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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Evening

• Asia Stocks Set to Gain on U.S. Economy Optimism: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Keep calm and carry on with policy normalization, BIS tells central banks
  Reuters
• China at Risk of Banking Crisis in BIS's Early Warning Signal
  Bloomberg
• Chinese banks sixth-largest global creditor group: BIS
  Reuters

General

• Trump's trade policies jeopardize jobs and prosperity: German minister
  Reuters
• China says trade war with U.S. will only bring disaster to global economy
  Reuters
• China allows Xi to remain president indefinitely, tightening his grip on power
  Reuters
• Turkish warplanes destroy 18 Kurdish militant targets in Iraq: Anadolu
  Reuters
• Global Politics Emerge as a Dicey Influence on Markets
  WSJ
• US asks China for $100bn plan to cut trade deficit
  FT

Saturday, March 10, 2018

General

• No Deal for EU Seeking Exemptions From Trump’s Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
  Bloomberg
• EU, Japan start push for exemptions from Trump tariffs
  Reuters
• How Trump’s tariffs morphed from 'no exemptions' to carve-outs galore
  Reuters
• Gundlach Says Volatility ‘Genie’ May Not Be Back in Its Bottle
  Bloomberg
• Critics silenced ahead of China’s move to end Xi term limits
  AP
• Inside Trump’s Trade War: How Tariff Backers Beat Free Traders
  WSJ
• Why Bond Investors Aren’t Worried About Corporate America’s Rising Debt Load
  WSJ
• Markets aren’t braced for four rate rise narrative
  FT

Evening

• High-performance U.S. tech stocks drive Nasdaq to record high
  Reuters
• China says U.S. soybeans 'prime target' over tariffs: trade group
  Reuters
• California bullet train costs soar to $77 billion, opening delayed
  AP
• Jobs Report Was No Fairy Tale
  WSJ
• US jobs surge gives green light to Fed rate rises
  FT

Friday, March 9, 2018

General

• Stocks Gain, Treasuries Fall After U.S. Jobs Data: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Added 313,000 Jobs in February; Wage Gains Cool to 2.6%
  Bloomberg
• China Warns of ‘Strong’ Measures to Counter Trump Trade Tariffs
  Bloomberg
• China Factory Inflation Eases as Consumer Prices Jump on Holiday
  Bloomberg
• China to rely less on economic stimulus as it battles risks: central bank governor
  Reuters
• BOJ Keeps Stimulus Unchanged Ahead of New Term for Kuroda
  Bloomberg
• First China Local Default Could Come in 2018, Aberdeen Says
  Bloomberg
• Bond Trading Tumbles in India as Banks Stare at $3 Billion Loss
  Bloomberg
• Toys ‘R’ Us Is Prepping to Liquidate Its U.S. Operations
  Bloomberg
• Trump says plans to meet North Korea's Kim after promise to give up nuclear weapons
  Reuters
• China credit growth cools after January spike
  FT

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Evening

• Stocks, Bonds Rise as Trump Signs Off on Tariffs: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Trump Signs Tariff Order on Metals With Wiggle Room for Allies
  Bloomberg
• Trump sticks to tariff level pledge even as he offers possible exemptions
  Reuters
• U.S. Household Debt Rose Last Quarter at Fastest Rate Since 2007
  Bloomberg
• Americans' Stock Holdings Rose Most in Four Years Ahead of Drop
  Bloomberg
• Trump Signs Metals Tariffs Sparing Some Allies
  WSJ
• U.S. Household Net Worth Pushes Further Into Record Territory
  WSJ
• Mortgage Rates at a Four-Year High Threaten to Roil Housing
  WSJ
• U.S. Asks China for Plan to Reduce Trade Deficit by $100 Billion
  WSJ
• Draghi Criticizes Proposed U.S. Tariffs as ECB Signals Tighter Policy
  WSJ
• Meet Peter Navarro—the Man Behind Trump’s Embrace of Tariffs
  WSJ
• Anti-establishment parties upend Italian politics
  FT
• Mohammed bin Salman, strongman in the making
  FT

General

• Stocks Fluctuate, Bonds Gain Ahead of Tariff Plan: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Draghi Says Euro-Area Turnaround Warrants Policy Dial-Back
  Bloomberg
• 'Death by China' economist ascendant as Trump pushes tariffs, hits China
  Reuters
• Trump plans to offer Canada, Mexico 30-day tariff exemption: official
  Reuters
• China February exports jump 44.5 percent, strongest in three years, imports up 6.3 percent
  Reuters
• How China Is About to Shake Up the Oil Futures Market
  Bloomberg
• JP Morgan co-president warns of 'deep correction' for stocks totaling as much as 40% over next few years
  CNBC
• Goldilocks Under Threat According to These Three Bear Charts
  Bloomberg
• China says resolve to protect peace, stability in South China Sea unshakeable
  Reuters
• Donald Trump Set to Sign Tariffs Decree Amid GOP Lawmakers’ Dissent
  WSJ
• ECB edges towards ending crisis-era support
  FT

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Evening

• U.S. Stocks End Mixed as Trade War Concerns Ease: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Trump set to authorize steel, aluminum tariffs on Thursday
  Reuters
• White House says Trump may exempt Canada, Mexico from tariffs
  CNBC
• Trump Team Defends Steel Tariffs, Downplays Effect on U.S. Growth
  Bloomberg
• Trump piles pressure on China over trade, to push ahead with tariffs
  Reuters
• Wall Street should be afraid of what Trump does next after Cohn's departure
  CNBC
• Bitcoin Dives After SEC Says Crypto Platforms Must Be Registered
  CNBC
• Turkey Lowered by Moody's as Geopolitical Risk Rises; Lira Falls
  Bloomberg
• Draghi Stares at Trade War Abyss as ECB Ponders Stimulus Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Fed Sees Moderate Inflation as Tight Job Market Boosts Wages
  Bloomberg
• Is Too-Big-to-Fail Over? Markets Don't Buy It, NY Fed Study Says
  Bloomberg
• GOP Lawmakers Sign Letter Objecting to Trump’s Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
  WSJ
• The Trade Deficit Trump Wants to Fix May Only Worsen
  WSJ
• Spring Home Sales Could Be the Weakest in Years
  WSJ
• Italy’s election: charts show how economic woes fuelled Five Star
  FT
• Germany hesitates at Weidmann’s nomination for ECB presidency
  FT

General

• Global Stocks Drop on Trade Gloom; Bonds Advance: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Trade Gap Widens to Post-Recession High
  Bloomberg
• Private-sector jobs grow by 235,000 in February, vs 195,000 expected: ADP/Moody's Analytics
  CNBC
• U.S. fourth-quarter unit labor costs revised higher
  Reuters
• EU Tells Trump to Brace for Retaliation Over Metal Tariffs
  Bloomberg
• Treasuries as Trade War Leverage? Big Creditors Already Cut Back
  Bloomberg
• With Cohn gone, Peter Navarro is unleashed at White House
  CNBC
• Trade skeptics gain upper hand in White House as Cohn quits
  Reuters
• What Market Players Are Saying on Departure of ‘Grown Up' Cohn
  Bloomberg
• Wall Street Frets About Losing White House Friends as Cohn Exits
  Bloomberg
• UBS Warns of ‘Deep Trade War’ as Commodity Giant Sees No Winners
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Brainard Suggests Growth Tailwinds May Speed Hike Pace
  Bloomberg
• How Currency Investors Are Bracing for a Full-Blown Trade War
  Bloomberg
• Mystery Deepens Around China Energy Giant That Came From Nowhere
  Bloomberg
• The U.S.-China Rivalry Is, More Than Ever, a Fight Over Tech
  NYT
• Clouds Descend on Spring Home Sales
  WSJ
• Europe fears blowback from Trump’s steel barrier
  FT

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Evening

• S&P 500 Futures Drop as Cohn Resigns, Yen Climbs: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Gary Cohn resigns as Trump's top economic advisor
  CNBC
• U.S. Considers Broad Curbs on Chinese Imports, Takeovers
  Bloomberg
• Trump sticks with tariff plan, warns EU on trade
  Reuters
• Trump: U.S. Has 'No Choice' But to Go Ahead With Tariffs
  Bloomberg
• Mnuchin Tries to Douse Trade-War Fears Over Trump Tariff Threats
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Hit by Largest One-Day Outflow on Record
  Bloomberg
• Investors staged a near-record exodus from US stocks in February
  CNBC
• Trend-Chasing Quants Post Worst Returns in 17 Years
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Oil Output Set to Average 10.7 Million Barrels a Day in 2018, Highest on Record
  Bloomberg
• Oil Bosses Take Different Sides of Shale Boom-and-Bust Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong dollar plummets to weakest level in trading band in 33 years
  SCMP
• China’s Xi Readies Sweeping Government Overhaul to Empower Party
  Bloomberg
• Gary Cohn Resigns as White House Economic Adviser After Losing Tariffs Fight
  WSJ
• China’s household debt problem
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Mixed, Dollar Slips on Trade Concerns: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Trump faces pushback on tariffs but says he will not back down
  Reuters
• EU Raises Stakes for Trump by Aiming Levies at GOP Heartland
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Kaplan: Rate hikes necessary as US nears full employment
  CNBC
• Eyeing the easy money exit: Five questions for the ECB
  Reuters
• China Faces an ‘Impossible Challenge’ on Budget, Tax and GDP
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda warns of risks to BOJ's projected timing for hitting price goal
  Reuters
• Stock Bulls in Trump Country Are Freaking Out Their Brokers
  Bloomberg
• China Is Making a Bold Military Power Play
  Bloomberg
• North Korea says willing to hold talks with U.S. and halt nuclear pursuit while negotiations last: South
  Reuters
• Trump Tariffs Spark GOP Rift
  WSJ
• Trump Is Serious About Tariffs
  WSJ
• Tax Cuts Fuel Biggest Merger Spree Since 2000
  WSJ
• Emerging markets under pressure as debt mounts
  FT
• Global trade tension trouble Germany’s stock market
  FT

Monday, March 5, 2018

Evening

• Equity Gains to Reach Asia as Trade Worries Ease: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Wall Street extends gains as fears of trade war ease
  Reuters
• Oil Gains as Cushing Inventories Are Said to Tighten Once Again
  Bloomberg
• U.S. says time running short for NAFTA talks, floats bilateral deals
  Reuters
• Dorm living for professionals comes to San Francisco
  CNBC/NYT
• Italy's League, 5-Star vie for power after inconclusive vote
  Reuters
• U.S. service sector activity ebbs; orders at 12-1/2-year high
  Reuters
• Canada, Mexico push back on Trump's 'fair' NAFTA deal suggestion
  Reuters
• U.S. considering 'material changes' to 'Volcker Rule': Fed's Quarles
  Reuters
• Riskiest Corners of Credit Shrug Off Crisis-Era Borrowing Costs
  Bloomberg
• Spooked by the Selloff, Retail Investors Fled Stocks in February
  Bloomberg
• Why the U.S. Trade Deficit Is Worse Than It Seems
  WSJ
• Italy anti-establishment parties make big gains in election
  FT

General

• Stocks Rise on Speculation Trade Threat Overstated: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Italian Markets Feel the Heat as Anti-Establishment Parties Surge
  Bloomberg
• Trump Says No Mexico, Canada Steel Break Without Fair Nafta
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Tariffs: All the Latest Developments
  Bloomberg
• Trump's tariffs set to dominate final day of NAFTA talks
  Reuters
• The Fed is now entering the most difficult phase of monetary policy
  CNBC
• Markets May Need to Buckle Up for Trade Tensions Over Long Haul
  Bloomberg
• Easy Allocation Models ‘Doomed’ as Diversification Breaks Down
  Bloomberg
• China Sets 2018 GDP Target at About 6.5% as Stability Push Intensifies
  Bloomberg
• Italy's League, 5-Star vie for power after inconclusive vote
  Reuters
• It Could Be Crunch Time for World's Third Most-Indebted Country
  Bloomberg
• China warns Taiwan it won't tolerate separatist activities
  Reuters
• Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco
  NYT
• Trump Links Planned Steel Tariffs to Nafta Renegotiation Effort
  WSJ
• Trump Administration Beats Back Warnings on Tariffs
  WSJ
• Italy Faces Political Paralysis After Populist Jolt
  WSJ
• Credit-Card Losses Surge at Small Banks
  WSJ
• Shadow banking grows to more than $45tn assets globally
  FT
• Italy anti-establishment parties set for big gains
  FT
• How the Middle East is sowing seeds of a second Arab spring
  FT