Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Metals<\/p>\n China \u2013 National rail company \u2018owes more than Greece\u2019 MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Apr: CPI Steady; +2.3% from +2.3% \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n China – Apr: PPI Better Than Expected; -3.4% from -4.3% \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Mar: Record Current-Account Surplus; +\u20ac30b from +\u20ac21b \/ B<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: JOLTS Jobs Openings Increased; 5.8m from 5.6m \/ cr<\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: Wholesale inventories break a losing streak; +0.1% from -0.6% \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: NFIB Small Business Index Increased; 93.6 from 92.6 \/ cr<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – FX reserves up as Fed caution aids PBOC B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Capital outflows persist despite FX reserves rebound FT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – National rail company ‘owes more than Greece’ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n China – Companies borrow to repay debts in latest credit binge FT<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Windfall for Central Banks Fuels Political Pressure WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – ‘Running on Monetary Fumes’ cfr<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ads – Evolve Into New Forms as Media Landscape Shifts NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Ads – Privacy activist launches challenge to \u2018ad blocker blockers\u2019 FT<\/a><\/p>\n Ads – Websites Battle Faltering Revenue and Traffic NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Ads – TV Spending Shows Signs of Revival WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ads – US election spending boon a welcome respite for TV groups FT<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Negative Rates Hit Global Market B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Panama Canal expansion exposes US infrastructure woes R<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Once Bustling Ports Lose Steam WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Props Up Its Factories, Adding to Glut WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Commodities fall back to earth FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Retail investors throw global commodities into a tailspin FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – China Futures Plummet, Obliterating Recent Gains WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – In Free Fall as Port Holdings Expand B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – China’s easy money-fueled speculation is prime mover of prices WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iron – ArcelorMittal Says Markets Are Stabilizing as Losses Narrow WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Freeport sells key mine for $2.7b to China FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Rio Approves $5.3b Oyu Tolgoi Mine Expansion B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Lithium – How It Defied the Global Commodities Rout WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Hedge Funds Take Bullish Gold Bets to Highest Since 2011 B<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Alt – US Utilities Boost Investments in Wind, Solar Power WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Solar Shares Plunge Even More Than Coal B<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Modern logos that look awfully similar to older logos bb<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Metals China \u2013 National rail company \u2018owes more than Greece\u2019 Ads \u2013 Evolve Into New Forms as Media Landscape Shifts Ship \u2013 Negative Rates Hit Global Market MAJOR DATA POINTS China – Apr: CPI Steady; +2.3% from +2.3% \/ WSJ China – Apr: PPI Better Than Expected; -3.4% from -4.3% \/ 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\/57498"}],"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=57498"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57517,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57498\/revisions\/57517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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