Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: European Economy & Policy<\/p>\n ECB \u2013 Faces Questions Over Which Bonds to Buy MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: Payrolls grew more than expected; +242k from +271k \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: Wages Drop in Mixed Jobs Report; -0.1% from +0.5% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Exports hit five-and-a-half-year low; -3.3% \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Fear and Loathing of Negative-Yield Debt B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Switzerland Fights Uphill Battle Against Strong Franc WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Industrials say stability begins at home FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Germany’s exporters have bigger problems than China \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Austerity cycle concludes \/ ubs<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – UK households and companies load up on debt FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Oil collapse puts brake on Italy\u2019s manufacturers FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Surging Swedish economy raises questions over negative rates FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Russia’s Economy Is Tanking, So Why Is Putin Smiling? B<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Merkel refugee policy faces first big electoral test FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Brexit: Fraying union FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – UK bank rules won\u2019t revert to pre-crisis days on `Brexit\u2019 B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Why Banks Big And Small Will Fear Brexit WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Faces Questions Over Which Bonds to Buy WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Negative rates: vaulting ambitions FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Seeks ways to ease negative rate pain for banks FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Needs Support in Lonely Battle Against Deflation WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Rolls Out Post-Crisis Stress Test B<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Weak Holidays Force Chains to Shrink, Rethink Web WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Store owners lament French resistance to Sunday trading FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n F&B – China brewer sale clears path to \u00a371b deal FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Beer Megadeal Faces Hurdle in South Africa WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Craft breweries scramble for hops after poor harvest FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Stricter Alcohol Guidelines Rattle UK Booze Makers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – India\u2019s governments struggle with their addiction to booze E<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Zika – US Anticipates 4m+ Cases of Virus in Western Hemisphere wfb<\/a><\/p>\n H1N1 – Mexico sees spike in swine flu cases, 68 people dead R<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Current Democratic Primary\/Caucus Results by US County reddit<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Current Republican Primary\/Caucus Results by US County reddit<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: European Economy & Policy ECB \u2013 Faces Questions Over Which Bonds to Buy F&B \u2013 Craft breweries scramble for hops after poor harvest Zika \u2013 US Anticipates 4m+ Cases of Virus in Western Hemisphere MAJOR DATA POINTS US – Feb: Payrolls grew more than expected; +242k from +271k \/ WSJ \/ FT […]<\/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\/56537"}],"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=56537"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56552,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56537\/revisions\/56552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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