Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Economy<\/p>\n F&B \u2013 Taxes on fizzy drinks seem to work as intended MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Dec: Official PMI falls to 3 year low; 49.6 from 49.8 \/ AFP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Oct: Unemployment rate falls to near 4-year low; 10.7 from 10.8 \/ AP<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil – Q3: Economy shrinks by record; -1.7%, -4.5% yr \/ FT<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – Q3: Economy rebounds but fears persist; +2.3% from -0.3% \/ G&M<\/a> \/ FP<\/a> \/ CBC<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nov: ISM contracted for the first time since ’12; 48.6 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nov: Markit PMI drops to lowest in 25 months; 52.8 from 54.1 \/ m<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Oct: Construction spending near eight-year high; +1.0% from +0.6% \/ R<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Dollar bulls usher in pivotal policy week FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Euro looks like it has further to fall FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Companies Shy Away From Spending WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Slow Consumer Spending Signals Caution WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – S&P 500 Profits Fall $25b in First Three Quarters B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Falling Corporate Profits Blur Outlook WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Local Area Personal Income: 2013-2014 \/ bea<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – State Coincident Indexes increased in 43 states \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – The cities that are growing the fastest \/ wapo<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – US credit tightens ahead of policy shift FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Inflation May Guide the Pace of Rate Hikes B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Big Banks Cut Back on Loans to Small Business WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Surge in Subprime Auto Lending Draws Attention WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Pending Home Sales Rise 0.2% WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Home Price Growth Gains Momentum WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Lofty Prices Denting Home Sales WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Keeping size limit for federally backed mortgages WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – ND Home Prices Recover Most Since 2006 \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Housing Rebound Hasn\u2019t Lifted the Economy Much WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Real Home Prices Could Take 17 Years to Return to Peak wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Is Gentrification Caused by Quest for Shorter Commutes? A<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Farmland Prices Decline Across Parts of Midwest WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Architecture billings down slightly cr<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Travel – Russians Seeking Winter Retreat Are Stopped Cold WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Travel – China’s Globetrotting Tourists Face Trouble at Home WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Travel – US Hotels Finishing Year Strong \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n F&B – UK Panel Calls for Tax on Sugary Drinks WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Indonesian Sugar-Tax Talk Chills Drinks Industry WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Taxes on fizzy drinks seem to work as intended E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Energy Drinks Not Popular Enough to Replace Soda nyt<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Honey – US bee colonies hit a 20-year high wapo<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Nuts – Lactose-intolerant Americans spur cashew boom B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Biofuels: Boost Pleases Neither Refiners Nor Growers B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Sunnova Energy calls for end of US tax break FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Abengoa starts insolvency proceedings FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: EMs Outspend OECD B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Every taxi ride in New York City since 2009 vox<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Economy F&B \u2013 Taxes on fizzy drinks seem to work as intended Honey \u2013 US bee colonies hit a 20-year high Alt \u2013 Biofuels: Boost Pleases Neither Refiners Nor Growers MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Dec: Official PMI falls to 3 year low; 49.6 from 49.8 \/ AFP \/ 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\/55012"}],"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=55012"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55042,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55012\/revisions\/55042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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