Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mining<\/p>\n MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Jun: Trade surplus in slight decline; exports +0.3%, imports +1.0% \/ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n UK – Jul: Retail Sales Defy Brexit Vote; +1.1% from -0.5% \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jun: JOLTS job openings tick higher; 5.6m from 5.5m \/ CNBC<\/a> \/ R<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Spain: Enjoys tourism boom as terror fears stifle rival regions FT<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Bank shares: a bargain or poison for investors? FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Investment banks sharply underperform US rivals FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n UK – Fintech sector seeks light at end of Brexit tunnel R<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n UK – Brexit fears drive fall in land prices FT<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Investors Look Past Gloomy View of the Economy B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Zinc, Nickel and Copper still being imported by China R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Anglo American Just Scratching Surface to Slim Down WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Steel – China Said to Mull Mergers to Create Two State Giants B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Lead – Has risen just 2% while sister Zinc has jumped 38% B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Goldman Warns of \u2018Supply Storm\u2019 B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Wins Fans in Health Care WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Tin – Britain Goes Back to Bronze Age With Plans to Revive Mining B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – Heats up for want of cold metal r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – A Poor Man\u2019s Steel When It Comes to Fighting China B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Lithium – FMC contract underlines rising battery demand FT<\/a><\/p>\n Lithium – Australia miners find themselves in a sweet spot N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Platinum\/Palladium – Chase down gold\u2019s stellar showing FT<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – Near 2016 high on haven demand FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Gold – At \u2018Rich Level\u2019 as Fed May Hike Three Times B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Potash – What\u2019s next after China contract FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – US Customers Could Pay $2.5b Plants That Never Get Built B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – China Cracks Down on Protests WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – Chinese City Backs Down on Fuel Plant After Protests NYT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – China warns UK over \u00a318b deal FT<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – When the facts change… E<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The nudge that is toast mr<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Mining MAJOR DATA POINTS Germany – Jun: Trade surplus in slight decline; exports +0.3%, imports +1.0% \/ AFP UK – Jul: Retail Sales Defy Brexit Vote; +1.1% from -0.5% \/ WSJ US – Jun: JOLTS job openings tick higher; 5.6m from 5.5m \/ CNBC \/ R MARKETS ECONOMICS EU – Spain: Enjoys […]<\/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\/58840"}],"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=58840"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58861,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58840\/revisions\/58861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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