Epstein Secrets

Bet on rising renminbi still a safe one FT • Restructuring costs weigh down Japan Inc FT • Obama touts 'strategic patience' against Putin FT • Tokyo agrees first in series of corporate tax cuts FT • Forgive the debt or earn the wrath of its victims FT • Sky and BT: grudge match Lex • Keyston

, Basic Res -0.66% Secondaries (announced/priced): N/A IPO's (filed/priced): Tracon Pharmaceuticals (ICON) files $57.5M IPO through Wells Fargo and Stifel, Carbylan Therapeutics (CBYL) files $86.3M IPO through Leerink US Key Research: • DA Davidson initiates QLGC (buy), DB initiates CNV (hold), JMP i

-1.5% vs est +0.0%) despite the RBA cutting interest rates six times since last November. In Japan, potential BOJ candidate Haruhiko Kuroda spoke in Tokyo and reiterated that a 2% inflation target is appropriate and that monetary policy alone can achieve the goal. He also commented that the yen is in a

overweight over 12-months & initiates USAC (buy) EFTA00396178 •••• JPM upgrades NKE, MLV & Co downgrades ALNY, Roth initiates COSI/HYGS (buy's) • Stifel upgrades USBNVFC (buy's) & cuts FITB/PDH and CMA/KEY (sell), RBC upgrades AOL ••• KBW upgrades RNST & downgrades PRI and SIAL (sell), Barcap initiat

n. NKY225 opened stronger and closed on its highs +2.88% as JPY weakened to a 2.5yr low vs USD (90.85). Japan's Dec CPI released before the open in Tokyo showed the 7th decline in 8 months (core CPI -0.2% y/y vs est -0.2%) and boosted speculation that the BOJ will need to re-think the timing of the ne

HSBC upgrades TIF, DA Davidson initiates FOR (buy), ISI initiates AMZN (buy) • Wells initiate BRO/AON (mp) & MMC (op), Northland initiates RHT (op), Stifel initiates STRZA (sell) • SunTrust initiates BIOS (buy), Evercore initiates BXP (ow), DB upgrades JPM (buy), Raja cuts GMR, Imperial initiates PKOH