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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

General

• Cooperation best for both China and U.S., Xi tells Trump
  Reuters
• North Korea's Kim says ready to meet Trump but warns of 'new path'
  Reuters
• Brazil to inaugurate far-right firebrand Bolsonaro president
  Reuters
• Thousands march in Hong Kong against China 'repression' after grim 2018
  Reuters
• As Government Shutdown Continues, Workers’ Worries—and Bills—Grow
  WSJ
• The Money Managers to Watch in 2019
  WSJ

Monday, December 31, 2018

Evening

• Trade optimism lifts stocks, but 2018 ends in red
  Reuters
• House Democrats have reportedly prepared spending bills to end shutdown
  CNBC
• Corporate Profit Crunch Looms as Stocks Slide
  WSJ
• Great Retreat from Global Bank Lending Continues
  WSJ
• Stock market rout in 2018 leaves investors bruised and wary
  FT
• Franklin Square loan fund plunges after switch to KKR
  FT

General

• Stocks pin hopes on U.S.-China trade talks after brutal year
  Reuters
• Oil prices gain, but set for first yearly drop since 2015
  Reuters
• GE drags premier U.S. corporate debt, which posts worst year since 2008
  Reuters
• China's factory activity falls for first time in 2-1/2 years: official PMI
  Reuters
• Fed Chair Powell's unscripted approach sets up for rocky 2019
  Reuters
• U.S. companies repatriate over half a trillion dollars in 2018, but pace slows
  Reuters
• China to kick off year of sensitive anniversaries with major speech on Taiwan
  Reuters
• Empty Homes and Protests: China’s Property Market Strains the World
  NYT
• U.S. Presses China on Trade Proposals
  WSJ
• A Big Year for Deals—and Deal Makers
  WSJ
• The Federal Reserve versus the markets: who has it wrong?
  FT
• Record outflow from US junk bond funds in 2018
  FT
• China to end the year as worst performing stock market
  FT

Sunday, December 30, 2018

General

• Trump says 'big progress' on possible China trade deal
  Reuters
• UK trade minister says ’50-50′ chance Brexit may be stopped
  Reuters
• Deutsche Bank is strong, has no need for state aid, merger: chairman
  Reuters
• U.S. and China Fleshing Out Trade Deal
  WSJ

Saturday, December 29, 2018

General

• Here’s just how crazy this week was for the stock market, in one big chart
  MarketWatch
• A head-spinning, jaw-dropping 10 days in the markets
  CNN
• U.S. Options Volume Surged to Record in 2018
  BloombergSub
• Bad Liquidity or Bad Markets? Traders Weigh in on Stock Tumult
  BloombergSub

Friday, December 28, 2018

Evening

• Wall Street rally pauses, but stocks mint weekly gain
  Reuters
• Gold holds near 6-month high on softer dollar, tumultuous stocks
  Reuters
• Treasuries-U.S. 10-year yield hits 10-month lows amid Wall St volatility
  Reuters
• Wild swings, a government shutdown and Fed fears: Stocks wrap up 2 weeks of ‘disturbing’ moves
  CNBC
• Sears Chair Lampert makes $4.6 billion bid to keep retailer alive: sources
  Reuters
• A Trump-Powell Meeting: Chance of Rapprochement Fraught With Risks—for Both Sides
  WSJ

General

• World stocks at one-week highs as Wall Street extends rebound
  Reuters
• Oil prices slip toward 18-month lows ahead of New Year
  Reuters
• Dollar LIBOR posts biggest weekly fall since May
  Reuters
• King dollar's reign faces challenges in 2019
  Reuters
• Japan factory output falls, sales slow as risks to economy rise
  Reuters
• Syrian surprise: How Trump's phone call changed the war
  Reuters
• Investors flee risky US corporate debt
  FT
• Trades of 2018: the good, the bad and the wrongfooted
  FT
• Economic causes of a bad year for active investors
  FT
• Macron v Salvini: the battle over Europe’s political future
  FT
• ‘Completely Bizarre’ Stock Moves Leave Traders Scratching Heads
  BloombergSub
• China Has the World's Worst Stock Market With $2.4 Trillion Loss
  BloombergSub

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Evening

• Asia stocks edge up as Wall St. extends comeback rally
  Reuters
• Wall Street roars back late to keep rally going
  Reuters
• Oil prices drop as U.S. stock markets retreat
  Reuters
• Schumer: Democrats, Republicans far apart on U.S. government funding
  Reuters
• Government shutdown likely to extend into next year as Trump and Congress fail to break border wall stalemate
  CNBC
• Drop in U.S. consumer confidence stokes fears of economic slowdown
  Reuters
• Sears may be down to its last 24 hours. Iconic retailer likely liquidates if no bid comes in tomorrow
  CNBC
• Saudi king shakes up Cabinet in the wake of Khashoggi crisis
  CNBC
• The Investment That Cost Apple $9 Billion in 2018
  WSJ
• Time Is Running Out for Unprofitable Chinese Startups
  WSJ
• Tett: Expect more turbulence from Trump’s Fed fight
  FT
• Tax cuts one year on: ‘we are on a very unstable fiscal path’
  FT
• December Early Indicators Show China Slowed for a Seventh Month
  BloombergSub

General

• Dramatic stock market rally runs out of steam
  Reuters
• Stocks tumble after Wall Street's dramatic surge
  Reuters
• Oil slips back toward 18-month lows on oversupply
  Reuters
• Exclusive: White House considers new year executive order to bar Huawei, ZTE purchases
  Reuters
• Most shorted stocks log record gain as Wall Street surges
  Reuters
• U.S. Commerce Department won't publish economic data during shutdown: WSJ
  Reuters
• China's industrial profits suffer first annual drop in three years, piles pressure on economy
  Reuters
• China’s middle class hit by shadow banking defaults
  FT
• China Heads Into Trade Talks Bracing for More U.S. Demands
  BloombergSub
• Billions in Buybacks No Match for Bears With Stocks Cratering
  BloombergSub
• Traders Face New Landscape With Powell at Microphone After Every Fed Meeting
  BloombergSub
• Asian Debt Defaults Are Expected to Rise
  BloombergSub
• Omega, Jabre Capital Among Hedge Fund Casualties in Dismal 2018
  BloombergSub

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Evening

• Stocks and oil rebound after pre-holiday thumping
  Reuters
• Dow notches record point surge in dramatic rebound
  Reuters
• Oil surges 8 percent after steep slide; growth fears still weigh
  Reuters
• U.S. trade delegation to travel to China week of January 7 for talks -Bloomberg
  Reuters
• Bid-to-cover at U.S. 5-year auction weakest since 2009
  Reuters
• Fund Investors Pull $56 Billion in Biggest Exit Since 2008
  BloombergQ
• U.S. fund investors sold most bonds in seven weeks on Fed hike: ICI
  Reuters
• Richmond Fed Factory Gauge Falls Most Ever as Shipments Drop
  BloombergQ
• Pretty much everybody on Wall Street thinks the market will rally in 2019
  CNBC
• Insider Stock Buying Surges to 8-Year High
  BloombergSub
• ETFs, Mutual Funds See Sudden Drop in Money Flowing In
  WSJ
• New year, old problems for Italy’s banking sector
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Rebound From Bear Brink; Crude Rises: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Stocks higher after four sessions of sharp declines
  Reuters
• Oil Rises After Breaching $50 as Market Chaos Cloaks OPEC+ Cuts
  BloombergQ
• Fed chair’s job is not in jeopardy, White House economic adviser says
  Reuters
• Trump praises Treasury Secretary Mnuchin but hits Fed again on rate rises
  Reuters
• Trump digs in heels on government shutdown: ‘It’s not going to be open until we have a wall’
  CNBC
• Home Price Gains in 20 U.S. Cities Slow for a Seventh Month
  BloombergQ
• US home price growth slowed in October
  AP
• $5.6 Trillion Asia Stock Loss Has Traders on Edge of Their Seats
  BloombergQ
• China Studying Plans to Boost Bank Capital Amid Lending Push
  BloombergQ
• Russia Warns U.S. Against Interfering in Saudi Royal Succession
  BloombergQ
• Behind the Market Swoon: The Herdlike Behavior of Computerized Trading
  WSJ
• Crypto Craze Drew Them In; Fraud, in Many Cases, Emptied Their Pockets
  WSJ
• China’s Car Slump Leaves Foreign Auto Makers With Idle Factories
  WSJ
• U.S. Holiday Retail Sales Are Strongest in Years, Early Data Show
  WSJ