Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Metals<\/p>\n Japan \u2013 The $5t Quandary as Negative-Yielding Debt Doubles MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Q4: GDP revised up; -1.1% was -1.4% \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n China – Feb: Exports plunge fastest since 2009; -25.4% from -11.2% \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: NFIB Small Business Index decreased; 92.9 from 93.9 \/ cr<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Global Pressure Mean Few Options to Weaken Yen WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – The Government Gets Paid to Borrow Money WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Long-term bonds set new record lows FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – The $5t Quandary as Negative-Yielding Debt Doubles B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Tucking 10,000-Yen Bills Under the Mattress Spells Worry for Abe B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Snapping Up Safes to Stash Cash WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Department stores bask in glow of negative rates policy FT<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Shrinking Economy Threatens Abe\u2019s Political Goals WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Abe board choice signals determination on stimulus FT<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Population fell nearly 1m in 2010-15 AP<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – US Disrupts Technology Plans WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – ZTE Restrictions Bad News for US Tech Suppliers WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n China – ZTE\u2019s Smartphone Ambitions Run Into US Trade Restrictions WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Prices signal market bottom FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Glencore Lost $5b in 2015 WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Port Sale Highlights Western Australia\u2019s Sinking Fortunes WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Price hits 13-month high FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Becomes the Biggest Winner of 2016 B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – Jumps by record 19% on China stimulus hopes FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – Soars on Expectation of China Stimulus WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – Price Surge Unprecedented \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – China Will Make Sure Rebound Won\u2019t Last WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – Miner Alliance Keeps Ore Going WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – The Theory That Flower Power Helped Fuel Massive Rally B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Skeptics Boost Bearish Wagers, Defying Rally for Prices B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Bears Turn Into Bulls Before Prices Rally Most Since 2011 B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Zinc – Rallies 25% after falling in January FT<\/a><\/p>\n Nickel – Can\u2019t Find a Silver Lining WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – Autos shed weight B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Shale – Boom More Resilient Than the US Government Thought B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Shale – OK Puts Limits on Wells to Fight Quakes NYT<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n If Mexico says no, there’s always Australia… dm<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Metals Japan \u2013 The $5t Quandary as Negative-Yielding Debt Doubles Japan \u2013 Shrinking Economy Threatens Abe\u2019s Political Goals Shale \u2013 Boom More Resilient Than the US Government Thought MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Q4: GDP revised up; -1.1% was -1.4% \/ R \/ FT China – Feb: Exports plunge fastest since 2009; […]<\/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\/56580"}],"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=56580"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56596,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56580\/revisions\/56596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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