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ebola – US health official: Ebola has ‘upper hand’ AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ebola – WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported cases R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ebola – Crisis Worsens for Lack of Global Help WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ebola – Drug Used for Related Virus Shows Promise NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Technohyperbole: The annual “hype cycle” chart from Gartner e<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Africa US \u2013 \u2018Criminalising the American company\u2019 Ship \u2013 Canadian Ports Win on US Labor Concern Oil \u2013 Shale in Texas Keeps Gas Prices Affordable MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Jul: Core Inflation Rate Stays Steady; 3.3% from 3.3% \/ WSJ \/ B \/ FT * Japan – Jul: Industrial production rises […]<\/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\/47745"}],"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=47745"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47763,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47745\/revisions\/47763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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