Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Labor<\/p>\n Lumber \u2013 Producers brace for end of long truce in US-Canada wars MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Q4: Revises growth downward; -1.5% \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Feb: Exports surge on US demand; +48% yr \/ AFP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Jan: Exports post biggest drop in five months; -2.1% from +2.8% \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Rise as ECB Fires Up QE Program WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Munis Headed for a Rough Patch WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Chinese companies flock to euro debt FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – How firm a foundation? FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Brisk Jobs Growth Puts Focus on Yellen WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Jobs Numbers Make Work WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Some Officials Think Economy Is Already at Full Employment wsj<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Tougher stress test challenge looms in round two FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Lumber – Producers brace for end of long truce in US-Canada wars G&M<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Sluggish Productivity Hampers Wage Gains WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Labor-force participation near 36-year low wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Full-time jobs has not recovered yet wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Takeaways: Hiring Shows Momentum wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Takeaways: Full Employment? Maybe Not wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Takeaways: Wage Growth In a Rut wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Takeaways: Downshift in Factory Hiring wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Takeaways: Misery in the Oil Patch wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Wages Rise at Restaurants as Labor Market Tightens WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Walmart pay rise obscures shift in labor market FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Work Stoppages Decline Along With Union Membership wsj<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Apple: Smartwatch Push Into High-End Fashion WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Apple: From \u2018Niche\u2019 Stock to Juggernaut WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Apple: Crunch time for Watch bulls and bears FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Samsung: Ring the changes FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Microsoft Plays Waiting Game in Smartphone Race WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Smartphone market share \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Rail – CSX Expects Coal Shipments to Fall at Least 5% WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Rail – A Third Blast on Oil Trains Stirs Scrutiny NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Steel – Iron ore falls below $60 on China cuts vow FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ ABC<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Steel – Falling iron ore prices have a downside N<\/a> \/ N<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Glencore Faces Hit From \u2018Big Play\u2019 WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Glencore\u2019s output cut set to warm market FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Poland to push EU on subsidies FT<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – ‘China tries to ditch addiction’ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Have Newcastle prices emerged from half decade of decline? R<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n H3N2 – Virulent Flu Strain in Europe Hits Economy WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n H5N2 – Deadly bird flu strain jeopardizes turkey exports AP<\/a><\/p>\n H5N1 – Nigeria bird flu spreads to four more states R<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ TheGuardian<\/a><\/p>\n H7N9 – Second Canadian Resident Tests Positive WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ X<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The most popular street names in each state wapo<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Labor Lumber \u2013 Producers brace for end of long truce in US-Canada wars Rail \u2013 A Third Blast on Oil Trains Stirs Scrutiny Coal \u2013 Have Newcastle prices emerged from half decade of decline? MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Q4: Revises growth downward; -1.5% \/ AP \/ B \/ WSJ \/ […]<\/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\/50829"}],"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=50829"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50853,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50829\/revisions\/50853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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