Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mobiles<\/p>\n Retail \u2013 Wal-Mart fights to defend its dominance MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – May: CPI Cools, Stoking Stimulus Expectations; +2.0%, PPI -2.8% \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n South Africa – Q1: Contraction raises prospect of recession; -1.2% \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: Wholesale inventories rise; +0.6% from +0.2% \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Jobless claims drop; -4k to 264k \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SK – Economy pays price for China slowdown and cheap oil FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Country dependent on large manufacturers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOK – Surprises With a Rate Cut WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n BOK – Record low 1.25% FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NIRP – Japan\u2019s Largest Bank Considers Quitting Bond Role WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n NIRP – Stirs bank mutiny FT<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Moves to Lure More Foreign Workers WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Survey Shows Rapid Growth in Online Shopping WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Wal-Mart fights to defend its dominance E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – UK stores concerned about shipping costs for e-commerce bi<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Amazon to deliver $3b investment in India FT<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – It’s Huawei’s turn to shine in China’s fickle market N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – China\u2019s Smaller Makers Feel the Squeeze WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Cellphone Study Fans Cancer Worries WSJ<\/a> \/ nyt<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Apple Forecasts Second Sales Drop B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Apple sets sights on bigger target in India FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Google Pressures Partners to Update Android B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – Google\u2019s Modular Phones to Go On Sale Next Year WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – How Google Fares in a Peak Smartphone Age WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Mobiles – The Smartphone Price Gap \/ statista<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Panama Canal: New Era in Trade Nears B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ship – Panama Canal, the Reboot \/ BW<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Tomatoes: Miner Grubs Are Wiping Out Africa Farms B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Corn: GMO Stops Brazil Chicken Producers Buying from US B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Soybeans: Meat sector\u2019s appetite sparks scramble for meal FT<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Soybeans: Brazilian Shipments Seen Breaking Record B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Cocoa: Brexit fears fray nerves of traders FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Coffee: Perks of gourmet boom elude growers FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Palm Oil: Battle spreads beyond ethical investors FT<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Coal – World Starts to Turn Away as Cheap Oil Gains Market B<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Use plunges as China cuts back and US turns to gas FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – NatGas to Lead Power Generation This Year \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Coal – Regulators Fear $1b Cleanup Bill NYT<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Most commonly spoken language in NYC that isn\u2019t English or Spanish bi<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mobiles Retail \u2013 Wal-Mart fights to defend its dominance Crops \u2013 Tomatoes: Miner Grubs Are Wiping Out Africa Farms Coal \u2013 World Starts to Turn Away as Cheap Oil Gains Market MAJOR DATA POINTS China – May: CPI Cools, Stoking Stimulus Expectations; +2.0%, PPI -2.8% \/ WSJ * South Africa – Q1: […]<\/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\/57951"}],"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=57951"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57967,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57951\/revisions\/57967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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