Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Evening
- Wall Street rally ends as financial shares slide
- Global Markets - Safe havens rise as recession concerns trigger easing bets
- Italian bond yields tumble as investors brush off political turmoil
- Trump looking at possible U.S. payroll, capital gains tax cuts
- White House spokesman: No payroll tax considered at this time - Fox
- It's the Fed, but the world will have its say
- U.S. regulators hand Wall Street a major win with stripped-down 'Volcker Rule'
- DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says Federal Reserve has lost control
- EU rebuffs British PM Johnson's Brexit gambit
- Trump Examining Various Tax Cuts to Bolster the Economy
- Italian Government Collapses, Setting Up a Power Struggle
- Traders Bet on Falling Volatility
- Germany prepares to sell 30-year bond with no coupon
General
- Wall Street lower; Home Depot caps losses
- Gold reclaims $1,500 mark as focus turns to Fed
- Oil edges lower, but hopes on easing trade tensions cap losses
- Italian Prime Minister Conte announces resignation, bringing Rome closer to a snap election
- Italian PM Conte denounces Salvini for toppling government
- White House official denies administration is looking at a payroll tax cut
- China sets new lending reference rate slightly lower on first day
- Huawei calls US move to blacklist more affiliates ‘unjust’ and ‘politically motivated’
- Italy's Di Maio signals imminent end of government, thanks Conte
- Italy needs 50 billion euro budget for 'shock' stimulus: Salvini
- New Argentine treasury minister set to take charge of troubled economy
- U.S. yield curve: Invert, steepen, repeat
- McKinsey Sees ‘Ominous’ Signs of Another Asian Debt Crisis
- It's Getting Harder to Make Easy Money in Asia Bonds as Junk Takes a Hit
- Leveraged Loan Casualty List Grows After Three Pulled Deals
- Hong Kong Rates May Spike as Funds Depart, Morgan Stanley Says
- Trump Administration Considers Moves to Bolster Economy
- Junk-Bond Investors Turn Picky as Slowdown Talk Swirls
- Beijing Tiptoes Toward Cheaper Loans for Capital-Starved Companies