Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Venezuela<\/p>\n Chips \u2013 Samsung business helping limit pain of smartphone swoon MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Jan YTD: Oil\u2019s fall pushes into deflation; -0.5% \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Spain – Dec: Retail sales see largest rise in 11 years; +6.5% \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Dec: NAR pending home sales drop more than expected; -3.7% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ <\/p>\n US – Week: Jobless Claims Plunge to 15-Year Low in Holiday Week; -43k to 265k \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Central Bankers Ramp Up Wars WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Renminbi joins top five most-used currencies FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Venezuela – Currency woes an increasing threat to US corporate profits R<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Venezuela – In a bind as Maduro faces default dilemma FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Venezuela – Empty shelves and rhetoric E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Venezuela – Oil price rout forces rethink of petro-diplomacy FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n LatAm – South American nations struggle to find new economic model FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Markets hammered as fears grow over new government FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – New Leaders Act Swiftly to Reverse Austerity WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Eurozone leaders reject debt relief demands FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Alarm bells ring over Syriza\u2019s Russian links FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – EU holds back on tougher Russia sanctions FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Flags Midyear Rate Hike\u2014Or Later WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Reality Show on Rates Doesn\u2019t Convince WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – A Midsummer Disinflation Nightmare? wsj<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Wage rise puzzle tests Yellen FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Chips – China Looks to Prop Up Domestic Makers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Chips – Investors Shouldn\u2019t Cash in Just Yet WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Chips – Samsung business helping limit pain of smartphone swoon N<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Samsung, Apple Back in Dead Heat WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Plan to bring Western gas to Balkans seen closer R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pipeline – Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Project to Turkey NYT<\/a> \/ MT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cocoa – Once Hot, Is Facing a Chill WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Cocoa – Chocolate trade seeks boost as prices fall FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – NY’s Missing Storm Buries Prices WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – After half a decade apart, prices converge R<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Another Plunging Economic Indicator: The Fed Yammering Index wsj<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Venezuela Chips \u2013 Samsung business helping limit pain of smartphone swoon Pipeline \u2013 Plan to bring Western gas to Balkans seen closer NatGas \u2013 After half a decade apart, prices converge MAJOR DATA POINTS Germany – Jan YTD: Oil\u2019s fall pushes into deflation; -0.5% \/ FT \/ B * Spain – Dec: […]<\/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\/50218"}],"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=50218"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50253,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50218\/revisions\/50253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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