Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: HigherEd<\/p>\n Japan \u2013 Bond Market Is Close to Breaking Point MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Feb: Consumer spending bounces back; +1.2% from -3.1% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Feb: Retail sales slumped; -2.3% from -0.4% \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Case Shiller home prices shy of expectations; +5.7% yr from +5.7% yr \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: ConfBd Consumer Confidence Rose; 96.2 from 94.0 \/ WSJ<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Yen\u2019s losing streak ranks among worst FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Bond Market Is Close to Breaking Point B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Foreign investors aggravate tendency to rise and fall together WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Elderly turn to life of crime to ease cost of living FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Funeral sector adapts as \u2018peak death\u2019 looms FT<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Negative rate bounty sparks calls for fresh spending FT<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Abe\u2019s talks with Nobel laureates signal delay to sales tax rise FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Abe stays firm on consumption tax rise FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Negative rates a looming headache R<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Land Prices Rise for First Time Since Financial Crisis WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – New Student Loan Goes Straight to Mom and Dad WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – US student debt: Lessons to last a lifetime FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Rising defaults on $1.2t of US student debt FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Colleges with big endowments face calls to scrap tuition E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Degrees Are on the Rise, But Not Among Older Americans WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Recruitment of Chinese Students Sows Discord on US Campuses WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – US Colleges Brace for Overtime Overhaul WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – The falling value of a UK university degree FT<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – Pandora Replaces Chief, Aiming to Reinvent Midstream NYT<\/a> \/ nyt<\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – Spotify at 30m paying subscribers FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – SoundCloud launches paid subscriptions FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – A surprisingly small pool FT<\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – Music Business Has Lost Billions NYT<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Online – Big numbers behind Chinese internet leave some unconvinced FT<\/a><\/p>\n Online – Alibaba Acknowledges Looming Challenges WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Online – Auctioning Made Easier With Asia-Based Apps WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Supersize Vessels Prompt More Automation at Ports WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Massive Robots Keep Docks Moving WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Chickens – Cage-Free Eggs May Be Golden Goose for Retail Profits B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Chickens – Bring a Tough New Problem: \u2018Woody Breast\u2019 WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The most-streamed artists on Spotify Ind<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: HigherEd Japan \u2013 Bond Market Is Close to Breaking Point Streaming \u2013 Music Business Has Lost Billions Online \u2013 Big numbers behind Chinese internet leave some unconvinced MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Feb: Consumer spending bounces back; +1.2% from -3.1% \/ B Japan – Feb: Retail sales slumped; -2.3% from -0.4% \/ […]<\/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\/56850"}],"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=56850"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56869,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56850\/revisions\/56869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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