Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mining<\/p>\n Saudi \u2013 Considers Paying Contractors With IOUs MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Unemployment Claims Fell Sharply; -16k to 278k \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MENA – Black gold, white gold E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n North Africa – Has failed to regain its share of continent\u2019s FDI FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Algeria – Unease grows as ailing president remains elusive FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Tunisia – After the revolution FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gulf – Governments set debt record as oil slumps FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iran – A Battle for Control of Economy WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Iran – The over-promised land E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Saudi – Considers Paying Contractors With IOUs B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Saudi – What\u2019s In Blueprint for Life After Oil? B<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Saudi – Sweeping plan threatens to shift foundations of kingdom FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – June Rate Increase Is on the Table WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Investors Heeding Message WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Soda Industry Fails to Stop San Francisco Law Targeting Sugar WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n F&B – Soda Sales in Mexico Rise Despite Tax WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TPP – Trade deal becomes White House battleground FT<\/a><\/p>\n TPP – Would barely nudge US growth, says report FT<\/a><\/p>\n TPP – Study Projects Will Modest Gains for US WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n TPP – Biggest Winner May Be Vietnam B<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Steel – US paves way to raise duties on China FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Steel – Ferrous bulls\u2019 day off: iron ore slump continues FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Steel – Sinks as Another Wave of Cheap Imports Predicted B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Steel – China mills fire up as prices flare FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Soros Investing in Mining FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Palladium and platinum to fall short of highs this year FT<\/a><\/p>\n Niobium – No One Knows But Everybody Wants to Buy B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Diamonds – The going gets rough FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Diamonds – De Beers says market faces \u2018fragile recovery\u2019 FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Commods – Indebted to the past FT<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Booming petrol demand from US to India buoys price FT<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Rally Seen Having More to Go as Millions of Barrels Are Lost B<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Saudi Stockpiles Hit 18-Month Low in March B<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Nears $50 a barrel FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Goldman chart on disruptions bi<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Venezuela Offers Discount in Battle for US Refineries B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Demand for storage soars amid supply glut FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Oil – Saudi Aramco: Fix for a one-trick economy? FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Forms of Government reddit<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mining Saudi \u2013 Considers Paying Contractors With IOUs TPP \u2013 Trade deal becomes White House battleground Oil \u2013 Saudi Stockpiles Hit 18-Month Low in March MAJOR DATA POINTS US – Week: Unemployment Claims Fell Sharply; -16k to 278k \/ WSJ \/ R MARKETS ECONOMICS MENA – Black gold, white gold E * […]<\/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\/57655"}],"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=57655"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57674,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57655\/revisions\/57674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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