Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Oil<\/p>\n World – Poor increasingly do not need banks MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Thailand – Q3: Economy Posts Skimpy Growth; +0.6% from +0.4% \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Nov: ZEW Investor Confidence Rebounds; +11.5 from -3.6 \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Oct: Producer Prices Rise; +0.2% from -0.1% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nov: NAHB Home-Builder Confidence Rose; 58 from 54 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Anatomy of a market meltdown FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Muni revival built on shaky foundations FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Touch of fear fails to damp appeal of Nordics FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Banks count the risks and rewards FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – Poor increasingly do not need banks E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cigs – Tobacco companies feel the heat as emerging markets burn out FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Cigs – Reynolds launching heat-not-burn cigarette AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Use by Teens Rising WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pot – US legalization not in line with international law: UN R<\/a><\/p>\n Pot – Seen Changing Brain Behavior in Young Users B<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Data Centers – Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Data Centers – Collect Big Tax Breaks WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Land – Older Owners Get Incentives to Farm Out Parcels WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Land – Farm Prices Drop in Parts of Midwest WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Deals Return After Price Plunges, as Halliburton Moves First B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Low price makes deals appealing, but not all can afford it R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Price Rout Seen Deepening by IEA B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Falling Prices Test OPEC Unity WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – No easy options for OPEC WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Africa industry refocuses priorities FT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Dive set to transform LNG market FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Lower Prices Give a Lift to the American Economy NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – US set to export more condensate FT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Republicans plan energy policy revolution FT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Will the Saudis drive US shale out of business? r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Shale Drillers Keep Output High Despite Price Decline B<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Letter from ND: The Party Rocks On R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – ND to Require Producers to Treat Crude Before Shipping WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Fracking Boom Spurs Demand for Sand and Clouds of Dust B<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Keystone Left Behind as Canadian Oil Pours Into US B<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Alberta’s boom had strong impact on Canada’s wealth CBC<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – A new Mexican revolution E<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Petrobras Scandal Widens WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Allergan-Actavis deal follows battle for soul of industry FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n DC Property Values in 1880: Prime Spot was Midpoint on Pennsylvania Ave motw<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Oil World – Poor increasingly do not need banks Cigs \u2013 Tobacco companies feel the heat as emerging markets burn out Data Centers \u2013 Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance MAJOR DATA POINTS Thailand – Q3: Economy Posts Skimpy Growth; +0.6% from +0.4% \/ WSJ * Germany – Nov: ZEW Investor Confidence […]<\/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\/49058"}],"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=49058"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49083,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49058\/revisions\/49083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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