Daily News Links

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Sunday, November 5, 2023

General

• Arab world, US split on Gaza ceasefire as Israeli offensive presses on
  Reuters
• Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting
  AP
• Bond Traders on Collision Course With Higher-for-Longer Mantra
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Griffin Says SEC Should Focus on Banks’ Basis Trade Risk: FT
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China to accelerate issuance of government bonds, finance minister says
  Reuters
• China’s Fight Against Deflation May Be Far From Over
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Russian nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile
  Reuters
• Saudi, Russia Stick to Planned Oil Cuts Amid Mideast Tension
  Bloomberg
• Add Global Conflict to the Forces Keeping Interest Rates High
  WSJ
• Citadel’s Ken Griffin warns against hedge fund clampdown to curb basis trade risk
  FT
• US asset managers launch new round of job cuts as investors seek safety
  FT

Saturday, November 4, 2023

General

• Israel Latest: Blinken Pushes for ‘Humanitarian Pause’ in War
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Blinken to hear call for Gaza ceasefire from regional ministers in Jordan on Saturday
  Reuters
• Israeli jets hit Lebanon as Hezbollah fires more powerful missile
  Reuters
• The UN is in disarray over the Israel-Hamas war
  Politico
• Charting the Global Economy: Fed, BOE Leave Rates Unchanged
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• More homebuyers back out of deals as mortgage rates hit 23-year high
  Yahoo Finance
• U.S. and Israel Split Over Gaza Goals, Muddying War’s Endgame
  WSJ
• Governments brace for fiscal reckoning from bond markets
  FT

Friday, November 3, 2023

Evening

• US stocks close higher as Treasury yields fall after weak jobs data
  Reuters
• S&P 500 Has Best Week in 2023 as Bond Yields Slide: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Biggest Cross-Asset Rally This Year Takes Wall Street by Storm
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Bonds Are Having the Best Run Since 2020 on Bets Fed Is Done Hiking
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Emerging Market Assets Have Best Week Since July on Fed Boost
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Israel Latest: Hezbollah Warns on Escalation, US Deploys Drones
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US regulators agree to ramp up oversight of systemically risky non-banks
  Reuters
• Hedge funds caught in crowded trades suffered in Thursday's stock rally -Goldman Sachs
  Reuters
• Fed Has Time to Watch the Economy and Be Patient on Rates, Bostic Says
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Summers Warns Against Investor Rush to Declare Fed’s Job Is Done
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• In a Worldwide War of Words, Russia, China and Iran Back Hamas
  NYT
• Is this the turning point for interest rates?
  FT
• Hizbollah leader says ‘all possibilities’ still open in hostilities with Israel
  FT

General

• Stocks Rise, Yields Sink as Jobs Fuel Fed Cut Bets: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Treasury yields tumble after payrolls report misses expectations
  CNBC
• Israel Latest: Blinken Meets Netanyahu as Gaza Clashes Continue
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Hezbollah leader says his militia is not deterred by US warnings, with all options ‘on the table’
  AP
• U.S. payrolls increased by 150,000 in October, less than expected
  CNBC
• US job growth slows in October; unemployment rate rises to 3.9%
  Reuters
• Yellen Defends Bond Portfolio Policy After Druckenmiller Rebuke
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Stellantis to give big raises, invest billions in UAW deal
  Reuters
• Apple’s Disappointing Outlook Spotlights Growing China Woes
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• WeWork's troubles darken outlook for embattled office market
  Reuters
• Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
  Reuters
• Why China Suffered a Liquidity Scare and Why It Could Come Again
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China's services activity picks up slightly in Oct - Caixin PMI
  Reuters
• Hamburg skyscraper construction halted in grim sign for German property sector
  Reuters
• Russia's biggest drone strike in weeks hits critical Ukrainian infrastructure
  Reuters
• Study: State of democracy declines worldwide amid tainted elections, eroding freedoms
  UPI
• Hezbollah Chief to Break Silence on Israel-Hamas War
  WSJ
• It’s U.S. vs. China in an Increasingly Divided World Economy
  WSJ
• Bond yields signal the end of the new normal
  FT

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Evening

• S&P 500 Rises Almost 2%; Apple Down in Late Hours: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Oil Rises With Broader Markets as Fed Hints Rate Hikes Are Done
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Israel says it has encircled Gaza City; UN team talks of 'grave risk of genocide'
  Reuters
• Hezbollah, Israel exchange fire as violence spikes at Lebanese border
  Reuters
• Jordan to tell Blinken Israel must immediately stop war on Gaza -official statement
  Reuters
• Wall Street Is on High Alert for Cracks in Treasury-Bill Demand
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• The US Housing Market Has Become an Impossible Mess
  Bloomberg
• Credit Risk Gauge Drops Most Since August on Fed Decision
  Bloomberg
• China’s Grip on Africa’s Minerals Sparks a US Response
  Bloomberg
• Russia’s Wagner Group Plans to Send Air Defenses to Hezbollah, U.S. Says
  WSJ
• What the end of Japan’s yield curve control experiment means for markets
  FT
• Corporate bond trading enters the 20th century
  FT

General

• Stocks, Bonds Rise on Hopes Fed Tightening Is Over: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Oil Advances With Broader Markets on Fed Interest-Rate Signal
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Diplomacy to pause fighting and ease siege intensifies as Israeli ground troops advance on Gaza City
  AP
• Hamas fighters seek to block Israeli advance on Gaza City
  Reuters
• Bank of England keep rates at 15-year high
  Reuters
• Japan's Kishida announces $113-bln package to combat inflation pain
  Reuters
• Exclusive: BOJ plans to exit from easy policy next year but needs some good fortune
  Reuters
• China regulators probe liquidity stress that sent rates to record 50% - sources
  Reuters
• China’s LGFVs Plan Early Debt Payment as Beijing Offers More Aid
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Europe’s Great Housing Crisis Is Only Getting Started
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Long Goodbye to World’s Negative-Yielding Debt Is Almost Done
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Private Equity Makes Loan Payments With More Debt to Keep Cash
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Putin revokes Russia's ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
  Reuters
• Powell Hints Fed Is Done With Hikes in Pivot Cheered by Markets
  Bloomberg
• Nothing Worries CEOs Right Now as Much as Geopolitics
  Bloomberg
• Risk of a Wider Middle East War Threatens a ‘Fragile’ World Economy
  NYT
• China Is Winning in Solar Power, but Its Coal Use Is Raising Alarms
  NYT
• The breakdown of China’s social contract
  FT
• Ukraine braced for attacks on its power grid as winter draws in
  FT

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Evening

• US stocks rally as Fed holds rates, prompts hope for end to hikes
  Reuters
• Oil Extends Drop as US Stockpiles Build, Foreigners Exit Gaza
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Fed Signals Yield Rise Reduces Need to Hike, But Door Still Open
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Federal Reserve leaves its key rate unchanged but keeps open possibility of a future hike
  AP
• Investor Fears of 'Zombies' Create Bubble in Companies With High Cash Flow
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US Federal Reserve holds interest rates at 22-year high
  FT

Afternoon

• Wall St holds gains as Fed keeps rates steady
  Reuters
• Fed keeps rates unchanged, acknowledges economy is 'strong'
  Reuters
• Fed holds rates steady, upgrades assessment of economic growth
  CNBC
• US Slows Pace of Increase in Quarterly Long-Term Debt Sales
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US job openings stay elevated, layoffs at nine-month low
  Reuters
• US Manufacturing Gauge Contracts at Fastest Pace in Three Months
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Companies Rush to Sell Bonds as Higher Rates Become ‘Old Normal’
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• First evacuees leave Gaza after another night of Israeli bombardment
  Reuters
• Fed Holds Rates Steady but Keeps Door Open to Another Hike
  WSJ
• Toyota Gives Most U.S. Auto-Factory Workers 9% Pay Bump Following UAW Gains in Detroit
  WSJ

General

• Stocks Flat Before Fed’s Likely ‘Hawkish’ Hold: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Japan says it's on standby to deal with 'one-sided' currency moves as yen tumbles
  Reuters
• Oil Edges Higher With Focus on Israel-Hamas War, Shaky Demand
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Israel Latest: Foreigners Begin Exiting Gaza Via Egyptian Border
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Fed’s ‘Hawkish Pause’ to Keep Option to Hike
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Here’s everything to expect from the Fed’s policy announcement Wednesday
  CNBC
• Treasury details plans to step up size of bond sales to manage growing debt load and higher rates
  CNBC
• US private payrolls miss expectations in October - ADP
  Reuters
• Zombie firms are filing for bankruptcy as the Fed commits to higher rates
  CNBC
• Adjustable-rate mortgage demand jumps nearly 10% as buyers struggle to afford housing market
  CNBC
• China’s Caixin PMI Drop Adds to Signs of Economic Fragility
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China October factory surveys disappoint, weigh on Q4 momentum
  Reuters
• China sets the tone on real estate, local government support at a high-level meeting
  CNBC
• China Stocks See Record Monthly Streak of Foreign Fund Exodus
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Asia's factories squeezed as China's nascent recovery teeters
  Reuters
• BOJ Buys More Bonds to Slow Rising Yields a Day After Tweak
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Japan Faces Speculators on Two Sides as Yen, Bonds Struggle
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Japan Stimulus Package to Include $144 Billion in Spending
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Macro Hedge Funds Bounce Back After Heavy Losses in First Half
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Japan Takes Another Step Away From Easy Money
  NYT
• Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade
  NYT
• Fed Officials Debate Whether They Have Raised Rates Enough
  WSJ
• China’s Property Developers Cut Prices—and Homeowners Are Resisting
  WSJ
• US Federal Reserve set to hold rates steady at 22-year high
  FT
• Private equity: higher rates start to pummel dealmakers
  FT

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Evening

• Wall St closes higher on eve of Fed decision; investors assess earnings
  Reuters
• BOJ’s Ueda Gets Reality Check on Yen in March to Normalization
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Oil Falls as Fading War Premium Revives Angst Over Rates, Growth
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Orange juice prices hit all-time high amid bleak production outlook
  Reuters
• WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says
  Reuters
• PBOC Vows More Liquidity After Surge in China Money Market Rates
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China Vows Enduring Local Debt Cleanup Push at Key Conference
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Druckenmiller Says He Has ‘Massive’ Bullish Bets on 2-Year Notes
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Yen under renewed pressure following BoJ policy tweak
  FT
• China signals tighter Communist party control of finance sector
  FT

Afternoon

• Wall St wavers ahead of Fed decision; investors assess earnings
  Reuters
• Israel Latest: Deadly Strike Hits Refugee Camp as Army Advances
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict
  Reuters
• Yemen's Houthis enter Mideast fray, hardening spillover fears
  Reuters
• Wages boost US labor costs, house price inflation picks up
  Reuters
• US consumer confidence fall further in October
  Reuters
• Some Chinese institutions borrow at 50% rate as liquidity squeezed
  Reuters
• ECB Can’t Let Up on Rates Too Soon, Bundesbank’s Nagel Says
  Yahoo/Bloomberg

General

• US Stocks Edge Higher With Earnings; Yen Tumbles: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• BOJ Further Loosens Grip on Bond Yields in Modest Policy Tweak
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Oil Pushes Higher After Plunge With Mideast War, Demand in Focus
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Central Bank Gold Binge Is Even Bigger Than Previously Thought
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China’s Gold Appetite To Stay Strong Through 2023, Council Says
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• BOJ’s Subtle Tweak Is Harbinger of Higher Bond Yields Everywhere
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Israel says it attacked Hamas gunmen inside Gaza tunnels
  Reuters
• Israel Latest: Iran Says Need to Use ‘Last’ Chance to Halt War
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Hamas says it fires on Israeli forces pressing ground assault
  Reuters
• BOJ modifies bond yield control, re-defines long-term rate cap
  Reuters
• BOJ Is Handing Back the Japanese Bond Market to Investors
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Surge in interest rates and a cloudier economic picture to keep Federal Reserve on sidelines
  AP
• Wall Street Predicts a Record $114 Billion US Quarterly Debt Refunding
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Credit Strength Is Baffling Fed Watchers Ahead of Rate Decision
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• 62% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck, making it ‘the main financial lifestyle,’ report finds
  CNBC
• Property Fundraising Slumped 71% in Third Quarter With Rate Risk
  Yahoo/Blomberg
• China’s Factory Activity Shrinks, Fueling Calls for More Support
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China factory activity unexpectedly shrinks in Oct, dents recovery momentum
  Reuters
• Evergrande will struggle to revive its debt restructuring plan
  Reuters
• Euro-Zone Inflation Sinks to 2-Year Low as Economy Contracts
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Global Rout Sparks $27 Billion Exit From EM Asia Equities
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China Vows System to Resolve Local Government Debt Risks
  Bloomberg
• How Xi Jinping Led China’s Economy Astray
  Bloomberg
• What to Watch for as the Federal Reserve Meets This Week
  NYT
• Japan’s Seven-Year Experiment in Extreme Interest-Rate Control Is Coming to an End
  WSJ
• Yield Curve Control Joins the Living Dead
  WSJ
• BoJ sets stage for end of bond yield controls
  FT
• The Money Has Stopped Flowing in Commercial Real Estate
  WSJ
• China leads record central bank gold buying in first nine months of year
  FT
• ‘Other leaders are corrupt’: Li Keqiang mourning poses challenge for Beijing
  FT
• Russia tightens capital controls on western companies
  FT

Monday, October 30, 2023

Evening

• Wall Street ends sharply higher, powered by earnings momentum; Fed eyed
  Reuters
• Oil Erases Israel-Hamas War Gains as Conflict Stays Contained
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Yen Rallies Sharply on Reports BOJ to Mull Lifting Yield Cap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Israeli forces attack north Gaza's main city from two directions
  Reuters
• Netanyahu says Israel will not pause war against Hamas
  Reuters
• Exclusive: Lebanon's Hezbollah works to curb hefty losses in Israel clashes, sources say
  Reuters
• US Cuts Quarterly Borrowing Target to $776 Billion, Still Record
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• High-Grade Companies Raise $22.5 Billion in Bond Flurry
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• California Slashes State Tax Revenue Outlook Ahead of Bond Sales
  Bloomberg
• Soaring US Childcare Costs Are Weighing on Spending and the Labor Market
  Bloomberg
• US Colleges Face Credit Risk Due to Their Private Equity Exposure
  Bloomberg
• Autoworkers Score Big Wins in New Contracts With Carmakers
  NYT
• Oil prices could hit $150 if Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies, World Bank warns
  FT

General

• Stocks Rebound; Oil Falls: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Dollar holds just below 150 yen ahead of busy central bank, data-packed week
  Reuters
• Israeli forces attack north Gaza's main city from both sides
  Reuters
• Gaza doctors say hospital evacuation 'impossible' after Israeli warning
  BBC Live Updates
• Israel Latest: War Deepens as Concerns Mount Over Gaza Civilians
  Bloomberg
• US Treasury seen boosting auction sizes as budget deficit worsens
  Reuters
• Fed expected to hold rates at 22-year high, but leave hikes on the table
  Yahoo Finance
• In the Market: Treasury market braces for seismic SEC rule
  Reuters
• UAW-Ford deal nets union big wins on wages, benefits, investments
  Reuters
• US second home sales slide in pandemic-era vacation hot spots
  Reuters
• Evergrande Winding-up Hearing Adjourned by Hong Kong Court
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China Evergrande faces winding-up challenge in Hong Kong court
  Reuters
• China and Russia take aim at US at Chinese military forum
  Reuters
• China’s Government Debt Supply Surges in October to 2023 High
  Bloomberg
• Xi Seen Tightening Grip on Finance at Twice-a-Decade Conference
  Bloomberg
• China, Russia Show Off Tight Ties Again at Security Forum
  Bloomberg
• Higher Bond Yields Could End the Fed’s Historic Rate Rises
  WSJ
• ‘Range of uncertainties’ faces Federal Reserve at rate-setting meeting
  FT
• Israeli forces expand Gaza ground operations in push to destroy Hamas
  FT
• The tactics behind Israel’s ground offensive
  FT
• America, Iran and the threat of a wider war in the Middle East
  FT
• Weak yen and soaring yields put pressure on Bank of Japan
  FT