Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Labor<\/p>\n Insurance \u2013 Bracing for the Self-Driving Future and Fewer Accidents MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Dec: CPI muted; 1.6% from 1.5% \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nov: Consumer Borrowing Rises at Slowest Pace in 10 Months; +$14.0b from +$15.6b B<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EMs – Cutting a Path Through Turmoil WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EMs – Coming under \u2018even more pressure\u2019 FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EMs – A world without an engine N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EMs – Demographic dynamics reshaping emerging Asia N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – World Bank Cuts Growth Forecasts B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Robust Job Gains Should Reassure Officials to Continue Increases WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Dilemma: Jobs vs. China WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Fed to raise rates again in March: Reuters poll \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Probability of March Fed Rate Hike Declines \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Insurance – Insurers Find Tracking Devices Are a Tough Sell WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Insurance – Bracing for the Self-Driving Future and Fewer Accidents NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Insurance – Natural catastrophe losses total $90b in 2015: Munich Re AFP<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Jobs growth defies global pressures FT<\/a><\/p>\n US – How Much Slack Is Left in the Labor Market B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Payrolls in 2015 slower than 2014 \/ r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Lower Jobless Claims Don\u2019t Point to Robust Labor Market WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Lincoln’s sub-3% jobless rate keeps companies on hunt for talent WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Job Growth Seen as Anemic as Workforce Ages WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Im\u00admig\u00adrants make up 17% of the work\u00adforce NJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – A Rising Share of Working Women Have Full-Time Jobs wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Digital advances uneven across economy FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – ‘As the Gig Economy Changes Work, So Should Rules’ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Travel – Cruise Industry\u2019s Big Three Could Steam to 20% Gains Bn<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Travel – Global ocean cruise passengers \/ ft<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Travel – US Hotels: 2015 is Best Year on Record \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Unwanted Piles of Corn, Soy Spur Most-Bearish Outlook Ever B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Reforms drive Argentine grain export revival FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The book really is better than the movie wapo<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Labor Insurance \u2013 Bracing for the Self-Driving Future and Fewer Accidents Travel \u2013 Cruise Industry\u2019s Big Three Could Steam to 20% Gains Crops \u2013 Unwanted Piles of Corn, Soy Spur Most-Bearish Outlook Ever MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Dec: CPI muted; 1.6% from 1.5% \/ FT \/ WSJ \/ R US […]<\/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\/55671"}],"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=55671"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55700,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55671\/revisions\/55700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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