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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

Sunday, October 7, 2018

Evening

• Asia Stocks Fall, Yuan Dips as PBOC Eases Policy: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Global dealmaking appetite falls to a four-year low amid Brexit, US-China trade fears, study says
  CNBC
• Right-winger leads Brazil election, heading for run-off
  Reuters
• Here's the number everyone in the financial markets is obsessing about and why
  CNBC
• Ron Paul: US is barreling towards a stock market drop of 50% or more, and there's no way to prevent it
  CNBC
• China to Pump $174 Billion Into Its Economy as Slowdown and Trade War Loom
  NYT
• Investment in Infrastructure Is Booming Despite Lack of Progress on Trump’s Pledges
  WSJ
• Trump tries to cut China out of trade deals with partners
  FT
• Dark clouds gather over the US housing market
  FT

General

• China's Sept FX reserves fall more than expected to $3 trln
  Reuters
• China slashes banks' reserve requirements as trade war imperils growth
  Reuters
• Italy Outlook Darkens as Politics Skews From Orthodox Thinking
  BloombergQ
• Brazilians vote in tense presidential race led by right-winger
  Reuters
• Erdogan says Turkey is not facing any worrying economic problems
  Reuters
• China Acts to Shore Up Economy Amid Weight of Trade War
  NYT
• U.S. Tariffs on China Aren’t a Short-Term Strategy
  WSJ
• Surging Yields Raise Threat of Tipping Point for Stocks
  WSJ
• China cuts banks’ reserve requirement to fuel growth
  FT

Saturday, October 6, 2018

General

• A 'potentially lethal combination' between hot jobs market and trade tensions could unleash inflation, Stephen Roach warns
  CNBC
• China pencil-tip spy chip's ultimate market risk: The profits built on big tech's low-cost global supply chain
  CNBC
• Exclusive: U.S. Commerce's Ross eyes anti-China 'poison pill' for new trade deals
  Reuters
• Turkey's Erdogan tells ministers to stop using U.S. firm McKinsey
  Reuters
• Brazil's polarized election enters last day of campaigning
  Reuters
• China silent as French police probe disappearance of Interpol chief
  Reuters
• Banks Brace for the Downside of Higher Rates
  WSJ

Friday, October 5, 2018

Evening

• Wall Street slides as bond yields climb on jobs data
  Reuters
• China Slams Brakes on U.S. Crude Oil Imports
  BloombergQ
• Speculators net long U.S. dollar bets highest since Dec. 2016 -CFTC data
  Reuters
• A disciple of Brazil's dictatorship moves closer to the presidency
  Reuters
• Asian Cities Challenge U.S. Dominance in Venture Capital
  BloombergQ
• The Achilles’ Heel for Italy’s Populists: Weak Banks
  WSJ
• OPEC’s Wildcards Could Push Oil to $100
  WSJ
• Bond market sell-off weighs on stocks
  FT

General

• Treasuries Drop on Jobs Data, Tech Selloff Resumes: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Red October rumbles on ahead of U.S. jobs data
  Reuters
• Shares in Chinese tech firms tumble, Lenovo plunges over 20 percent
  Reuters
• U.S. job growth slows; unemployment rate falls to 3.7 percent
  Reuters
• U.S. trade deficit jumps to six-month high in August
  Reuters
• ECB's Draghi met Italian president to discuss budget: source
  Reuters
• Italy's Salvini attacks Juncker, hopes for change in 2019
  Reuters
• Bond-market bloodbath likely to hit mortgage rates soon — another test for the housing market
  MarketWatch
• Mattress Firm, largest US mattress retailer, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
  CNBC
• Japan household spending posts biggest rise in three years, signals steady recovery
  Reuters
• With 8 Years of Job Gains, Unemployment Is Lowest Since 1969
  NYT
• Trump Aims to Model New Trade Deals on Revised Nafta
  WSJ
• Banks Are Italy’s Weak Spot as Rome Picks Fight With EU
  WSJ
• Rising rates are not all good news for US banks
  FT

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Evening

• Wall St. ends down as bond yields rise further
  Reuters
• Emerging Markets-Surging U.S. bond yields hit Latam currencies, stocks
  Reuters
• Italy dismisses concern the EU will reject its budget plan
  Reuters
• Investors pull most cash in 2 years from U.S. Treasury funds -Lipper
  Reuters
• Booming US economy may soon be the 'strongest since 1999', Kevin Warsh says
  CNBC
• U.S. Small-Business Fighting for Staff Push Pay Gains to Record
  BloombergQ
• We may be in the early stages of a 'persistent rise' in interest rates, says Jim Grant
  CNBC
• DoubleLine's Gundlach: 30-year U.S. Treasury signals higher bond yields
  Reuters
• The Biggest Risk That Markets Ignore
  BloombergQ
• The Untold Tale Behind Modi's Shock Takeover of a Risky Lender
  BloombergQ
• U.S. vice president accuses China of campaign to undermine Trump
  Reuters
• West accuses 'pariah state' Russia of global hacking campaign
  Reuters
• Brazil presidential campaign ends with debate ahead of Sunday vote
  Reuters
• You Should Worry More About Italy’s Bond Market
  WSJ

General

• U.S. Stocks Extend Losses, Treasuries Hold Steady: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Dollar and global bonds track surge in Treasury yields, stocks sag
  Reuters
• China's Holiday Week Only Gets Worse as Stocks Slump With Yuan
  BloombergQ
• U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to near 49-year low
  Reuters
• Powell Says Fed May Lift Rates to Levels That Restrain Growth
  BloombergQ
• 'Complete insanity' of Italy debt plans may lead to huge restructuring -euro officials
  Reuters
• The Bond Market Has Gone Soft
  BloombergQ
• 'Irresponsible fiscal policy' is a major concern in the current political climate, says CIO
  CNBC
• Chinese spy chips are found in hardware used by Apple, Amazon, Bloomberg says; Apple, AWS say no way
  CNBC
• Get Ready For Trade War Pain to Spread Through Asia
  BloombergQ
• Asia’s Private-Bank Party Is Good While It Lasts
  BloombergQ
• Pimco Warns Australia's Property Slump Threatens Banks, Economy
  BloombergQ
• The Easy Money Era Is Over in India
  BloombergQ
• US Navy proposing major show of force to warn China
  CNN
• Pence to tell China: We will not be intimidated in South China Sea
  Reuters
• Pentagon chief says Russian violation of key arms control treaty 'untenable'
  Reuters
• Private Businesses Built Modern China. Now the Government Is Pushing Back.
  NYT
• Pence Speech to String Together a Narrative of Chinese Aggression
  NYT
• Anxiety Starts to Grow in Junk-Bond Market
  WSJ
• Sovereign bond sell-off spreads worldwide
  FT
• ECB retreat on easing ripples out to US bond market
  FT
• The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
  BloombergSub

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Evening

• Financials lift Wall Street, but rate worry caps gains
  Reuters
• Rates are surging with 10-year, 30-year Treasury yields touching multiyear highs
  CNBC
• Treasuries-Yields hit decade highs as case for Dec rate hike mounts
  Reuters
• Powell says we're 'a long way' from neutral on interest rates, indicating more hikes are coming
  Reuters
• U.S. services sector activity hits 21-year high; hiring accelerates
  Reuters
• The oil market 'fever' might push prices toward $100 before it breaks
  CNBC
• Mortgage fraud is getting worse as more people lie about their income to qualify for loans
  CNBC
• Amid trade spat, US-China military tensions soar
  AFP
• Treasury Yields Rise to Multiyear Highs After Strong Data
  WSJ
• Employer-Provided Health Insurance Approaches $20,000 a Year
  WSJ
• The $500 Million Central Bank Heist—and How It Was Foiled
  WSJ
• An Unusual Year for Haven Assets Continues
  WSJ
• Hedge Fund Highfields Capital To Return Money to Clients
  WSJ
• Treasury sell-off builds as yields eye biggest rise since 2016 election
  FT
• US junk debt provides strong returns despite broader woes
  FT
• Fed official says US ready for return to tight monetary policy
  FT
• Greek bank shares slide on bad debt worries
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Head for Records, Treasuries Slide: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Italy budget concession hopes switch risk sentiment back on
  Reuters
• Turkish Assets Tumble as Inflation Puts Policy in the Spotlight
  BloombergQ
• India's rupee sinks to record lows. Its central bank isn't expected to save it
  CNBC
• 'Rip-Private payrolls grew by 230,000 in Sept, vs 185,000 expected: ADP
  CNBC
• ISM non-manufacturing index hits 61.6 in September, vs. 58 estimate
  CNBC
• Italy to Bow to EU and Cut Deficit to 2% in 2021, Corriere Says
  BloombergQ
• When It Comes To Rates, What Are Central Banks Going To Do Next?
  BloombergQ
• Federal Reserve prepares for next crisis, bets it will begin like the last
  Reuters
• Fed's Barkin cites Brexit, political crisis as potential economic shocks
  Reuters
• New Yorkers Are Listing Their Homes for Both Sale and Rent
  BloombergQ
• How China's Peer-to-Peer Lending Crash Is Destroying Lives
  BloombergQ
• Turkish Inflation Near Record High in Erdogan Era on Lira
  BloombergQ
• A Moment Of Truth For NBFCs...And For The System
  BloombergQ
• New Nafta Shows Limits of ‘America First’
  WSJ
• Companies Lure New Workers With College Coaching, Student Debt Repayment
  WSJ
• China to Raise Billions in U.S. Dollar Debt as Trade Tensions Persist
  WSJ
• Why the US-China stand-off is bad for investors
  FT
• Italy’s budget fight: the next steps for Rome and Brussels
  FT