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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Evening

• S&P nears record as bank, tech stocks climb
  Reuters
• U.S. job openings hover at record highs in June
  Reuters
• Record U.S. 1-month bill supply sold at lower demand
  Reuters
• 20% interest rates, crashing capital markets: Trump's sanctions causing turmoil in Turkey
  CNBC
• Elon Musk considers taking Tesla private in tweet, shares rise
  Reuters
• Trump says firms doing business in Iran to be barred from U.S. as sanctions hit
  Reuters
• Turkey under pressure to raise interest rates as economic crisis looms
  UK Guardian
• Bankruptcy Filings Surge Among Older Americans
  WSJ
• China Uses Lower-Profile Swaps Market to Bolster Yuan
  WSJ
• China’s Belt and Road projects drive overseas debt fears
  FT
• Saudi Arabia’s furious attack on Canada shocks western allies
  FT
• Turkey: how investors turned on Erdogan
  FT

General

• China bounce pushes world shares toward six-month high
  Reuters
• Dollar posts biggest drop in a week as rally fades
  Reuters
• Turkey's lira, bonds hit again on U.S. trade threat, central bank worries
  Reuters
• Chinese state newspaper says Trump's claims of winning trade war are 'wishful thinking'
  Reuters
• Apple could be used as a 'bargaining chip' in the trade war, Chinese state media warns
  CNBC
• Beijing 'will not surrender' to US 'trade blackmail,' Chinese media says
  CNBC
• Turkey Replaces Argentina as Worst Market for Bond Investors
  BloombergQ
• The US and India are squaring off on trade. That spells trouble for Modi
  CNBC
• Liquidity Crunch Is the New Bubble Gripping Credit Investors
  BloombergSub
• Faster Euro-Area Wages Signal Inflation Will Return, ECB Says
  BloombergSub
• No, Tariffs Aren’t Going to Pay Down the National Debt
  NYT
• The Stock Market’s Next $1 Trillion Milestone: Buybacks
  NYT
• The Unseen Risk in the Booming Loan Market
  WSJ

Monday, August 6, 2018

Evening

• Asia Stocks Open Mixed; Dollar, Treasuries Steady: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Wall Street closes higher as strong earnings cheer investors
  Reuters
• Turkish lira hits record low after U.S. reviews duty-free access
  Reuters
• U.S. banks further eased business loan standards in Q2 2018
  Reuters
• China’s Gas Tariffs Are a Permian-Size Problem for Oil
  BloombergQ
• Turkey Changes Reserve Rules to Boost Banks' Dollar Liquidity
  BloombergQ
• Canada defiant after Saudi Arabia freezes new trade over human rights call
  Reuters
• Making Sense of Two Very Busy Weeks for Markets
  BloombergQ El-Erian
• Central bank move fails to halt lira drop to record low
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Turn Higher, Dollar Pares Advance: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• China's stocks, yuan slide as Beijing, Washington step up trade threats, rhetoric
  Reuters
• Turkish Yields Increase to Record Amid Threat of U.S. Sanctions
  BloombergQ
• Chinese state media slams Trump for 'extortion' in trade dispute
  Reuters
• China Prepared for Long Trade War With U.S., State Media Says
  BloombergQ
• U.S. bond market takes looming Treasuries deluge in stride
  Reuters
• Emerging-Market Volatility Bets Rise as Trade War Rattles Yuan
  BloombergQ
• Jamie Dimon Warns of 5% Treasury Yields
  BloombergQ
• Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans
  NYT
• China’s Softer Stance on Defaults Spurs Asian Bond Market
  WSJ
• Iranians Hoard Gold Ahead of U.S. Sanctions
  WSJ
• China millennials’ love of credit cards raise debt fears
  FT
• Private equity challenged over $400bn fee haul
  FT
• China private equity funds suffer wave of closures
  FT
• Turkey's corporates need “the mother and father of all evil”
  FT

Evening

• Yuan Steadies After PBOC, Asia Stocks Tick Higher: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• China's Markets in the Spotlight After Tariff Threats, Yuan Levy
  BloombergQ
• China's monetary policy is complex and shifting. Here's what you need to know
  CNBC
• Italy Is Building Defenses Against Speculators Amid Budget Talks
  BloombergQ
• Saudi Arabia Suspends Diplomatic, Trade Ties With Canada
  BloombergQ

Sunday, August 5, 2018

General

• Trump says tariffs are working, U.S. and China are talking
  Reuters
• Trump Says U.S. Now Has the Upper Hand on China in Tariff Battle
  BloombergQ
• White House is not ruling out slapping auto tariffs on Canada
  CNBC
• China should not reopen the spigot of easy money
  FT

Saturday, August 4, 2018

General

• China won't accept U.S. trade 'blackmail': state media
  Reuters
• China's Wang says response to U.S. trade measures necessary, legitimate
  Reuters
• Pompeo Warns Russia, China Over Violating North Korea Sanctions
  BloombergQ
• Turkey on Trump Blacklist as Sanctions Spell Trouble for Economy
  BloombergQ
• Global Heat Wave Toasts Wheat and Prices Soar
  WSJ

Friday, August 3, 2018

Afternoon

• Wall Street gains as upbeat earnings trump trade jitters
  Reuters
• Yields slide on rising U.S.-China trade tension
  Reuters
• Speculative U.S. 5-year, 10-year T-note net shorts hit record highs -CFTC
  Reuters
• There is 'zero' engagement between US and China as trade tensions escalate, official says
  CNBC
• U.S.'s Kudlow Trash Talks China Calling It ‘Lousy Investment’
  BloombergQ
• How U.S. Companies Are Coping With Inflation and Scarce Labor
  BloombergQ
• China tariffs on LNG, oil aim at U.S. energy dominance agenda
  Reuters
• Trump trade war will add $3,000 to price of some popular pickup trucks, minivans, Toyota says
  CNBC
• Italy Starts Budget Talks as Investors Send Warning to Conte
  BloombergQ

General

• Trade worries keep lid on stocks, Italian bonds sell off on government tensions
  Reuters
• U.S. job growth slows in July, unemployment rate dips
  Reuters
• China unveils retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods in latest salvo
  Reuters
• China Steps In to Support Yuan By Boosting Cost to Short
  BloombergQ
• U.S. Farmland Values Hit a Record Despite Trade Fears
  BloombergQ
• Chicago is exploring feasibility of pension financing -CFO
  Reuters
• China's Unipec suspends US oil imports as trade spat intensifies
  Reuters
• Turkish Markets Catch a Break on Slower-Than-Forecast Inflation
  BloombergQ
• Trump’s Narrow Window for Trade Wins in China
  WSJ
• Turkey Needs Foreign Funds as Short-Term Debt Looms
  WSJ
• Selloff of Italian Debt Highlights Concerns Over Politics, Banks
  WSJ
• China tries to restrain bearish bets on renminbi
  FT
• China services growth softens further in July
  FT

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Afternoon

• S&P 500 ends higher, driven by Apple, tech
  Reuters
• China stands its ground after Trump amps up tariff threats
  Reuters
• The Trump administration is headed for a gigantic debt headache
  CNBC
• Goldman says U.S. may base tariff decisions on whether China's currency keeps falling
  CNBC
• Argentine monthly industrial output makes sharpest drop since 2002
  Reuters
• Vancouver Suffers Its Worst July for Home Sales Since 2000
  BloombergQ
• Trump zeroes in on China after trade truce with Europe
  FT
• Central bankers teeter on a tightrope towards normalisation
  FT
• US tech faces big risks from Trump’s China trade war
  FT
• Hawkish Fed, Weak Yuan Signal More Trouble Ahead for Emerging Markets
  BloombergSub

General

• Stocks Slump as Trade Fears Return; Dollar Climbs: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Trade tensions roil emerging stocks, U.S. sanctions hit Turkey
  Reuters
• Italy's markets hurt by political worries, Poste Italiane
  Reuters
• JGB yields brush 1-1/2-year high before easing, 10-yr sale awaited
  Reuters
• China says it must retaliate against tariffs 'to defend the nation's dignity'
  CNBC
• China Says It’s Ready to Retaliate on Latest U.S. Tariff Threat
  BloombergQ
• China urges U.S. to 'calm down' in trade dispute, says its tactics will not work
  Reuters
• Bank of England raises rates above crisis lows, signals no rush for next hike
  Reuters
• U.S. Proposes Easing Auto Mileage Rules, California's Authority
  BloombergQ
• China’s Empire Of Money Is Reshaping Global Trade
  BloombergQ
• U.S. Pressures China With Punitive Trade, Defense Measures
  WSJ
• Treasury Yield Tops 3% Again
  WSJ
• How Germany became Donald Trump’s European punchbag
  FT
• Passive investing is storing up trouble
  FT
• Italian bonds face heaviest rise in yield since June
  FT

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Evening

• Stocks Mixed, Treasuries Decline as Fed Stands Pat: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Fed Leaves Key Rate Unchanged With Economy at ‘Strong Rate’
  BloombergQ
• Trump administration confirms plan to raise China import tariff to 25 percent
  Reuters
• Fed's plan to raise rates appears intact despite Trump criticism
  Reuters
• Here's what changed in the new Fed statement
  CNBC
• Emerging market CDS trading value jumps in Q2 -EMTA
  Reuters
• Israel warns Iran of military response if it closed key Red Sea strait
  Reuters
• Chinese Goods May Face 25% Tariffs, Not 10%, as Trump’s Anger Grows
  NYT
• U.S. Considers 25% Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports
  WSJ
• Treasury Plans to Boost Borrowing as Trillion-Dollar Deficits Loom
  WSJ
• Fed keeps course for September rate increase
  FT
• Pakistan puts a spotlight on China’s opaque loans
  FT

General

• Treasuries Drop Before Fed; Trade Weighs on Stocks: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• US 10-year Treasury yield hits 3% for first time since June after strong payrolls data
  CNBC
• U.S. yields rise as government ratchets up borrowing
  Reuters
• ISM manufacturing index hits 58.1 in July; construction spending down 1.1% in June
  CNBC
• Private payrolls boom in July, increasing by 219,000 vs 185,000 estimate: ADP
  CNBC
• Housing demand sees biggest drop in more than 2 years
  CNBC
• U.S. Considers Higher Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports
  BloombergQ
• China vows retaliation if Trump slaps 25 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese imports
  Reuters
• New Tariffs Loom as China Decries ‘Blackmail’
  BloombergQ
• Volatility Is Back in Japan's Bonds as Traders Confront Kuroda
  BloombergQ
• Double Down or Stealth Taper: BOJ Watchers Debate Kuroda's Move
  BloombergQ
• Asian factories slow as China-U.S. trade conflict intensifies
  Reuters
• Chinese Investors Flee Into Money Market Funds From Stocks
  BloombergQ
• Australia House Prices Fall the Most in 7 Years
  BloombergQ
• Hedge Fund's Humans Are Kicking Some Algo Behind
  BloombergQ
• India Monetary Policy: MPC Hikes Rates For Second Straight Time
  BloombergQ
• Trump Advisers Urge Raising Additional China Tariffs to 25%
  WSJ
• China Won’t Be a Trade Pushover
  WSJ
• Federal Reserve Likely to Keep Rates Steady
  WSJ
• U.S. Defense Bill Seeks to Counter China
  WSJ
• Japanese bond market jolted as traders test BoJ resolve
  FT
• China shift to easing threatens to derail debt-cutting efforts
  FT
• Stakes are high for passive funds after Faang sell-off
  FT
• China manufacturing gauge softens to 8-month low
  FT
• Tech tumbles test conviction trades of hedge funds
  FT