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\nToday\u2019s Issue Cluster: Oil<\/p>\n
World \u2013 Gold bugs prosper in negative yielding world
\nF&B \u2013 China Embraces Craft Beers, and Giants Take Notice
\nWorld \u2013 Markets Putting Faith in QE4?
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\nMAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Japan – Q4: Economy Contracts Again; -1.4% from +1.3% \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n
China – Jan: Exports Drop; -11.2% from -1.4% \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Thailand – Q4: Economy Gets Government Spending Boost; +3.8% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n
US – Feb: NAHB Homebuilder Confidence Declines to Nine-Month Low; 58 from 61 \/ B<\/a>
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\nWorld – FX unmoved by negative interest rates FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – Gold bugs prosper in negative yielding world FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – Five Countries Being Squeezed by Currency Pegs B<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nWorld – Risk Grows of Markets Sparking Recession WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – Economists, CEOs: Recession Risk Rising WSJ<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nPOLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\nMONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
World – Markets Putting Faith in QE4? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – ‘Turning Japanese’ \/ vc<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – Slaves of the markets e<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nLABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
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\nMANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
F&B – Cocktails Sip Away at Beer\u2019s Market Share WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
F&B – China Embraces Craft Beers, and Giants Take Notice NYT<\/a><\/p>\n
F&B – Will Megabrew Deal Usher In A New Era For Beer? IBD<\/a><\/p>\n
F&B – Champagne sales set for record year R<\/a><\/p>\n
F&B – Craft Breweries \/ statista<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nTRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\nSugar – Asian nations get sweet on soda taxes FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Sugar – Cameron to scrap tax plans FT<\/a>
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\nENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Iran still an obstacle to output freeze R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Putin’s Reward for Deal Overshadowed by Risks B<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – More Cuts Loom as Price Nears $25 WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – IEA Warns Prices Could Fall Further WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – What Storage Signals Mean for Prices WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – US stocks top 500m barrels for first time since 1930 cr<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – How Much Output Halted Due to Low Prices? Just 0.1% B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Here Comes $20 Bn<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Iran Sending Crude to EU in Bid to Regain Lost Market B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – North Sea companies in danger amid debt spillage FT<\/a> *<\/A><\/p>\n
Oil – Declining Chinese Production Good for Prices WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – China Turns a Glut Into a Flood of Diesel B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Break-even model: Cracking the shale enigma B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Tumbling gas price blows hole in UK shale industry\u2019s ambitions FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Business model under increasing pressure FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – ‘The Cheap Date From Hell’ BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – BP offers positive outlook driven by surge in demand FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – EMs now account for the majority of global consumption WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Fuel Demand Is Poised to Melt Away B<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nOil is Dirt Cheap … Literally vc<\/a> *<\/a>
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