Daily News Links

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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Evening

• Asian shares slip on lingering trade, U.S. rates worries
  Reuters
• Stock Slump Resumes in Asia; Pound Drops, Oil Up: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Italian cabinet due to approve budget as EU, markets fret
  Reuters
• Why international pressure against Saudi Arabia could 'escalate very quickly' and bring pain for everyone else
  CNBC
• China property market feels fresh chill, 'winter' is coming
  Reuters
• A Decade From Crisis, Banks Face Risks From Italy to Trade Wars
  BloombergQ
• BOE’s Carney Warns Against ‘Weaponization’ of Financial Assets
  BloombergQ
• Sears, the Original Everything Store, Nears a Bankruptcy Filing
  NYT
• Merkel’s Allies in Bavaria Hit With Worst Election Showing Since 1950
  WSJ

General

• Saudi stocks plunge 7% on Khashoggi fallout; biggest drop since 2014
  Reuters
• Merkel's Bavaria ally CSU suffer 'massive losses'
  BBC
• White House adviser Kudlow plays down stock market drop
  Reuters
• U.S. to seek currency chapters in trade talks with Japan, others: Mnuchin
  Reuters
• PBOC preparing for all risks in currency policy, governor tells Bloomberg
  Reuters
• 'Innocent bystanders': Emerging economies struggle to contain capital outflows
  Reuters
• Saudi threatens to retaliate against any sanctions over Khashoggi disappearance
  Reuters
• Bundesbank chief sees reducing chance that U.S.-China will escalate trade conflict
  Reuters
• Merkel's Bavarian allies brace for bruising in state election
  Reuters
• Tariffs Hit Those Trump Wants to Help: U.S. Factories
  WSJ
• Italy’s defiant budget challenges EU’s rule book
  FT

Saturday, October 13, 2018

General

• Fed official says rate hikes 'right course' for U.S. monetary policy
  Reuters
• China views yuan depreciation not in its interest: Mnuchin
  Reuters
• China's central bank says market to play decisive role in yuan exchange rate
  Reuters
• Emerging Markets Brace for Pain as Fed Hikes Meet Trade War
  BloombergQ
• Draghi to Rome: Don't expect an ECB rescue if budget talks fail
  CNBC
• Italy budget debacle puts Europe back in global spotlight
  Reuters
• Italy Is the Creeping Concern for Finance Chiefs in Bali
  BloombergQ
• Germany's Merkel is facing a crucial test of one of her key alliances
  CNBC
• Shelves Empty as Specter of Hyperinflation Stalks Zimbabwe
  BloombergQ
• Trump says Saudi Arabia faces 'severe punishment' if Khashoggi was killed
  Reuters
• Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist's purported killing: paper
  Reuters
• Heeding China's call, Hong Kong tightens grip on dissent
  Reuters
• Why Italy Could Be the Epicenter of the Next Financial Crisis
  NYT
• U.S. Edges Toward New Cold-War Era With China
  WSJ
• In China, a Dot-Com Déjà-Vu
  WSJ
• Geopolitical tension casts pall over IMF meeting
  FT
• Saudi Arabia: a kingdom in the dock
  FT
• The bond ‘spread’ strikes fear and shrugs on Italian streets
  FT

Friday, October 12, 2018

Evening

• Tech Rally Powers Stock Rebound as Banks Slump: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• With risky bets back in play, stock selloff revives 'Volmageddon' memories
  Reuters
• U.S. banks profit from higher rates, more loans and lower costs
  Reuters
• SNB's Jordan: Central banks should not be cowed by politics
  Reuters
• European stocks fail to rebound in worst week since Feb
  Reuters

General

• Stocks Gain With Earnings in Focus; Dollar Steady: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Oil prices rise, but still set for weekly fall amid equities rout
  Reuters
• October consumer sentiment falls shy of expectations, but confidence in economic policy is at a 15-year high
  CNBC
• U.S.-China trade talks must cover currency, U.S. Treasury chief says
  Reuters
• Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: I won't be 'losing any sleep' if China dumps US bonds in retaliation over trade
  CNBC
• Fed's Evans says it's time to 'readjust the policy stance' and keep raising rates
  CNBC
• Retirement target-date funds stung by emerging markets, U.S. bonds
  Reuters
• China's September trade surplus with U.S. widens to record $34.13 billion
  Reuters
• China auto sales sink in September as economy cools
  AP
• Unwelcome guest: U.S. tariffs loom at China's biggest trade fair
  Reuters
• Jamie Dimon sounds warning about 'Geopolitical issues bursting all over the place'
  CNBC
• JPMorgan's consumer banking strength offsets bond trading weakness
  Reuters
• Citigroup profit beats on higher bond trading, LatAm growth
  Reuters
• Australia’s Central Bank Warns of Heightened Trade-War Risk to Economy
  BloombergQ
• Fed Officials See Strong Economy Justifying Interest Rate Rises
  WSJ
• Pakistan's IMF bailout adds to Belt and Road woes
  FT

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Evening

• Early trading in Dow futures indicate 200-point surge as stocks try to rebound from this week's rout
  CNBC
• Wall St. extends slide with trade and rates in focus
  Reuters
• Stocks Sink in Turbulent Trading, Treasuries Gain: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Oil falls 3 percent as equity markets drop, inventories climb
  Reuters
• Trump says the Federal Reserve caused the stock market correction, but he won't fire Chair Powell
  CNBC
• Trump calls 'loco' Federal Reserve 'too aggressive': Fox interview
  Reuters
• U.S. 30-year mortgage rate hits seven-and-a-half year peak: Freddie Mac
  Reuters
• Mounting costs add to worries about 2019 U.S. profit growth
  Reuters
• Traders Push Volume for $65 Billion Tech ETF to Decade High
  BloombergQ
• Gundlach says the global stock market is signaling 'something bad' is happening
  CNBC
• Trump and Xi Plan to Meet Amid Trade Tension
  WSJ
• U.S. to Strengthen Controls on Nuclear Technology Exports to China
  WSJ
• Italy Pays More to Borrow as Budget Fight Brews
  WSJ
• Trump blames Fed for stock rout but won’t fire Powell
  FT
• IMF readies for further danger signals in emerging markets
  FT

General

• Wall Street extends sell-off, S&P breaches key level
  Reuters
• U.S. Stocks Mixed, Dollar Falls as Sell-Off Eases: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Gold jumps, draws demand as a safety play away from embattled stock market
  MarketWatch
• Nikkei sinks as much as 4.2 percent to 1-month low amid global rout
  Reuters
• Oil extends losses as other markets fall, stockpiles climb
  Reuters
• US inflation slows in September on rental costs, energy
  CNBC
• Trump Steps Up Fed Pressure With ‘Gone Crazy’ Jab After Sell-off
  BloombergQ
• Central Bankers Defend Fed After Trump Accuses It of ‘Going Loco’
  BloombergQ
• Mnuchin, Fed Officials Downplay Market Rout as Sell-Off Widens
  BloombergQ
• Mnuchin Says U.S. Markets ‘Correction’ Is Not Very Surprising
  BloombergQ
• World Bank president warns: Debt and trade problems are painting 'a troubling picture'
  CNBC
• Start-up economy is a 'Ponzi scheme,' says Chamath Palihapitiya
  CNBC
• 'I would not associate Jay Powell with craziness,' says IMF's Christine Lagarde
  CNBC
• U.S. raises pressure on Saudi Arabia over missing journalist
  Reuters
• Alarm bells for Merkel as Bavarian allies face election slump
  Reuters
• Markets Tumble Across Asia, Led by Tech, as Growth Worries Dominate
  WSJ
• Ben Bernanke’s End Game
  WSJ
• Big Lenders Make Push to Liquidate Sears
  WSJ
• ETFs begin to reshape bond trading
  FT
• What is behind the global stock market sell-off?
  FT

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Evening

• US stock futures point to another drop on Thursday as October stock-market rout continues
  CNBC
• Dow plummets 800 points in worst drop since February, Amazon and tech shares lead the rout
  CNBC
• S&P tumbles 3 percent as U.S. yields soar, investors shun risk
  Reuters
• Trump Says the Federal Reserve Has 'Gone Crazy' and Markets Are in a 'Correction'
  Fortune
• Rising U.S. bond yields bring back Wall Street's sinking feeling
  Reuters
• Has the derivatives volcano already begun to erupt?
  AsiaTimes
• Atlanta Fed raises U.S. third-quarter GDP growth view to 4.2 percent
  Reuters
• Fed's Evans sees 'a little bit more to go' before hitting neutral
  Reuters
• Options Activity in ‘Fear Gauge’ Spikes as U.S. Stocks Sink
  BloombergSub
• There’s Nowhere to Hide in U.S. Markets as Correlation Breaks Down
  BloombergSub
• Bond Market Slump Is Now Hitting High-Yield Funds
  BloombergSub
• Real-Estate Backed Loans Stage Comeback in CLO Surge
  WSJ
• Biggest bond ETF suffers record withdrawals
  FT
• Italy turmoil is hitting our banks, says Bank of Greece governor
  FT

General

• Stocks Sink Most Since June on Trade, Yield Angst: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Tech, luxury goods lead Wall Street slide
  Reuters
• Treasuries-Yields gain after U.S. producer prices data
  Reuters
• U.S. producer prices rebound in September
  Reuters
• Mnuchin warns China against devaluing currency, says yuan agreement must be part of trade deal
  CNBC
• Global financial stability risks rising with trade tensions, IMF says
  Reuters
• Sears reportedly preparing for bankruptcy filing as soon as this week
  CNBC
• Weekly mortgage applications fall 1.7% as interest rates move above 5%
  CNBC
• Trade tensions could trigger another global financial crisis, but investors appear complacent, IMF says
  CNBC
• Global debt is growing, IMF says, but so are values of public assets
  Reuters
• Fed’s Williams Sees Interest Rates Reaching Neutral Levels in ‘the Next Year or So’
  WSJ
• Beijing Struggles to Keep Its Currency On Course
  WSJ
• Treasury Spells Out New Rules on Foreign Deals Involving U.S. Technology
  WSJ

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Evening

• Tech Snaps 3-Day Skid But Stocks Can't Hold Gains: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Oil Climbs as Storm Ravages U.S. Gulf and Global Risks Abound
  BloombergQ
• Italy's bond yields fall after Tria makes Draghi-style pledge
  Reuters
• Trump says he doesn't like what the Fed is doing, central bank is going too fast in raising rates
  CNBC
• Trump repeats threat of more tariffs if China retaliates on trade
  Reuters
• Rising yields suggests 'conflicting factors' over U.S. growth: Fed's Kaplan
  Reuters
• Mortgage rates jump past 5%, signaling more home price cuts ahead
  CNBC
• Investors Yank Record Cash Out of Stock, Real Estate, and Muni ETFs
  BloombergQ
• China slashes U.S. LPG imports amid trade war
  Reuters
• Taiwan’s President Says China Poses Threat to International Order
  BloombergQ
• The Unknowable Fallout of China’s Trade War Nuclear Option
  NYT
• The Bond Market’s $1 Trillion Deficit Spiral Has No Political Fix
  BloombergSub
• BoE warns EU that £41tn of derivatives at risk after Brexit
  FT

General

• Stocks Retreat as Treasuries Steady; Oil Advances: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Selloff sucks Europe back under after Asia sinks to 17-month low
  Reuters
• U.S. 10-year, 30-year Treasury yields hit fresh multi-year highs
  Reuters
• China must take strong stimulus measures to support growth: state media
  Reuters
• IMF cuts its global growth forecast, citing trade disruptions
  CNBC
• Bonds in $916 Billion Wipeout Spark Fear of Worst Run Since 1976
  BloombergQ
• Italy’s Tria Warns on Global Growth; Gap With EU ‘Unacceptable’
  BloombergQ
• U.S. economists win Nobel for work on climate change, innovation
  Reuters
• China's HNA lists property assets worth $11 billion for sale: documents
  Reuters
• Yuan Lending Rate Surges as China Struggles to Stem Currency’s Slide
  WSJ
• Hedge Funds Retreat as Markets Advance
  WSJ
• U.S.-China Tensions Break Out in Beijing
  WSJ
• Pence Unloaded on China; Here’s Why That’s Important
  WSJ
• US threatens to block trade talks with China at G20
  FT
• Growth policies and populism threaten global economy, IMF warns
  FT

Monday, October 8, 2018

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Reverse Losses as Tech Gets Beat Up: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• European shares slides to 6-month low on China, Italy worries
  Reuters
• US growing concerned about China's falling currency and 'turn away from market-oriented policies'
  CNBC
• Rising yields could be a big problem for booming corporate profits
  CNBC
• Most Popular Hedge Fund Stocks Getting Hit Hardest in Market Rout
  Bloomberg/Newsmax
• Fifth Bond Sale Pulled as Cracks Grow in Europe's Primary Market
  BloombergQ
• Tourbillon Hedge Fund to Return $1 Billion in Latest Closure
  BloombergQ
• Venezuela's annual inflation hits 488,865 percent in September: congress
  Reuters
• Chill in the air as Pompeo meets Chinese counterparts in Beijing
  Reuters
• Risk appetite hit by Italy and China worries
  FT
• China slams Trump’s ‘misguided actions’
  FT
• Who is Jair Bolsonaro? Five key facts about Brazil’s far-right frontrunner
  FT

General

• Shares slide on 'powerful cocktail' of China slump, Treasuries and Italy
  Reuters
• China stocks tumble despite central bank's move to support economy
  Reuters
• Italy's bonds, bank stocks hammered as Rome, EU draw budget battle lines
  Reuters
• China's Yuan Sinks Past Key Support Level as Trade War Heats Up
  BloombergQ
• Oil drops 1 percent as U.S. considers granting some waivers on Iran crude sanctions
  Reuters
• New Era of Rising Rates Finally Dawns On U.S. Treasury Investors
  BloombergQ
• Italy's Outlook Darkens as Politics Skews From Orthodox Thinking
  BloombergQ
• Emerging markets prepared for U.S. monetary policy changes: Fed's Bullard
  Reuters
• Far right, ex-military officer to face leftist in Brazil presidential runoff
  Reuters
• Global M&A Appetite Wanes Amid Geopolitical Concerns
  BloombergQ
• Asia Dollar Bond Sales Drop to Spill Into 2019 on Yield Woes
  BloombergQ
• China-U.S. Tensions Flare in Testy Pompeo Visit to Beijing
  BloombergQ
• Why the South China Sea Fuels U.S.-China Tensions
  BloombergQ