Daily News Links

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

Evening

• Asian shares dogged by trade worries, oil keeps gains
  Reuters
• Trump is reportedly planning major new restrictions against China
  CNBC
• Turkey's Erdogan claims election victory, opposition wary
  Reuters
• Trump issues challenge to trading partners: Bring down barriers or face 'reciprocity'
  CNBC
• Merkel presses over migration as 'European solution' fails
  Reuters
• China Moves to Shore Up Economy as Slowdown and Trade Fight Loom
  NYT
• Trump to use emergency act in trade war against Beijing
  FT
• China cuts bank reserves by $100bn to cushion US tariffs
  FT
• After the opening trade salvos, the big guns are readying
  FT
• Taiwan hit by jump in cyber attacks from China
  FT

General

• As trade war looms, China cuts some banks' reserve requirements to boost lending
  Reuters
• BIS warns of trade war threat but says rates should keep rising
  Reuters
• Turkey Votes on Erdogan Future as Challengers Call Foul Play
  BloombergQ
• What’s at stake in Turkey’s elections — and why Erdogan could actually lose
  CNBC
• Erdogan faces major test as Turks vote for president, parliament
  Reuters
• Italy says 'arrogant' France could become main enemy on migration
  Reuters
• China Eases Credit Policy as U.S. Tariffs Near
  WSJ
• Central Bankers Should Disregard Volatile Markets, Says BIS
  WSJ

Saturday, June 23, 2018

General

• OPEC+ Agrees Oil-Supply Boost in Victory for Saudis, Russia
  BloombergQ
• U.S. Tariffs Draw New Retaliation Threat, as Russia Joins In
  BloombergQ
• Increased threat of a trade war is ramping up fears of a 'full-blown recession'
  CNBC
• European authorities will react to any U.S. auto tariff move: Le Monde
  Reuters
• Xi says China must lead way in reform of global governance
  Reuters
• Turkey's Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies
  Reuters
• The Approaching End to Merkel's Tenure
  Spiegel
• A Generation of Americans Is Entering Old Age the Least Prepared in Decades
  WSJ
• More storms are brewing for emerging markets
  FT

Friday, June 22, 2018

General

• Stocks Rally on Data; Oil Jumps as OPEC Deal Nears: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• OPEC reaches deal to raise oil output from July: source
  Reuters
• White House Split Over Hardline Response to China Trade War
  BloombergQ
• Europe Hits Back at Trump's Tariffs as Global Tensions Mount
  BloombergQ
• German carmakers join American farmers on front line of U.S.-China trade war
  Bloomberg
• China Moves to Quell Systemic Bond Risks After Default Wave
  BloombergQ
• China Property Market Seen Most at Risk as Cash Squeeze Hits
  BloombergQ
• Emerging Markets Now Face a Political Gauntlet: Elections Guide
  BloombergQ
• Greece's Creditors Said to Agree on Debt Relief Package
  BloombergQ
• Europe strikes back against Trump tariffs as global trade war escalates
  CNBC/NYT
• Merkel-Trump Clashes Push Germany to Watershed Moment With U.S.
  BloombergQ
• Turkey's master campaigner, Erdogan faces biggest election challenge
  Reuters
• Canada Economy Falters as Inflation Stalls, Retail Sales Drop
  BloombergQ
• Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power
  NYT
• Beijing Paddles Hard as a Bear Market Threatens
  WSJ
• Asian Stocks End Ugly Week With China On The Edge of a Bear Market
  WSJ
• Global equity funds suffer record outflows
  FT
• Capitulation of US equity bears is danger sign for Wall St
  FT
• Bavaria’s strongman has Angela Merkel in his sights
  FT

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Evening

• Dow drops eighth straight session on trade worry; Amazon slips
  Reuters
• U.S. labor market tightening; mid-Atlantic manufacturing cools
  Reuters
• U.S. Consumers' Economic Expectations Match Highest Since 2002
  BloombergQ
• Supreme Court lets states force online retailers to collect sales tax
  Reuters
• Americans Devote Biggest Share of Income to Mortgages Since 2009
  BloombergQ
• Goldman Sachs: Weak stock market returns are ahead even with booming earnings
  CNBC
• Italy and Germany clash as migration rows split EU
  Reuters
• Markets might look calm, but they are behaving abnormally
  FT, Tett
• Beijing woos foreign businesses as US trade war looms
  FT
• Italy blocks Merkel bid to outwit immigration rebels
  FT

General

• Stocks Drop, Treasuries Gain on Fresh Italy Worry: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Italian Assets Resume Slide After Euroskeptic Appointments
  BloombergQ
• Dollar scales 11-month peak, oil slides ahead of OPEC
  Reuters
• Washington's 'capricious' trade actions will hurt U.S. workers, China warns
  Reuters
• Chinese investment in the US drops 90% amid political pressure
  CNBC
• China-U.S. trade war hits Daimler profit, may sweep sector
  Reuters
• U.S. Homes Prices Least Affordable in Almost a Decade
  BloombergQ
• Eurosceptics to head Italian parliamentary finance committees
  Reuters
• Bank of England chief economist votes for rate rise, boosting chance of Aug hike
  Reuters
• Now You Can Gorge Guilt-Free: 1-Month Bill Yield on Par With S&P
  BloombergQ
• 'Facebook is taking everything': rising rents drive out Silicon Valley families
  UK Guardian
• Trump’s Ace in the Hole in Trade War: A Strong Economy
  NYT
• Central Banks Go Their Separate Ways
  WSJ
• Central Bank Leaders Warn Trade Conflicts Could Damage Global Economy
  WSJ
• Growth in Retiring Baby Boomers Strains U.S. Entitlement Programs
  WSJ
• Small-Cap Stocks: Where Investors Hide in a Trade War
  WSJ
• The Arms Race for Quants Comes to the World’s Biggest Asset Managers
  WSJ
• Trump’s Tariffs Are a Defense Against China’s Aggression
  WSJ, Navarro
• EM sell-off set to continue as dollar strengthens
  FT
• Turkey election: Will Erdogan’s power grab backfire?
  FT
• The rise of a new generation of anti-Americans
  FT

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Evening

• Asia Stocks Edge Higher; Dollar, Treasuries Steady: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Tech Rally Drives U.S. Stock Gains as Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• ‘Close to a Peak’ U.S. Growth at Risk on Trade Spat, Housing
  BloombergQ
• Top central banks see growing gloom global trade war
  Reuters
• Brazil holds rates steady at all-time low despite weak currency
  Reuters
• Emerging Markets Have Many Tools, But Few That Are Good
  BloombergQ
• Powell Says Solid Economy Supports Further Fed Rate Increases
  WSJ

General

• World shares snap five-day losing streak on China policy expectation
  Reuters
• Fed Chair Powell calls case 'strong' for more interest rate hikes
  CNBC
• Trump Faults China's Economic Policy as Threat to U.S. Security
  BloombergQ
• Chinese paper says Trump administration has 'blood lust' over trade
  Reuters
• Trump's Tariffs Could Deliver a Sizable Hit to China's Economy
  BloombergQ
• White House says China's 'economic aggression' is a global threat
  CNBC
• China Has a Nuclear Option in the Trade War
  BloombergQ
• EU to impose duties on U.S. imports Friday after Trump tariffs
  Reuters
• Iran Rejects Compromise as OPEC Heads for Battle in Vienna
  BloombergQ
• Americans Still Aren’t Saving, Despite the Booming Economy
  BloombergQ
• Weekly mortgage applications jump 5.1% as interest rates settle
  CNBC
• May faces new battle in parliament over Brexit
  Reuters
• Emerging Market Rout Tests Brazil Central Bank on Rate Decision
  BloombergQ
• Erdogan Scares Off the Few Friends the Lira Had
  BloombergQ
• China-based hacking campaign is said to have breached satellite, defense companies
  Reuters
• Bill looms large for companies after post-crisis debt binge
  FT
• China’s central bank calms markets after tariff turmoil
  FT
• Flat yield curve sends a grim message for investors in 2019
  FT
• Central bank meeting in Sintra will highlight policy divergence
  FT

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Evening

• Trade fears rattle Wall Street, Dow gives up 2018 gains
  Reuters
• Argentina central bank hikes rate on 27-day Lebac notes to 47 pct
  Reuters
• Trade-War Clamor Batters Emerging Stocks, Currencies: Inside EM
  BloombergQ
• White House piles pressure on China after Trump tariff threat
  Reuters
• U.S. state, local tax revenue up 5.8 percent in first quarter: Census
  Reuters
• How the US ended up in an escalating trade dispute with China
  CNBC
• There is a 'much bigger issue' for the market than trade: Analyst
  CNBC
• Merkel, Macron Reach Deal to Strengthen Euro Area Against Shocks
  BloombergQ
• The Taxicab Bubble Couldn’t Last Forever
  BloombergQ
• Trump’s Trade War Spooks Markets as White House Waits for China to Blink
  NYT
• White House Sees an Edge in Trade Dispute With China
  WSJ
• Markets Begin to Take Threat of Trade War Seriously
  WSJ
• Risk of Chinese Currency Devaluation Rises With Latest Tariffs Threat
  WSJ
• The Other Yield Curve Investors Should Watch as Trouble Mounts
  WSJ
• Trump tariff threat fuels risk-off mood in markets
  FT
• Mounting trade fears send waves through global markets
  FT

General

• Stocks Slide, Bonds Rally as Trade Fears Build: Market Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Trade war worries slam China and emerging markets
  Reuters
• Commodities Slide as U.S.-China Spat Hits Soy to Steelmakers
  BloombergQ
• U.S. housing starts jump to near 11-year high, permits fall
  Reuters
• China slams U.S. 'blackmailing' as Trump issues new trade threat
  Reuters
• China pledges it will fight back firmly if Trump goes ahead and publishes list of additional tariffs
  CNBC
• PBOC injects medium-term liquidity in surprise move as trade war escalates
  Reuters
• PBOC to Use Tools `Comprehensively' as Trade War Sparks Sell-Off
  BloombergQ
• Has a US-China trade war begun? Experts weigh in
  CNBC
• ZTE Tanks After U.S. Lawmakers Advance Effort to Restore Ban
  BloombergQ
• Draghi Says ECB Will Be Patient in Timing of First Rate Hike
  BloombergQ
• Markets Begin to Take Threat of Trade War Seriously
  WSJ
• Don’t Fight the Fed’s Balance Sheet Taper
  WSJ
• China readies regulatory weapons in US trade spat
  FT
• Brazil’s ‘tragic destiny’ of anti-democratic rebellion looms afresh
  FT
• Why Donald Trump has it in for Angela Merkel
  FT

Monday, June 18, 2018

Evening

• Stocks extend slide, yen up as Sino-U.S. trade dispute escalates
  Reuters
• China's Stock Index Falls Below 3,000 First Time Since 2016
  BloombergQ
• Trump threatens to hit China with new tariffs on $200 billion in goods
  Reuters
• China Vows to Retaliate as Trump Targets $200 Billion in Tariffs
  BloombergQ
• Bipartisan Senate Vote to Punish ZTE Heightens Pressure on Trump
  BloombergQ
• Argentina bank stocks plunge on hike in reserve requirements
  Reuters
• Pompeo Calls China's Appeals for More Trade Openness a `Joke'
  BloombergQ
• Russia cuts Treasury holdings in half as foreigners start losing appetite for US debt
  CNBC
• China's Struggling Stock Market Faces Hit From Tariff Tensions
  BloombergQ
• Here's How a Trade War Between the U.S. and China Could Play Out
  BloombergQ
• History's Not on the Market's Side in a Trade War
  BloombergQ
• Fed's Williams Sees Rosy Economy, Bank Culture Still Needs Work
  BloombergQ
• Donald Trump Threatens New Tariffs if China Retaliates
  WSJ
• Trump turns his fire on Germany over immigration
  FT

General

• Stocks Retreat on Trade Concern; Brent Erases Loss: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Xi to Counter Trump Blow for Blow in Unwanted Trade War
  BloombergQ
• China's tariffs on U.S. oil would disrupt $1 billion monthly business
  Reuters
• Emerging Asia Hit by Biggest Foreign Investor Exodus Since 2008
  BloombergQ
• Brazil Growth Forecast Falls Off a Cliff on Strike, Uncertainty
  BloombergQ
• Is this Angela Merkel's moment of reckoning?
  BBC
• AP Explains: Who and what are behind Germany’s govt crisis?
  AP
• Italy's Populists Show How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
  BloombergQ
• In Erdogan Heartland, Lira Crisis Is Taking Toll on Businesses
  BloombergQ
• Fate of Nafta Is Next in Line as Source for Market Concern
  WSJ
• Mergers Would Make AT&T, Comcast World’s Most Indebted Companies
  WSJ
• Sizing Up Tesla’s $10 Billion Debt Stack
  WSJ
• The Force Behind Europe’s Populist Tide: Frustrated Young Adults
  WSJ
• Why even bigger volatility ‘accidents’ are yet to come
  FT
• High demand for collateralised loans weakens lender protections
  FT
• ‘Big ticket’ trades made possible by bond ETF liquidity
  FT
• Bond managers plot next move amid ‘quantitative tightening’
  FT

Evening

• Asian shares fall as Sino-U.S. trade spat intensifies
  Reuters
• Dow Futures Tank as Trade War Fears Grip Wall Street
  The Street.com
• Dollar approaches seven-month high, trade tensions limit gains
  Reuters
• Fraying Australia and China relations face testing times in Canberra
  Reuters
• China's Pacific Islands Push Has the U.S. Worried
  BloombergQ