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Friday, February 14, 2020

General

• Stocks climb to record on hopes of limited coronavirus economic hit
  Reuters
• Oil prices rise more than 1%, on course for weekly gain
  Reuters
• Consumer spending rose modestly in January as clothing store sales fell by the most since 2009
  CNBC
• China reports 5,000 new coronavirus cases, cruise ship disembarks in Cambodia
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: Singapore braces for more cases, Chinese city bans dining out
  CNBC
• U.S., China, Russia making world more dangerous: German president
  Reuters
• Coronavirus inflicts growing toll on China's health workers
  Reuters
• Germany's economy has flatlined. The coronavirus could push it into recession
  CNN
• Virus Onset in China’s ‘Motor City’ Darkens Auto Credit Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Woes Deepen for China Tech Champion Facing March Debt Payments
  Bloomberg
• China FX, Bond Volumes Sink With Virus Keeping Traders Home
  Bloomberg
• India’s Trade Gap Widens the Most in Seven Months in January
  Bloomberg
• Sharp Rise in Coronavirus Cases Raises Questions About Outbreak’s Peak
  WSJ
• How rosy equities mask a wave of investor nerves
  FT
• Asian corporates gorge on debt as coronavirus pushes down yields
  FT
• Fixed-income fund flows rise as investors fear coronavirus impact
  FT
• Eurozone economy suffers slowest growth in 7 years
  FT
• Brazil’s central bank steps in to shore up its currency
  FT

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Evening

• Wall Street dips on coronavirus concerns, mixed earnings
  Reuters
• Oil prices climb on prospects for deeper OPEC+ output cuts
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: US confirms 15th case, global cases soar above 60,300
  CNBC
• Rents lift U.S. core inflation; weekly jobless claims rise slightly
  Reuters
• Trump Fed nominee Shelton hits bipartisan skepticism in Senate hearing
  Reuters
• US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei
  AP
• New York Fed to further reduce repo support
  Reuters

General

• Jump in coronavirus cases yanks rally into reverse
  Reuters
• Oil prices fall on bearish demand forecasts
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: China’s Hubei reports 14,840 new cases, 242 additional deaths
  CNBC
• Coronavirus deaths, cases leap in China; markets shiver
  Reuters
• Japan records first coronavirus death, two taxi drivers test positive
  Reuters
• China’s auto sales plunge in January, deepening market slump
  AP
• A Trump Fed choice faces Senate scrutiny over policy views
  AP
• Despite $1 trillion deficits, Trump tax cuts will still 'pay for themselves': Mnuchin
  Reuters
• Federal Taxes and Spending Set Records Through January
  CNS
• UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet
  AP
• Charlie Munger warns there are ‘lots of troubles coming’ because of ‘too much wretched excess’
  CNBC
• Tesla shares fall after company announces $2 billion common stock offering
  CNBC
• Bond Market Braces for Fresh Trillion-Dollar Wave of Fund Flows
  Bloomberg
• The Latest Member of an Athlete’s Entourage? A Private-Equity Guru.
  WSJ
• Global shipping market reels from coronavirus
  FT

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

General

• Investors charge back into stocks on signs coronavirus spread is slowing
  Reuters
• Oil jumps as slowdown in new China coronavirus cases eases fuel demand concerns
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: China reports 97 additional deaths, total cases top 44,000
  CNBC
• 'Everyone is guessing' about coronavirus economic impacts, say experts
  Reuters
• Mini-mortgage refinance boom continues as coronavirus keeps rates low
  CNBC
• Japan cruise ship coronavirus cases climb to 175, including quarantine officer
  Reuters
• Foxconn aims to resume half of output in virus-hit China by month-end -source
  Reuters
• China Retail Shutdowns Spread as Virus Concerns Grow
  Bloomberg
• Lebanon’s Bonds Plunge to Record Lows as Greylock Forms Group
  Bloomberg
• As Coronavirus Stifles China, Economic Logjams Build Worldwide
  NYT
• SoftBank Takes Another Multibillion-Dollar Hit From Bad Bets
  NYT
• Surge in Euro Borrowing Could Store Up Trouble for Later
  WSJ
• U.S. Officials Say Huawei Can Covertly Access Telecom Networks
  WSJ
• Fed’s Jerome Powell Set to Testify Before Senate on Economy
  WSJ
• Credit-Card Debt in U.S. Rises to Record $930 Billion
  WSJ
• Coronavirus sends ripples through global economy
  FT

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Evening

• S&P 500, Nasdaq notch record highs as virus fears wane
  Reuters
• Oil prices rise from 13-month low as new virus cases slow
  Reuters
• U.S. household debt tops $14 trillion and reaches new record
  Reuters
• Fed's Powell says economy in good place, warns on coronavirus
  Reuters
• China's Huanggang says virus situation in city remains severe
  Reuters
• China Home Sales Plunged 90% in First Week of February
  Bloomberg
• FTC Expands Antitrust Investigation Into Big Tech
  WSJ

General

• Stocks reach record highs on hopes virus is peaking
  Reuters
• Oil rises from 13-month low as new virus cases slow
  Reuters
• Powell: Economy looks resilient despite risk of China virus
  AP
• Fed Chair Powell says U.S. economy "resilient," but warns on coronavirus, productivity
  Reuters
• Powell stresses that Fed is ‘closely monitoring’ coronavirus for hit to China and the world
  CNBCs
• As Trump takes aim at EU trade, European officials brace for fight
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: Singapore predicts a 25% to 30% drop in 2020 visitor arrivals
  CNBC
• Coronavirus could trim 1 percentage point from China GDP growth: government researcher
  Reuters
• Explainer: Companies consider force majeure as coronavirus spreads
  Reuters
• Four from Hong Kong building show virus symptoms, Lam urges people to stay home
  Reuters
• China says Taiwan drills are meant to hone combat capabilities
  Reuters
• China’s Cogs in the Global Supply Chain Are Struggling to Restart
  Bloomberg
• China’s Silent Factories Fuel Workers’ Fears of Virus
  Bloomberg
• How the Rise of Passive Investing May Be Creating Huge Distortions in the Market
  Bloomberg
• Das: $3 Trillion Can't Buy China Out of Virus Trouble
  Bloomberg
• Fed Chairman Heads to Capitol Hill Facing New Questions Over Growth Risks
  WSJ
• Insurers Drive Up Prices for U.S. Businesses
  WSJ
• A Chinese College Nurtured a Sprawling Business Empire. Then Came a Debt Crisis.
  WSJ
• China Outbreak Weighs on Commodities, From Oil to Hogs
  WSJ
• Turkish Troop Losses Mount After Clash With Assad Forces
  WSJ
• How America’s 1% came to dominate equity ownership
  FT

Monday, February 10, 2020

Evening

• S&P 500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs; Chinese workers return
  Reuters
• Safe-havens rise on coronavirus concerns, stocks rebound
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: Contact detection app, US GDP hit, automakers restart production
  CNBC
• Fed's Daly: Inflation is 'far better' a bit above target than below
  Reuters
• US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data
  AP
• 1 in 3 consumers fear they will max out a credit card
  CNBC
• Italy's Renzi threatens government with no-confidence motion in 5-Star minister
  Reuters
• Consumer Insolvencies Approach Record in Debt-Weary Canada
  Bloomberg
• What is driving Sinn Féin’s electoral surge in Ireland?
  FT

General

• Wall Street subdued as investors weigh coronavirus risks
  Reuters
• Coronavirus uncertainty subdues global shares, dollar eases after rally
  Reuters
• Oil slips on weaker Chinese demand, traders await OPEC+ cuts
  Reuters
• Metals - Zinc sinks to multi-year low on inventory jump and China fears
  Reuters
• China slowly returns to work as coronavirus toll hits daily record
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: China’s international profile could diminish, Fitch says as death toll tops 900
  CNBC
• Inflation in China is running rampant because of the coronavirus
  CNBC
• China's producer prices break deflation spell but coronavirus risks grow
  Reuters
• Top Apple iPhone maker Foxconn restarts key China plant with 10% of workers: source
  Reuters
• Trump budget to face skepticism, overwhelming politics
  AP
• Coronavirus cases outside China may be 'tip of the iceberg': WHO
  Reuters
• Sixty more people confirmed with coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan: media
  Reuters
• Merkel’s designated successor, Kramp-Karrenbauer, to quit after vote fiasco
  MarketWatch
• ‘Nightmare’ for Global Tech: Coronavirus Fallout Just Beginning
  Bloomberg
• China Inflation Accelerates on Holiday Demand and Outbreak
  Bloomberg
• China 2019 fiscal spending up 8.1%, faster than economic growth
  Reuters
• Taiwan scrambles armed jets as Chinese air force flies around island
  Reuters
• China Virus to Spur Yet Higher Prices as Farm Links Disrupted
  Bloomberg
• China’s Hurting Banks Brace for Worst-Case Economic Scenario
  Bloomberg
• China’s Stressed Borrowers Face Wall of Debt Coming Due in March
  Bloomberg
• China’s Virus-Stricken Cities Remain World’s Biggest Ghost Towns
  Bloomberg
• Coronavirus May Infect Up to 500,000 in Wuhan Before It Peaks
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Is Showing Symptoms of a Failed State
  Bloomberg
• Xi Jinping faces China’s Chernobyl moment
  FT
• Turkey imposes tighter controls on lira
  FT

Evening

• Asian markets fall as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment
  Reuters
• Wall Street futures fall as coronavirus toll rises, China plans return to work
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: China says death toll tops 900 as confirmed cases cross 40,000
  CNBC
• China reports 97 new coronavirus deaths on mainland on Sunday, toll rises to 908
  Reuters
• Trump to propose cuts in foreign aid and social safety nets in budget: officials
  Reuters
• Deal reached to cut bankrupt Puerto Rico's debt by $24 billion
  Reuters
• Ransomware Attacks Grow, Crippling Cities and Businesses
  NYT
• Smallest U.S. Firms Struggle to Find Workers
  WSJ
• The Agony of the Tesla Bears: $8.4 Billion of Losses in Five Weeks
  WSJ
• China seeks to restart economy despite coronavirus outbreak
  FT

Sunday, February 9, 2020

General

• Coronavirus live updates: China pledges $10 billion to fight outbreak, UK confirms fourth case
  CNBC
• Deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak surpass deaths from SARS
  Reuters
• Powell Testimony in Focus Amid Growing Virus Impact: Eco Week
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Pompeo urges U.S. state governors to be cautious in business with China
  Reuters
• Powell to Confront ‘New Risk’ to U.S. Economy from China Virus
  Bloomberg
• Experts Are Getting Creative to Measure Coronavirus Blow to Economy
  Bloomberg
• El-Erian: Don’t Expect China to Rebound Quickly From Coronavirus
  Bloomberg
• China’s Leader Wages a War on Two Fronts—Viral and Political
  WSJ
• Cryptocurrency Scams Took in More Than $4 Billion in 2019
  WSJ
• The Federal Reserve’s new inflation regime
  FT

Saturday, February 8, 2020

General

• American dies of coronavirus in China; Britons infected at French ski resort
  Reuters
• Coronavirus live updates: US citizen dies in Wuhan, Italy warns of significant economic impact
  CNBC
• China blocks Foxconn plan to restart plants due to coronavirus: Nikkei
  Reuters
• ‘Crisis mode’: Coronavirus disrupts the heart of electronics manufacturing in China
  CNBC
• China scrambles to keep cities in virus lockdown fed
  AP
• Fed says risks to economy easing, but calls out coronavirus in report to Congress
  Reuters
• China to allow quality virus-hit firms to issue bonds to refinance debt
  Reuters
• Antarctica registers hottest temperature ever at nearly 65 degrees Fahrenheit
  CNBC
• Khamenei says U.S. sanctions against Tehran are 'criminal act'
  Reuters
• Brutal Month Has China Analysts Rethinking Everything Yet Again
  Bloomberg
• Doctors in China Say They're Not Protected From Coronavirus Infection
  Bloomberg
• Falling Rates Could Boost Mortgages Ahead of Spring Selling Season
  WSJ