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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Sputter as Crude Slumps; Pound Surges: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Oil slumps 6 percent as rout runs to 12 days on supercharged selling
  Reuters
• U.S. government posts $100 billion deficit in October
  Reuters
• Italy government sticks to budget targets despite EU pressure
  Reuters
• Why oil prices went from four-year highs to a bear market in just six weeks
  CNBC
• DoubleLine's Gundlach: U.S. corporate bonds 'most dangerous' part of market
  Reuters
• White House economic advisor Kudlow says US is speaking again with China on trade
  CNBC
• Kudlow says Navarro ‘badly misspoke’ on China trade-deal likelihood
  MarketWatch
• Oil's Slide Accelerates in `Capitulation' to Darkening Outlook
  BloombergQ
• This Year, Ironically, First U.S. Deficit Record In 12 Years
  Forbes
• U.S. Dollar's Safe-Haven Status May Not Be So Safe, BofA Says
  BloombergQ
• A banker who worked closely with Trump on debt restructuring sees a big problem coming for the market
  CNBC
• US colleges attracting fewer new students from abroad
  AP
• Italy remains defiant over budget plans
  FT
• IMF warns Italy that budget plans risk backfiring
  FT
• Five US tech giants spend combined $115bn on buying back stock
  FT
• China censorship moves from politics to economics
  FT

General

• Stocks Climb on Trade Talk Hopes; Oil Extends Loss: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• European shares recover after U.S. tech rout; dollar falls
  Reuters
• China's yuan inches up as state banks step in to support
  Reuters
• Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and top Chinese official are reportedly talking trade ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
  CNBC
• Italy expected to defy EU request to present revised budget
  UK Guardian
• China Oct loan data disappoints, points to further slowing in economy
  Reuters
• Warnings of a 'domino effect' of protectionism as Asian leaders meet
  Reuters
• SEC Official Warns Leveraged Funds Could Hurt Reputation of ETFs
  BloombergQ
• The reasons to be bearish on the stock market now are swamping the bull case
  CNBC
• World's Most Active IPO Market Starts to Show Signs of Stress
  BloombergQ
• Trump’s Tax Cut Was Supposed to Change Corporate Behavior. Here’s What Happened.
  NYT
• A China Trade Deal or a New Cold War?
  WSJ
• Dollar Surges Amid Political Turbulence Abroad
  WSJ
• Two Senators Urge Trump to Stop Criticizing Fed
  WSJ
• Chinese Banks: We’ll Never Grow Up, Not Us
  WSJ
• U.S. Embarks on Tortoise vs. Hare Investment Race With China
  WSJ
• Why Italy’s economy is stagnating
  FT
• Bank of Japan’s Hoard of Assets Is Now Bigger Than the Economy
  BloombergSub
• China’s Housing Market Heading for ‘Year of Recession’, Says CICC
  BloombergSub

Monday, November 12, 2018

Evening

• Nasdaq falls 2 percent as Apple, chip stocks hit by weak forecasts
  Reuters
• Dollar hits 16-month high; tech woes crunch stocks
  Reuters
• Goldman shares head for the worst drop in 7 years as Malaysia seeks refunds on doomed deal
  CNBC
• General Electric seeks 'urgent' asset sales to cut debt: CEO
  Reuters
• Italian banks step in to rescue struggling Carige
  FT

General

• Stocks Retreat as Dollar Strengthens; Oil Rebounds: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Italian yields rise on Carige's woes, budget deadline
  Reuters
• 'King dollar' reigns supreme in world of slowing growth, European risks
  Reuters
• Yuan extends losses after worst week in 4 mths, Fed outlook supports dollar
  Reuters
• Italy's bond yields extend rise, gap over Germany widest in almost 2 weeks
  Reuters
• Euro Slides to 16-Month Low, Pound Sinks as EU Risks Reignite
  BloombergQ
• China Rate-Cut Chatter Becomes Louder as Growth Risks Gather
  BloombergQ
• China Says Lending Targets Shouldn't Override Due Diligence
  BloombergQ
• What's a Private Company? China Banks Grapple With Lending Rules
  BloombergQ
• Japan PM Abe calls for public works spending plan to help economy
  Reuters
• Trump’s Nafta Plan Could Be Upended by Democrats’ House Takeover
  NYT
• Dollar Surges Amid Political Turbulence Abroad
  WSJ
• U.S. on a Course to Spend More on Debt Than Defense
  WSJ
• Global leverage, examined
  FT
• Turkish banks report rise in bad loans
  FT
• China’s Xi Jinping revives Maoist call for ‘self-reliance’
  FT
• China extends crackdown on labour protests as activism spreads
  FT
• Chinese government faces peer-to-peer lending scandals dilemma
  FT

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Evening

• Falling oil prices show markets are getting it wrong — again, Saudi Arabia energy minister says
  CNBC
• Traders Eye Yuan Proxies as China Intervention Risks Loom Large
  BloombergQ
• Saudi Arabia, Others Inch Closer to Oil Output-Cut Pact
  WSJ
• Mortgage Industry Braces for Trump Administration to Make Changes at Fannie, Freddie
  WSJ
• China developers face $55bn of maturing onshore debt in 2019
  FT
• India’s shadow banks fear credit crunch will deepen
  FT
• Hong Kong activists warn that Beijing crackdown will backfire
  FT
• These Products Show How Hard It’ll Be to Beat China in Trade War
  BloombergSub

General

• Bond Traders About to See If They're Underrating Inflation Risks
  BloombergQ
• Stock-market investors wrestle with a glut of bearish signs as oil prices plunge
  MarketWatch
• Severe 'devil winds' expected to whip up deadly California blazes
  Reuters
• What next for active managers after grim October?
  FT
• Brazil must act fast to fix ‘unsustainable’ finances, minister warns
  FT
• Earth’s natural resources risk being squandered
  FT

Saturday, November 10, 2018

General

• Take Five: Trump to Italy, world markets themes for the week ahead
  Reuters
• China’s Central Bank Ready to Tackle ‘Profound’ Economic Changes
  BloombergQ
• Italy Considers Tweaks to Budget Ahead of EU Deadline
  BloombergQ
• Fox says Britain may not get a deal with the EU
  Reuters
• Trump, Macron agree on European defense after Trump's 'very insulting' comment
  Reuters
• Deadly California Wildfires Force Hundreds of Thousands to Flee
  BloombergQ

Friday, November 9, 2018

Evening

• Oil slide, China worries jolt Wall Street
  Reuters
• Oil Falls 10th Day, Longest Losing Streak Ever as OPEC Gathers
  BloombergQ
• White House adviser Navarro to Wall Street: Stay out of U.S.-China trade talks
  Reuters
• At least 75,000 homes in Southern California at risk from massive fires
  CNBC
• In high-level talks, U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea
  Reuters

General

• Stocks Fall on Oil, China Concerns; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• China stocks fall further, financials top drag
  Reuters
• Treasuries-U.S. yields trim fall as producer prices jump in Oct
  Reuters
• Emerging Markets-Strong dollar pressures Latam FX, Brazil stocks lower
  Reuters
• Energy, services fuel jump in U.S. producer prices
  Reuters
• Fed officials point to vulnerabilities behind hot U.S. labor market
  Reuters
• China's producer inflation slows again in October on ebbing domestic demand
  Reuters
• In China, response to pledged share meltdown stirs concern
  Reuters
• A Fifth of China’s Homes Are Empty. That’s 50 Million Apartments
  BloombergQ
• China auto sales fall in October, deepening slump
  AP
• China's Xi tries to reassure the country's worried private companies
  CNBC
• How Mattis is trying to keep U.S.-China tensions from boiling over
  Reuters
• At China’s Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges
  NYT
• U.S. and China Are Playing ‘Game of Chicken’ in South China Sea
  NYT
• Fed Holds Rates Steady, Signals More Rate Increases Ahead
  WSJ
• Fed Doesn’t Budge
  WSJ
• China Lays Out Banks' Lending Targets for Private Companies
  BloombergSub
• Democratic House Win Sets Up Clash Over Trump Tax Cuts
  WSJ
• Economy takes a back seat in US midterm elections
  FT
• Seattle property suffers from sell-off
  FT
• China’s fracking push leaves trail of dirty water woes
  FT
• Quants Are Facing a Crisis of Confidence
  BloombergSub

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Evening

• Asia stocks sag as Fed tempers Wall St. rally, dollar firm
  Reuters
• Stocks Pull Back as Dollar Strengthens After Fed: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Dollar jumps after strong economy keeps Fed on track for December hike
  Reuters
• Italian govt bond yields rise on government infighting, growth revisions
  Reuters
• Fed unwavering in message that interest rates will keep going higher
  CNBC
• Fed leaves rates unchanged, notes slowing in business investment
  CNBC
• Here's what changed in the new Fed statement
  CNBC
• Interest rates could hit new decade high even if Fed does nothing at its meeting
  CNBC
• Wall Street’s New Risk Machine
  BloombergQ
• U.S. 30-year mortgage rates jump to 7-year high - Freddie Mac
  Reuters
• The bull market's biggest buyer is back — companies are buying back stock at a record pace this month
  CNBC
• Visa Headaches Discourage Foreign Applicants to U.S. B-Schools
  BloombergQ
• Quant King D.E. Shaw Finds Stock-Picking Can Be Difficult
  WSJ
• Investors start to fret about ballooning US public debt
  FT

General

• Wall Street dips as weak earnings dampen surge from midterm elections
  Reuters
• World stocks score longest winning run of 2018 ahead of Fed
  Reuters
• Fed is set to keep rates on hold before a hike later in the year
  AP
• China October export growth surprisingly strong in race to beat higher U.S. tariffs
  Reuters
• Respect our choices, China's Xi says ahead of Trump G20 meeting
  Reuters
• Democrat-led House seen backing Trump’s China trade war, scrutinizing talks with allies
  Reuters
• Wall Street Says Fed Is in Denial About $4 Trillion Dilemma
  BloombergQ
• U.S. government's borrowing binge poses global risks: Kemp
  Reuters
• Federal Reserve Likely to Keep Interest Rates Steady
  WSJ
• Volatility Heightens Focus on Fed Statement
  WSJ
• Washington unnerved by China’s ‘military-civil fusion’ on AI
  FT
• China Has More Distressed Corporate Debt Than All of EM Combined
  BloombergSub
• Big China Brokers Seek to Raise Capital as Default Risks Linger
  BloombergSub

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Evening

• Post-election Wall Street surge leads Asia higher, dollar off lows
  Reuters
• Wall Street jumps 2 percent amid relief after U.S. midterm elections
  Reuters
• Health stocks up on U.S. vote; insurers hit records
  Reuters
• Fed likely on steady course even as U.S. political landscape shifts
  Reuters
• Investors pull $18.5 billion from U.S. bond funds in one week: ICI
  Reuters
• What the Midterm Election Shows: America’s Two Parties Live In Divergent Worlds
  WSJ
• Democratic House Threatens Trump’s Business Agenda
  WSJ
• Hedge Funds Revive the Junk Bond CDO
  WSJ
• October was worst month for hedge funds in 7 years
  FT

General

• Stocks Climb as Investors Cheer On U.S. Gridlock: Markets Wrap
  Reuters
• Money Markets-U.S. three-month LIBOR climbs to decade high
  Reuters
• The Treasury Market Has a Big Chicken-and-Egg Problem
  BloombergQ
• After midterms, Trump's economic programs appear safe, but new tensions could cause market volatility
  CNBC
• China Oct FX reserves drop to 18-month low as pressure on yuan grows
  Reuters
• Mortgage applications drop to 4-year low as interest rates hit 8-year high
  CNBC
• Yellen Leads Chorus of Concern Over Risks Facing Global Economy
  BloombergQ
• Paulson Warns of ‘Economic Iron Curtain’ Between U.S., China
  BloombergQ
• Ten Takeaways From the 2018 Midterm Elections
  WSJ
• Once an Optimist on U.S.-China Relations, Henry Paulson Delivers a Sobering Message
  WSJ
• China spends $32bn to protect renminbi from trade war
  FT
• Paulson: We are living in an age of unprecedented risks
  FT
• Record share buybacks should be raising alarms
  FT