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Sunday, October 21, 2018

Evening

• Mnuchin dismisses risk of contagion from China's economic slowdown
  Reuters
• Italy expects EU budget rejection on Tuesday: source
  Reuters
• Mnuchin Open to Change in Currency Test as U.S. Spars With China
  BloombergQ
• Rome’s defiant tone over budget leaves investors tense
  FT

General

• Mideast Stock-Saudi stocks close up slightly after account of Khashoggi death
• Italy's Banks at Risk From Widening Spread, League Official Says
  BloombergQ
• China says must balance stable growth and risk prevention
  Reuters
• Trump says U.S. to exit nuclear treaty, Russia warns of retaliation
  Reuters
• UBS warns staff over China travel after banker held in Beijing: source
  Reuters
• Italy vows to stay in euro but stick with spending plan
  FT
• Germany’s political centre cannot hold
  FT

Saturday, October 20, 2018

General

• Major WTO Showdown Looks Harder to Avoid as U.S., China, EU Spar
  BloombergQ
• Italian deputy PM says government will not lower 2019 deficit goal
  Reuters
• China's September new home price gains led by smaller cities
  Reuters
• Exclusive: U.S. weighs new warship passage through Taiwan Strait
  Reuters
• Run For The Exits. China’s Talking Up Stocks Again
  BloombergQ
• Italian Credit Downgrade Likely to Add to Pressure on Europe’s Markets
  WSJ
• The Crisis in U.S.-China Relations
  WSJ
• BlackRock: a vast money machine splutters
  FT
• Taiwanese protesters step up calls for independence
  FT

Friday, October 19, 2018

Evening

• Stocks Edge Lower as Treasuries, Greenback Fall: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Euro, pound rally on Brexit concession; global stocks dip
  Reuters
• Fed's Kaplan sees two-three more rate hikes to hit 'neutral' level
  Reuters
• Moody’s pushes Italy’s credit rating closer to junk
  FT
• Real estate loans by small banks stir fears
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Gain as Europe Struggles; Dollar Dips: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Euro, Italian bonds sold as EU warns on Italy budget
  Reuters
• Italian bond yields spike to 4-year highs as the EU slams its new budget plan
  CNBC
• China markets rebound strongly after turbulent morning; GDP numbers miss forecasts
  CNBC
• China Urges Investor Calm While Stopping Short of Market Rescue
  BloombergQ
• China’s Problems Keep Piling Up With Trump, Economy, and Markets
  BloombergQ
• China economic growth slumps to weakest since 2009, demand ebbs as trade war bites
  Reuters
• China Sept industrial output weakens; investment, retail sales beat expectations
  Reuters
• China's Sept property investment slows, sales fall
  Reuters
• The Biggest Companies at Risk as China's Margin Calls Increase
  BloombergQ
• Italy's budget crisis threatens the entire EU project, strategist says
  CNBC
• Goldman CEO Solomon says part of October's market sell-off driven by programmatic trading
  CNBC
• Wall Street Loves These Three Letters. The Rest of Us Should Be Wary.
  NYT
• China’s Economy Hits Slowest Pace in a Decade
  NYT
• China Growth Slows to 6.5%; Finance Officials Try to Soothe Worried Investors
  WSJ
• Contagion Creeps Back Into Europe’s Bond Markets
  WSJ
• Inflation Is Back—and Unilever, Nestlé Are Taking Advantage
  WSJ
• Italy’s budget high noon
  FT

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Evening

• Wall St. slides as Saudi Arabia, Italy add to economic concerns
  Reuters
• Goldman Sachs sees five more Fed rate hikes through end of 2019
  Reuters
• Money markets show strain with more Federal Reserve rate rises ahead
  Reuters
• Fed's Quarles eyes more dovish rate path, U.S. productivity boost
  Reuters
• Larry Kudlow: China 'has not responded positively to any of our asks' in US trade talks
  CNBC
• China's stock market is getting pummeled and history shows that is bad news for US markets
  CNBC
• Authers: What the Fed Minutes Didn't Say Is What Matters
  BloombergQ

General

• Fed Minutes Weigh on Stocks, Bonds; Yuan Slips: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• China Stock Market Rocked by Forced Sellers; Yuan Hits Fresh Low
  BloombergQ
• Treasuries-U.S. yields hold rise as jobless claims fall
  Reuters
• Dollar at one week high after hawkish Fed minutes; Asia stocks capped
  Reuters
• Despite Trump criticism, Fed sees need for more rate hikes
  Reuters
• Fed Officials Debated Hiking Rates to Restrictive Territory
  BloombergQ
• US doesn't call China 'currency manipulator' but keeps it on a watch list with Germany, Japan, others
  CNBC
• Italy's Populist Budget Has Leaders Worried at Brussels Summit
  BloombergQ
• Italy's PM defiant on budget, denies coalition rift
  Reuters
• In China, Signs of Intervention and Outflow Emerge as Yuan Drops
  BloombergQ
• China's Factory Heartland Braces for Trump's Big Tariff Hit
  BloombergQ
• Trump Embarks on Bilateral Trade Talks to Pressure China
  NYT
• Blinder: The Fed Is Anything but Crazy
  WSJ
• China’s Blowout Bond Sale Is Little Comfort to Junk Issuers
  WSJ
• China’s growth slowdown puts private sector on the defensive
  FT
• What is driving the renminbi’s fall?
  FT

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Evening

• World stocks wobble as Wall St. cuts losses; oil off after U.S. data
  Reuters
• Oil prices slump after large build in U.S. stockpiles
  Reuters
• Every Fed policymaker was on board for September rate hike: minutes
  Reuters
• White House's Kudlow says Trump not demanding Fed policy change
  Reuters
• Here's what Wall Street isn't paying attention to from the Fed
  CNBC
• Italy's PM Conte sees no room to change 2019 budget plan
  Reuters
• Apartment Permits in U.S. Hit Two-Year Low on Glut, Rising Costs
  BloombergQ
• U.S. holiday hiring hits highest since 2014 as consumer confidence soars
  Reuters
• May faces EU leaders as Brexit talks stall
  Reuters
• Fed Minutes Point to Continued, Gradual Interest-Rate Increases
  WSJ
• As Easy Money Wanes, Investors Scramble to Adapt
  WSJ
• Fed defies Trump with plans for more tightening
  FT

General

• Stocks Slide as Confidence Fades; Dollar Advances: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• World stock recovery loses steam as European auto sector takes beating
  Reuters
• Oil prices fall ahead of U.S. crude stocks data
  Reuters
• U.S. housing starts fall more than expected in September
  Reuters
• U.S., China Clash Over How to Solve ‘Existential’ Trade Threat
  BloombergQ
• Weekly mortgage applications tank 7.1% as interest rates surge to a near 8-year high
  CNBC
• Bond Traders Are Paid Big to Dump U.S. Treasuries and Go Abroad
  BloombergQ
• China Sept new loans rebound on policy easing, more steps seen
  Reuters
• Brazil's federal police asks top court to indict President Temer on graft charges
  Reuters
• Pompeo meets Erdogan after talks with Saudis on missing journalist
  Reuters
• Mueller Ready to Deliver Key Findings in His Trump Probe, Sources Say
  BloombergQ
• Trump Complains About Rising Interest Rates, Calling the Fed ‘My Biggest Threat’
  WSJ
• The weaponisation of the dollar is alienating many governments
  FT
• China homeowners stage protests over falling prices
  FT
• Italy’s ambitious budget proposals in charts
  FT

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Rally Most Since March as Tech Surges: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Oil Rises After Industry Reports Surprise U.S. Crude Stock Draw
  BloombergQ
• Trump says Fed is his 'biggest threat' because it is raising rates too fast
  CNBC
• China Treasury holdings at their lowest in 14 months
  CNBC
• China has US$6 trillion in hidden debts with ‘titanic’ credit risks, S&P says
  SCMP
• Uber's upcoming IPO could be worth as much as $120 billion
  CNET
• Trump Complains About Rising Interest Rates, Calling the Fed ‘My Biggest Threat’
  WSJ
• Saudi Money Flows Into Silicon Valley—and With It Qualms
  WSJ
• Big Jump in Americans Saying Renting Is Cheaper Than Owning
  WSJ
• Currency sting sparks Taiwanese bond clampdown
  FT

General

• Degree of calm returns to battered stocks; Italy helps out
  Reuters
• Stocks Gain, Treasuries Dip as Earnings Roll In: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Gold hovers near 2-1/2 month high as investors seek safe haven refuge
  Reuters
• Oil prices rise on signs Iranian oil exports are falling further in October
  Reuters
• Job openings hit record 7.136 million in August
  CNBC
• China Consumer Inflation Accelerates, Factory Prices Slow
  BloombergQ
• China's cooling factory-gate inflation signals waning demand
  Reuters
• China’s Stock Rout Puts $613 Billion of Share Pledges at Risk
  BloombergQ
• Even optimists are giving up hope of a quick resolution to the US-China trade war
  CNBC
• Goldman Says Dollar's Reserve Position Hit by U.S. Sanction Risk
  BloombergQ
• Pompeo meets Saudi king on Khashoggi case, Turks study 'toxic materials'
  Reuters
• Don’t Blame the Fed for Jittery Markets
  WSJ
• China faces ‘debt iceberg’ threat, warns rating agency
  FT
• Saudi threat creates rare crack in US oil alliance
  FT
• Italy’s budget D-Day has arrived
  FT
• China Ditches Deleveraging, Posing Hit to Yuan, Citigroup Says
  BloombergSub

Monday, October 15, 2018

Evening

• Wall Street falls, dragged down by tech stocks
  Reuters
• Safe havens rise on West-Saudi tension; world stocks fall
  Reuters
• Treasuries-U.S. yields rise as supply weighs despite retail sales, geopolitics
  Reuters
• Saudi Arabia preparing to admit Khashoggi was killed: CNN
  Reuters
• US budget deficit expands to $779 billion in fiscal 2018 as spending surges
  CNBC
• U.S. government posts widest deficit since 2012
  Reuters
• Yellen Says Trump’s Criticism of Fed Policy Is Damaging and Unwise
  BloombergQ
• Italy budget lowers pension age, has basic income for poor - ministers
  Reuters
• Global FDI falls 41 percent in H1 2018 after Trump tax reforms - U.N.
  Reuters
• U.S. Government Deficit Grew 17% in Fiscal 2018
  WSJ
• Emerging-Markets Selloffs: This One Is Different
  WSJ
• EC’s Tusk warns no-deal Brexit ‘is more likely than ever before’
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Turn Higher; Treasuries, Dollar Drop: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• European stocks hit 22-month low as Saudi tensions swirl
  Reuters
• Oil prices rise amid Saudi tensions, but demand outlook drags
  Reuters
• Trump Threatens Another Round of China Tariffs
  BloombergQ
• Retail sales edged up in Sept amid the biggest drop in spending at restaurants and bars in nearly 2 years
  Reuters
• Sears files for bankruptcy; Eddie Lampert steps down as CEO
  CNBC
• El-Erian: Global Economic Leaders Point to Mounting Risks
  BloombergQ
• Silicon Valley wrestles with Saudi Arabia ties
  CNN
• JPMorgan Expects `Late-Cycle Vulnerabilities' as Yields Advance
  BloombergQ
• Bavaria election shakes Merkel's coalition, far-right rejoices
  Reuters
• EU says banks have big buffer shortfall as market conditions worsen
  Reuters
• China Is the Climate-Change Battleground
  BloombergQ
• Trump 'immediately sending' Pompeo to meet Saudi king as outcry grows over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi
  CNBC
• U.S. Stocks Have Been an Anomaly in Global Markets. Not Anymore.
  WSJ
• Small Caps Become Latest Winning Trade to Collapse
  WSJ
• Investors’ Curious Comfort With Junk Bonds
  WSJ
• IMF Shows Risks in China’s Debt Markets as Global Popularity Booms
  WSJ
• The Bad Trade-Offs Emerging Markets Face
  WSJ
• ETF industry’s record-breaking growth streak in danger of ending
  FT
• Investors bet against Italian debt as budget fears intensify
  FT
• Brussels gives UK 24-hour Brexit deadline
  FT