Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: China<\/p>\n Ukraine \u2013 \u2018Slipping away from the West\u2019 MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Apr: Retail sales rebound, ease pressure on BOJ; +5.0% from -9.7% \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: Pending Home Sales Hit Highest Level in Nine Years; +3.4%, +14% yr \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Jobless claims up; +7k to 282k \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Prospectors beware of equity bubble FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – ‘Stockmarket a crazy casino’ e<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Stock market plunges more than 6% FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> <\/p>\n China – Shanghai Composite vs. GDP \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Data shows HK investors pulling out, Shanghai staying put \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Rebalancing challenge FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – ‘Animal spirits indicators suggest economy not doing very well’ B<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Takes \u2018odious\u2019 path to default FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – ‘Government is making some progress’ E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – ‘Slipping away from the West’ e<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Insurance – Generali braced for revolution FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Insurance – Race for assets picks up pace FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Too many malls? FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Yet Another Ghost Town Shows Extent of Debt Crisis B<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Macau: Casinos are betting downturn will not last E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Asia: Casinos hedge their bets amid China corruption crackdown FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – \u2018Cold War\u2019 Seen in Asian Moves on Patent Licensing B<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Asian component makers take slice of Apple\u2019s iPhone spoils FT<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Steel: Europe steps up fight over cheap imports FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Iron: Australia\u2019s Scrapped Inquiry Fires Up Debate Over Output WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Aluminum: China is glutting the globe N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Platinum, Palladium: ‘Markets Defy Logic and Deficits’ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Jewelry – China Still Dominant, and Getting Bigger B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Coal – China production falls in first 4 months of year AP<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – German ministry softens CO2 emission demands R<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – British power plant bows to the inevitable FT<\/A><\/p>\n Coal – Proposed EPA Rules Will Mean Fewer Plants, New Report Says wsj<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – US rulings require feds to consider carbon impact of mines AP<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Power Plant Loses Steam WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Great Barrier Reef: Battle under the sea FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – China drug price reforms risk placing hospitals on life support FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – New Push Ties Cost of Drugs to How Well They Work WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Chinese gaming company’s HQ looks like a “Star Trek” starship cnet<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: China Ukraine \u2013 \u2018Slipping away from the West\u2019 Mobiles \u2013 \u2018Cold War\u2019 Seen in Asian Moves on Patent Licensing Metals \u2013 Aluminum: China is glutting the globe MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Apr: Retail sales rebound, ease pressure on BOJ; +5.0% from -9.7% \/ R US – Apr: Pending Home Sales Hit […]<\/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\/52075"}],"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=52075"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52095,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52075\/revisions\/52095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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