Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Solar Power<\/p>\n Japan \u2013 Growth Rebound Short-Lived as Challenges Loom MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Jun: Tankan Confidence Index Unexpectedly Improves; 15 from 12 \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n China – Jun: HSBC manufacturing remains weak; 49.4 from 49.2 \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Jun: Markit factory growth tepid; 52.5 from 52.2 \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jun: Markit factory activity slowest since October 2013; 53.6 from 54.0 \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jun: ISM Manufacturing Index Rises; 53.5 from 52.8 \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jun: ADP Private Sector Jobs Up; +237k from +203k \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – May: Construction spending rises to 6-1\/2-year-high; +0.8% from +2.1% \/ R<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Indonesia Bans Foreign Currencies in Domestic Transactions WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Rupiah slump dents corporate Indonesia FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Yen is running out of wiggle room FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – China\u2019s Slowdown Stings Companies WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Bets on growth to curb debt as Abe reveals three-year plan FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Growth Rebound Short-Lived as Challenges Loom b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Takes On Its Deficit-Ridden Finances WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – \u2018Productivity Revolution\u2019 Plan Offers Few Major Steps WSJ<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Tsipras backs down on many Greece bailout demands FT<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Proposal Falls Short of Creditors\u2019 Demands WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Default Deals Blow to IMF WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Athens Race to Sway Bailout Referendum WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Greece – Heat dries up new stock sales in EU FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Puerto Rico – Close to Deal to Avoid Default WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Online Lenders Offer New Competition for Banks WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Shadow banks take up the running in risky lending FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Low Interest Rates, Jobs Boost Subprime Auto Lenders IBD<\/a><\/p>\n US – Banks Feel Pinch From Declining Overdraft Fees WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Office Market Is on a Slow Roll WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing stages \u2018lopsided\u2019 recovery FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Surge of Chinese Applicants Tests US Colleges WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Foreign Grad-School Applications Rise, Driven by India WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Rare Earths – Molycorp Files for Bankruptcy Protection WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Rare Earths – Bet Flopped as Scarcity Was a Mirage B<\/a><\/p>\n Rare Earths – After the boom and the bust r<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Boom Raises Doubts on Sale of Australia Power Assets WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Japan aims for space power N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: How Chinese Billionaire’s Bet Soured WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Investors again sour on Chinese stocks N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Industry Hustles As Tax Credit Deadline Nears IBD<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: High-Tech Projects Fail to Deliver WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Changes NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: ‘Enjoys a glowing outlook’; r<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Interest rates lower than at any time in the past 5,000 years ft<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Solar Power Japan \u2013 Growth Rebound Short-Lived as Challenges Loom US \u2013 Low Interest Rates, Jobs Boost Subprime Auto Lenders Rare Earths \u2013 Bet Flopped as Scarcity Was a Mirage MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Jun: Tankan Confidence Index Unexpectedly Improves; 15 from 12 \/ B \/ FT China – Jun: HSBC […]<\/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\/52572"}],"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=52572"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52594,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52572\/revisions\/52594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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