Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Natural Gas<\/p>\n Japan \u2013 The Tokyo Whale Is Quietly Buying Up Huge Stakes of Companies MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SK – Q1: GDP slowdown deals fresh blow to Park; +0.4% from +0.7% \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: Case-Shiller home price gains moderating; +5.0% from +5.7% \/ CNBC<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: Durable goods rebound below expectations; -0.8% from -3.1% \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: ConfBd consumer confidence slips; 94.2 from 96.1 \/ AP<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Mrs Watanabes show share trading prowess FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Kuroda Calls Yen\u2019s Recent Rise \u2018Excessive\u2019 WSJ<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – The Tokyo Whale Is Quietly Buying Up Huge Stakes of Companies B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – How Long Can Kuroda Wait? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Surging yen piles on easing pressure FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – \u2018Big easing\u2019 predicted as yen rises FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – What Will Kuroda Think of Next? WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Strengthening yen leaves Kuroda facing more radical options B<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Negative Rates and Patches of Trouble for Insurers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Wal-Mart Re-Thinks Small Format Strategy As Dollar Stores Swarm IBD<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Upscale Shopping Centers Nudge Out Down-Market Malls WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – There Are More Consumer Goods Than Ever WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Department Stores Need to Cull Hundreds of Sites, Study Says WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n 3D Printers – Gaining Traction With Nike, Boeing, HP Inc. IBD<\/a><\/p>\n 3D Printers – Auto Makers, Others Explore New Roles WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Air – Plenty of Passengers, but Where Are the Pilots? NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Asean demand for travel takes off FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Too little freight, too much space E<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Commodities rebound is for real FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – First-quarter metal imports say more about supply than demand r<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Clamps down on commodities frenzy FT<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Has Best Week of 2016 as Supply Glut Narrows B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Asia\u2019s LNG Prices Hit the Brakes WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – First US Shipment En Route to Europe WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – EU Has Most Favorable Economics for US LNG, BNEF Says \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – US shale gas producers bet Mexico is next bonanza FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Glut Hands Pricing Power to Buyers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Summer could push producers into desperation WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Likely reserves in the Arctic enormous vc<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US Electric Generator Inventory \/ eia<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Natural Gas Japan \u2013 The Tokyo Whale Is Quietly Buying Up Huge Stakes of Companies Air \u2013 Plenty of Passengers, but Where Are the Pilots? China \u2013 First-quarter metal imports say more about supply than demand MAJOR DATA POINTS SK – Q1: GDP slowdown deals fresh blow to Park; +0.4% from +0.7% […]<\/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\/57282"}],"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=57282"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57298,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57282\/revisions\/57298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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