Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Currencies<\/p>\n Retail \u2013 US holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Nov: Inflation Softens to Five-Year Low; 1.4% from 1.6% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Ruble: Russia Set to Raise Main Lending Rate B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Yen: Falling Rate Stirs Debate in Japan WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Dollar: Rise Causes Pain Abroad WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Dollar: China turning away FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Peso: Mexico vows to sell dollars to halt slide AP<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Real: Steady as she slides for Brazil FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Naria: A Victim of Falling Oil Prices WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – EMs: Oil and dollar hammer FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Putin\u2019s New Deal Spells End to 15 Years of Wage Gains B<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russian Ties Complicate Sanctions WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Sanctions hitting Russians in grocery baskets q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russia Contagion Spreads to Former Soviet States Amid Rout B<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Kiev Foreign-Currency Reserves Dip Below $10b WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – The rebel republics FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russia\u2019s Oil Shakeout Shouldn\u2019t Stir Banking Fears WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Italy pivots to Africa for alternatives to Russian gas FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Fed Won\u2019t Let Big Banks Drink to Excess WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Questions about \u2018revolving door\u2019 between NY Fed and Wall St FT<\/a><\/p>\n US – Banks Urge Big Customers to Take Cash Elsewhere WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Dodgy Home Appraisals Are Making a Comeback WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – New-Home Prices Surge Despite Lackluster Demand wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Effort Aims to Aid New Buyers of Homes NYT<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Retail – US holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Hiring suggests holiday shopping won\u2019t accelerate this year FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Samsung axes $2.3b merger amid shareholder pressure FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – China Loses Crown to SK B<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Uber – Under Attack Around the Globe WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Protests Slow Projects Across US, Canada WSJ<\/A> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – ‘Why a Explosion in Turkey Matters to the US’ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Putin Turkey Plan Seen as Unrealistic B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – South Stream Alternative Rests on Shaky Ground MT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – EU hopes to start bypassing Russia by 2019 RT<\/a> \/ RIAN<\/a> \/ RT<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cotton – Farmers hit hard as prices drop to lowest since 2009 FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Wool – NZ goes up-market to survive R<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Shale – US industry faces endurance test after Opec rejects cuts FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – Producers Say Bring It B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – Will falling oil prices curb America\u2019s boom? E<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – Fracking Discounts Seen Cutting Profits by $3b B<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – ‘The fracking fallacy’ nature<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – ND to require every barrel of crude oil be filtered WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – Oil Trains Hide in Plain Sight WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – Petronas signs Argentina deal FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – New gaur sowing technique can give 60% higher yield ET<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NYC\u2019s skyline will be radically different in 2018 NYP<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Currencies Retail \u2013 US holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer Pipeline \u2013 Putin Turkey Plan Seen as Unrealistic Wool \u2013 NZ goes up-market to survive MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Nov: Inflation Softens to Five-Year Low; 1.4% from 1.6% \/ WSJ \/ B \/ FT * MARKETS Currencies – Ruble: Russia Set […]<\/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\/49419"}],"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=49419"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49438,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49419\/revisions\/49438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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