Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Alt Energy<\/p>\n EU \u2013 French bank chief \u2018more worried about sector now than in 2009? MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Q4: Slowest quarterly growth on record; +1.1% from +1.5% AFP<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Apr: ZEW investor confidence increased; 11.2 from 4.3 \/ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: Housing Starts Fell; -8.8%, permits -7.7% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – ECB\u2019s expanded QE ignites corporate debt market FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Potential growth rate \u2018close to zero\u2019 FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Stockholm Pounces on Brexit Scenario With Alternative Hub B<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Spotify co-founders threaten to quit Sweden FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Blaming Draghi Unites Merkel’s Fractious Coalition B<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Bundesbank\u2019s Weidmann rebukes Draghi critics in Berlin FT<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – French bank chief ‘more worried about sector now than in 2009’ R<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Most Important Bank Needs a Bailout WSJ<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – Netflix Adds More Users Than Expected WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – Netflix Plunges on Weak Subscriber Forecast B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – Netflix Fans Ignore Worrying Plot Twists WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Streaming – Amazon Ups the Ante NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Google – EU prepares for Android crackdown FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Google – Europe\u2019s Ruling to Curb Company Gave It More Power NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – US union to push for steep tariffs on imports NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Steel – China, major producer countries fail to reach deal R<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Steel – Chinese demand pushes iron ore close to $60 FT<\/a><\/p>\n Zinc – Treasury proposed suspension of the penny in 2015 WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Lithium – Price on the rise ft<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Record clean energy investment B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Incentives shrink as utilities pressure regulators WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Two big potential bankruptcies cast a shadow E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: SunEdison Prepares for Bankruptcy NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar: Installations set to drop in Japan B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Wind: Buffett Company Makes Big Bet in Iowa WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Wind: Transmission Project in Plains Earns US Approval NYT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Wind: Tax credit cycle creates boom-and-bust response eia<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Wind: Bill threatens Polish industry FT<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US and China: Which is the larger trading partners in each country? \/ motw<\/a>*<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Alt Energy EU \u2013 French bank chief \u2018more worried about sector now than in 2009? Google \u2013 Europe\u2019s Ruling to Curb Company Gave It More Power Steel \u2013 China, major producer countries fail to reach deal MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Q4: Slowest quarterly growth on record; +1.1% from +1.5% AFP Germany […]<\/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\/57166"}],"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=57166"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57186,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57166\/revisions\/57186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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