Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Evening
- Wall St. ends higher after Fed minutes
- Fed flags end to balance sheet runoff, patience on rates
- Fed expects to end balance sheet reduction by the end of the year, minutes say
- Fed Minutes Show Officials Unsure on Need for Rate Hikes in 2019
- U.S. money market assets post biggest drop in 2 months -iMoneyNet
- South Africa’s Troubled Utility Reveals Country’s Fatal Flaws
- Fed Prepares to End Balance Sheet Runoff Later This Year
- Deutsche Bank Lost $1.6 Billion on a Bond Bet
General
- Wall St. muted with focus on trade talks, Fed minutes
- Palladium breaks $1,500 barrier for first time; gold also rises
- Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions
- Amid trade talks, China urges U.S. to respect its right to develop, prosper
- New US tariffs on Chinese goods will be 'catastrophic' for global stocks: China media
- ECB to discuss new round of loans to banks soon, Praet says
- Japan's exports fall most in two years as China shipments weaken
- China will not change prudent monetary policy: Premier Li
- Global Recession Fears Are Suddenly Stalking the Credit Market
- Why the U.S. and China Can’t Make a Deal
- South Africa's Worsening Economic and Fiscal Outlook in Charts
- US debt hits record under Trump, Republicans mum
- Weak Bond Auctions Flash Warning on India's Record Debt Sales
- Erdogan Makes Cheap Loans a Central Plank in Campaign Trail
- Putin threatens to target US if it deploys missiles in nearby European countries
- Taiwan says will not accept any deal that destroys democracy
- How Long Will Fed’s Rate Pause Last? Minutes Could Yield Clues
- Markets Warm to the Prospect of an ECB Funding Boost for Banks
- Putin Ratchets Up Nuclear Warning Against U.S.
- Why banks are wary of Beijing plea to back private companies
- South Africa plots $5bn bailout of state-owned power company