Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Latin America<\/p>\n Ship \u2013 Baltic Dry Index Drops to All-Time Low MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Nov: Markit PMI rises; 54.4 from 53.9 \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Oct: NAR existing home sales fall more than expected; -3.4%, +3.9% yr \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LatAm – Political color bad guide for macro prospects B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Argentina – Tempts Big Money Managers Again WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Argentina – Fever Is Back for Investors as Kirchner Rival Triumphs B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil – Inflation at 12-year high compounds economic crisis FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil – Foreign Investors Buy In WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Venezuela – Now Losing to Bolivia B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Colombia – The promise of peace E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Colombia – Economic slowdown highlights the need for structural change E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mexico – The mood is gloomy, but the tills are ringing E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Puerto Rico – Close to default precipice FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Puerto Rico – Barriers to growth need to come down WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Argentina – Macri wins presidential election FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Argentina – The first round of voting shook up the presidential race E<\/a> \/ E<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BCB – Brazil Central Bank concedes high inflation for longer B<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Mexican Immigration Reverses WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Baltic Dry Index Drops to All-Time Low B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – LA area Port Traffic declines \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Quiet US Ports Spark Slowdown Fears WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Still gathering strength B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Could be the most powerful on record LAT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Likely to drench key California drought zone LAT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Threatens fishmeal prices FT<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – May Warm US Economy in Early 2016 B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Leaves much of South-East Asia choking in smog E<\/a> \/ e<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Businesses Take Heat From Haze in Indonesia WSJ<\/a> \/ N<\/a> \/ N<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – China Hopes to Fire Up Economy With Cheaper Fuel WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – China on Hook for More LNG Than It Needs B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Bulging Storage Should Terrify Investors WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n If you can’t understand what economists are saying… b<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Latin America Ship \u2013 Baltic Dry Index Drops to All-Time Low NatGas \u2013 China on Hook for More LNG Than It Needs El Ni\u00f1o \u2013 Likely to drench key California drought zone MAJOR DATA POINTS EZ – Nov: Markit PMI rises; 54.4 from 53.9 \/ FT \/ B * US – Oct: […]<\/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\/54885"}],"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=54885"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54909,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54885\/revisions\/54909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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