Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Turkey<\/p>\n Japan \u2013 Domestic demand starts driving up GDP MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Apr: Core Inflation Up; +0.3% from +0.2% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ ft<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Apr: Spending extends falls to a 13th month; -1.3% not +3.0% \/ ft<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Apr: Unemployment lowest since late 1990s; 3.3% \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Switzerland – Q1: Economy Squeezed by Strong Swiss Franc; -0.2%, +1.1% yr \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil – Q1: GDP fell; -0.2% yr \/ AFP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Q1: Worst contraction in six years; -0.6% from +2.2% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> \/ FP<\/a> \/ CBC<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q1: GDP Swings to Contraction; -0.7% was +0.2% \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – May: UMich consumer sentiment drops; 90.7 from 95.9 \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Stocks – Buybacks: US Firms Spend More As Activism Rises WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Stocks – Buybacks: Will craze spread to EU? FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Domestic demand starts driving up GDP N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – The Hidden Strength of Exports WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Economy might be coming back \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Turkey – Weakening Economy Threatens Government\u2019s Chances WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Turkey – A flagging growth story FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Turkey – A big moment for Erdogan E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Turkey – Critics blame Erdogan \u2018hubris\u2019 for currency weakness FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Turkey – Shifts Away From West on Defense WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Kuroda Shifts to Defense in Struggle to Reach Price Target WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – IMF calls for expanded monetary easing FT<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – UK: The Conservatives take on trade unions E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – France: EDF seeks to cut workers\u2019 10-week holiday quota FT<\/a> *<\/a> <\/p>\n EU – Germany: Moves to limit union powers after wave of strikes FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Batteries – Will Homeowners Shell Out Thousands? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Batteries – New research aims to turbocharge the technology E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Smart watch features reveal Apple’s analog ambitions N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Will Smartwatches Be a Hit? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – What Makes the Apple Watch Tick WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Tanker Market Sending a Warning to Oil Bulls B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – 7 Of The World’s 10 Busiest Container Ports Are In China dv<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fish – Japanese youth turns its back FT<\/a><\/p>\n Fish – Catfish Fight Expected to Sink a Popular Import WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Beef – Ranchers Beef Up Cattle Herds WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Beef – This Very Expensive Bull Is Fueling America\u2019s Prime Steak B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Beef – ‘This is the future of meat’ wapo<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – LNG trade prepares to come out of oil\u2019s shadow FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – China faces sharp slowdown in demand G&M<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Chinese regulator poses hurdle for Shell-BG deal FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The location and date of domestication of livestock motw<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Turkey Japan \u2013 Domestic demand starts driving up GDP EU \u2013 UK: The Conservatives take on trade unions Batteries \u2013 New research aims to turbocharge the technology MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Apr: Core Inflation Up; +0.3% from +0.2% \/ WSJ \/ AP \/ ft * Japan – Apr: Spending extends falls […]<\/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\/52096"}],"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=52096"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52117,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52096\/revisions\/52117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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