Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Evening
- Wall Street tumbles to sharply lower close as abrupt sell-off snaps rally
- S&P Logs Worst Day in Two Months, Bonds Power On: Markets Wrap
- Treasuries Rally With Global Bonds as Traders Lift Rate-Cut Bets
- Fed's Harker open to lowering interest rates, but not imminently
- Bankers See $1 Trillion Blue-Chip Loan Market Turnaround After Slow 2023
- North Korea's Kim warns of 'nuclear attack' if provoked with nukes -KCNA
- Houthi Rebels Vow to Retaliate as U.S.-Led Force Deploys for Middle East
Afternoon
- S&P 500, Dow muted as rate-cut rally sputters; FedEx slides
- Oil Pares Gains as Rising US Stockpiles Undercut Red Sea Risks
- Pump Prices in US Post Biggest Jump in Four Months
- Yemen’s Houthis Vow More Attacks on Ships in Red Sea Despite US Naval Force
- Shipping industry in the dark over US-led Red Sea navy force
- US consumer confidence rises to five-month high; home sales eke out gains
- Existing home sales rise slightly in November as mortgage rates fall
- Americans haven't been this optimistic about stocks since 2021
- Hezbollah pays growing price in Mideast conflict
- In China's eyes we're all separatists, Taiwan presidential frontrunner says
- Swimming Pools and Granite Countertops: How College Dorms Got So Expensive
- Spike in US overnight lending rates awakens fears of money market strains
- Global trade shudders over blockages in the Suez and Panama
General
- Global Bond Rally Speeds Up, Stocks Turn Cautious: Markets Wrap
- Global Bonds Rally as Softer UK Inflation Boosts Rate-Cut Bets
- Oil Extends Rally as Red Sea Shipping Risks Dog Global Trade
- Developed-Market Stocks Eye Record as US Leads $11 Trillion Run
- The Hedge Fund Traders Dominating a Massive Bet on Bonds
- Global regulators make tackling non-bank leverage a priority for 2024
- Red Sea Chaos Risks Driving Up Price of Goods for Global Economy
- US 'buy now, pay later' splurges raise holiday debt hangover risk
- Mortgage demand slips despite another drop in interest rates
- US 30-year mortgage rate drops to 6.83%, its lowest since June
- US Child-Care Costs at $40,000 Force Parents to Get Second Jobs
- Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China
- From AI and inflation to Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, the business stories that dominated 2023
- US and China remain top credit ratings to watch in 2024
- US-China relations: Expect more turbulence in 2024
- China leaves lending benchmark rates unchanged as expected
- Beijing ready to expand energy cooperation with Russia - Chinese envoy to Moscow
- UK house prices fall in October by most since 2011
- A $1.3 Trillion Home-Loan System Gone Astray Is Fighting Reform
- The End of the Debt Bubble Has Put the Chinese Dream On Hold
- Powell’s Pivot Sows Confusion Over When and How Fast Fed Will Cut
- U.S. Leads Bid to Secure Red Sea, but Shipping Firms Remain on Edge
- That’s Two for Two: The World’s Other Big Canal Is in Trouble
- Container ships abandon Red Sea as allies scramble to fend off attacks
- China’s debt isn’t the problem
Evening
- Asian Stocks Advance to Track Wall Street’s Rally: Markets Wrap
- Oil Extends Gains as Red Sea Shipping Risks Plague Global Trade
- Shippers have already diverted about $35 billion in cargo from the Red Sea amid fears of attacks
- US announces naval coalition to defend Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks
- The Hedge Fund Traders Dominating a Massive Bet on Bonds
- Xi Got Lucky This Year. He Shouldn’t Get Used to It
- Red Sea Attacks Pose Another Threat to Global Economy