Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Bonds<\/p>\n Delivery \u2013 Amazon job posts hint at global ambitions for same-day delivery MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Dec: HSBC PMI contraction first in seven months; 49.5 from 50.0 \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Dec: Markit Business Activity Lifts Slightly; 51.7 from 51.1 \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Dec: ZEW investor confidence spikes higher; 34.9 from 11.5 \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nov: Housing Starts Fell; -1.6% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Dec: Markit factory activity growth at 11-month low; 53.7 from 54.8 \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Oil’s Not Well In Junk Thanks To Low Prices IBD<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Cheap energy debt fails to tempt rally FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Junk Worries Spread Beyond Oil WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Fed Bubble Bursts in $550 Billion of Energy Debt B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Investors Look to Cull the Herd WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Funds Load Up on Cash WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Foreign Investors Pile In WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – China\u2019s Treasury Holdings Fall to Lowest Since February 2013 B<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Banks Drink Deep From Uncle Sam\u2019s Debt Fountain WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Investors Are Writing Off Inflation for Years, If Not Decades B<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – One Hundred Years of History Means Bears Destined to Lose B<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Eurozone spreads widen on \u2018Grexit\u2019 fears FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – France Cut by Fitch to \u2018AA\u2019 B<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – S&P cuts Italy to BBB-, just above junk R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Eurozone markets position for QE FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Sting in tail of UK\u2019s low borrowing costs FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Argentina: Faces pressure to strike deal with \u2018hold-out\u2019 creditors FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – EMs: The good, the bad and the ugly FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – FMs: Last-Minute Spree Caps Record Year for Sales WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Oil Slump Could Cause Deflation bi<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – European economist at Japanese bank says Europe would be lucky to end up like Japan ft<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Investment risks of \u2018protest\u2019 parties FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – The Economic Consequences of Syriza WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n CBR – Russia Moves to Help Lift Sinking Ruble WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ MT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n CBR – Ruble Sinks to 80 Defying Surprise Rate Increase B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ RT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n CBR – Russia biggest trade partners are China, Germany \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Businessman Files to Set Up Rare New Bank WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Fed Sets Tough New Capital Rule for Big Banks WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Online – Google Shopping to Counter Amazon WSJ<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Delivery – Amazon job posts hint at global ambitions for same-day delivery R<\/a><\/p>\n Delivery – Amazon Tests Bike Messengers in NYC WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Delivery – Amazon Tells FAA It May Move Drone Testing Outside US B<\/a><\/p>\n Delivery – Same-Day Service for Some Online Shoppers WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Delivery – Self-Driving Trucks Could Revolutionize B<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Beef – Cow Economy Faces a Pinch WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Beef – Fewer US Cows Means Higher Costs for Leather Bags B<\/a><\/p>\n Beef – Peak Burger? BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Beef – Costs Rise as Japan Imports Priciest Since Mad Cow B<\/a><\/p>\n Ham – Why Prices Are Fatter This Holiday BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Oil Plunge Dims Outlook for LNG Projects WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Price for LNG in Asia Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly Four Years WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Lures Private Equity to Power Industry B<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The most common score in basketball, football and baseball wapo<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Bonds Delivery \u2013 Amazon job posts hint at global ambitions for same-day delivery Beef \u2013 Fewer US Cows Means Higher Costs for Leather Bags NatGas \u2013 Oil Plunge Dims Outlook for LNG Projects MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Dec: HSBC PMI contraction first in seven months; 49.5 from 50.0 \/ 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\/49521"}],"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=49521"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49538,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49521\/revisions\/49538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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