Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Telecoms<\/p>\n Canada \u2013 Growth is shifting away from the oil-producing west MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Dec: Core inflation slows further; +0.5% \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Dec: Industrial production rose; +1.0% \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Taiwan – Q4: Growth Slows; +1.17%, +3.17% yr \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Jan: Falls deeper into deflation; -0.6% from -0.2% \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Spain – Q4: Grows at fastest rate in seven years; +0.7% from +0.5% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Nov: GDP shrank; -0.2%, +1.9% yr \/ CBC<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q4: Economic Growth Slows; +2.6% from +5.0% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q4: Personal consumption spending rose; +4.3% from +3.2% \/ ft<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q4: Labor Costs Inch Up; +0.6% from +0.7% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: UMich consumer sentiment rises to best since 2004; 98.1 from 93.6 \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Tumult Stokes Big Bets WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Renminbi not immune from emerging market outflows FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Google Revenue Hurt by Rising Dollar WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Growth is shifting away from the oil-producing west E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Diversifying Alberta’s economy away from oil won’t be easy CBC<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Will oil\u2019s big drop pop housing bubble? b<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Prisons – Grapple With Aging Population WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Prisons – Serco demonstrates the perils of doing governments\u2019 dirty work E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Prisons – What To Expect Now That California Passed Prop 47 538<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Prisons – Institutionalisation in the US ft<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Prisons – Profit by stopping family visits E<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Comcast-TWC $45b deal faces new hurdle FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – US spectrum auction raises record $45b FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Give the Government an Unexpected Gift: $44b BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Google Lobbies for Cheaper Airwaves WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Industry Readies for a Net-Neutrality Fight WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Europe’s heavyweights call for lighter net neutrality rules R<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Net Neutrality: To be continued E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Google on a gambit to raise US internet speeds FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Hit by Cellphone Cost Worries WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – AT&T losing war on mobile battleground FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/A><\/p>\n Telecoms – AT&T and Verizon\u2019s appeal to value investors at risk FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Thailand’s industry racked by politics, legal battles N<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Russia buys record amounts FT<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Tarnishes as US Economy Strengthens WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Plunge Sours Big-Budget Energy Projects WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Smaller explorers\u2019 borrowing costs soar as crude prices fall FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Price Slide Hits LNG Markets WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – US Shale Boom Warps Production Cost Curve \/ bi<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Data – Cerner, Athenahealth And Veeva Chase Cloud-Based EHR IBD<\/a><\/p>\n Data – Doctors Find Barriers to Sharing Digital Medical Records NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Data – Diagnoses fraud FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The religious beliefs of Europe\u2019s leaders q<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Telecoms Canada \u2013 Growth is shifting away from the oil-producing west Gold \u2013 Russia buys record amounts Oil \u2013 US Shale Boom Warps Production Cost Curve MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Dec: Core inflation slows further; +0.5% \/ FT \/ B \/ AFP * Japan – Dec: Industrial production rose; +1.0% \/ […]<\/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\/50237"}],"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=50237"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50266,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50237\/revisions\/50266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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