Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Currencies<\/p>\n Japan \u2013 Abe\u2019s approval ratings fall to new low MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Apr: Trade surplus widened; +\u20ac25b from +\u20ac15b yr MW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – May: Industrial Production Declines; -0.2% from -0.5% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jun: NAHB home builder sentiment rises; 59 from 54 \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Dollar Loses Allure WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Euro Gets Wake-Up Call from Merkel WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Merkel\u2019s \u2018strong euro\u2019 comments put investors on alert FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Animal spirits batter the market FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – SK likely to take up arms in war FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Welcomes Weaker Yen but Weighs Costs WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Investors eye Japan as Nikkei outperforms Dow N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Consumers Look to Get in the Game WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Exporters see little growth in Asia, trade ministry finds N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – As It Battles Deflation, a Bitter Legacy Looms WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Squares up to China over Asian infrastructure FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Abe\u2019s approval ratings fall to new low FT<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Default fears rise as talks collapse FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Running out of options to avoid capital controls FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Germans becoming increasingly resigned to Grexit FT<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – EU Urged to Plan for to Default NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Mega-banks step up search for foreign targets FT<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Unemployment at 18-year low as women, seniors head back to work N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Female labor force participation is up \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Chemicals – US companies thrive on shale boom\u2019s cheap gas FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TPP – Democrats derail Obama trade bill FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n TTIP – Doubts over EU’s proposals for saving US trade deal R<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Coal – To be overtaken by renewable power if pledges are kept FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – As Prices Fall, Miners Cut Output WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Oil Industry Takes Aim WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – ‘Dirty and unpopular \u2014 but not worthless’ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Huge drop in WV production forecast AP<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Peabody faces scrutiny over clean-up insurance R<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n H5N2 – Egg Prices Seem a Lot Higher? Blame Bird Flu wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n H5N2 – New bird flu cases slow, focus turns to preventing repeat AP<\/a><\/p>\n MERS – WHO: not spreading outside SK hospitals AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n MERS – Why no vaccine? Lack of foresight frustrates scientists R<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ‘Why Fahrenheit is Better than Celsius’ mj<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Currencies Japan \u2013 Abe\u2019s approval ratings fall to new low Greece \u2013 EU Urged to Plan for to Default H5N2 & MERS \u2013 New cases slow MAJOR DATA POINTS EZ – Apr: Trade surplus widened; +\u20ac25b from +\u20ac15b yr MW * US – May: Industrial Production Declines; -0.2% from -0.5% \/ 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\/52300"}],"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=52300"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52323,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52300\/revisions\/52323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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