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Germany – May: Trade surplus contracts -7.9%; exports -1.8%, imports -0.1% \/ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n
US – Jun: Payrolls rebound; +287k from +11k \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a>
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Asia – China Slowdown Hits Nearby Economies Hardest B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Asia – Startups Hit by Venture-Capital Slowdown WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Asia – Japan Shifts Investment From China to Asean B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Asia – Growing wealth spawns new health challenges N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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Philippines – Fun and games are serious business for outsourcing industry N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Philippines – For Filipinos Abroad, Home Is Calling WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Philippines – Companies start to spread their wings FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Vietnam – Japan looks south as China labor costs soar FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Vietnam – Economy Is an EM Standout B<\/a> *<\/a> <\/p>\n
Vietnam – New leaders grapple with debt FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Thailand – Sagging economy is adding to discontent with the junta N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Singapore – Leads HK in race to be Asia’s fintech hub R<\/a><\/p>\n
Singapore – No Longer Shoppers\u2019 Paradise B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Indonesia – Faces coal bust R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Indonesia – Widodo gets second wind for reforms N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Asia – Vested interests are taking the shine off democracy N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Philippines – As Duterte Takes Office, Filipinos Divided on \u2018Dirty Harry\u2019 WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Philippines – Duterte Pushes Regional Autonomy to Quell Insurgencies WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Philippines – Fist of iron E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Philippines – Signs point to continued growth under Duterte N<\/a> *<\/a>
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MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
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LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
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MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Textiles – Terrorism threatens ‘world’s sewing factory’ N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Textiles – Fast-Fashion Castoffs Fuel Global Recycling Network WSJ<\/a> *<\/a>
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Games – Tencent Begins Distributing Supercell\u2019s \u2018Clash Royale\u2019 in China WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Games – Console makers defy predictions of doom FT<\/a> *<\/a>
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TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
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Gold – Miners rise on investor search for haven assets FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Gold – Global Rise in Investor Angst B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Silver – Sets the pace as precious metals surge after Brexit FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Silver – Highest level in two years FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Silver – Miner Sees Price Surging Ninefold on Gadgets B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Iron – Big China steelmakers eye merger FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Diamonds – Industry in the rough E<\/a> *<\/a>
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
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Asian Population by State blog<\/a> *<\/a>
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