Daily News Links

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

General

• ECB should fix date to end bond purchases: Weidmann
  Reuters
• Fed officials are already plotting how to combat the next downturn
  Reuters
• White House Doesn't See Need for Faster Fed Hikes
  Bloomberg
• By all measures, a construction boom is shaping up for 2018
  CNBC
• Merkel Begins Make-or-Break Government Talks With Stability Plea
  Bloomberg
• China December forex reserves rise to $3.14 trillion, highest since September 2016
  Reuters
• China fruit, vegetable prices surge as blizzards cut off roads, damage crops
  Reuters
• Are we seeing a peak in bullish equity sentiment at last?
  FT

Saturday, January 6, 2018

General

• Fed official says rates are last resort against financial risks
  Reuters
• Williams paints benign picture of Fed rate hikes, strong U.S. economy
  Reuters
• China tightens rules on commercial lender shareholders, entrusted loans
  Reuters
• Businesses cautious in installing patches to fix chip flaw
  Reuters
• Bull or bear? The big issues fund managers face in 2018
  FT

Evening

• S&P 500, Nasdaq post best week in more than a year
  Reuters
• In test for Powell, internal groundswell grows to rethink Fed's inflation approach
  Reuters
• Fed's Mester sees roughly four U.S. rate hikes in 2018
  Reuters
• Powell Was a Wary Supporter of QE3 in 2012
  Bloomberg
• Yellen's 2012 Worry Foretold Fed Taper Tantrum Five Months Later
  Bloomberg
• Capital One CEO Becomes Billionaire After Stock Hits Record High
  Bloomberg
• Powell Backed Fed’s Bond-Buying Plan With Reservations in 2012
  WSJ
• Signs of euphoria suggest equity bulls are on borrowed time
  FT
• Companies scramble to fix computer flaws
  FT

Friday, January 5, 2018

General

• Bond Pare Gains, Stocks Higher After Jobs Report: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Added Fewer Jobs Than Expected in December
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Trade Deficit Balloons to Widest in Almost Six Years
  Bloomberg
• Global Debt Hits Record $233 Trillion
  Bloomberg
• Last Year Broke Closures, Flows Records
  ETF.com
• Fed's Bullard Says Tax Overhaul May Light Fire Under Investment
  Bloomberg
• Weak Dollar Puzzle May Be Solved in Global Credit Merry-Go-Round
  Bloomberg
• Canada's Unemployment Rate Declines to Lowest in Four Decades
  Bloomberg
• China to Set Economic Growth Target ‘Around 6.5%’
  Bloomberg
• HNA Units Are Said to Have Missed Payments to More Chinese Banks
  Bloomberg
• HNA Said to Walk Away From Late-Stage Value Partners Deal Talks
  Bloomberg
• Gold Imports Said to Rebound Amid Signs India's Tax Woes Fading
  Bloomberg
• There's a battle of tax codes raging — the US and China just upped the arms race
  CNBC
• Apple Says All Macs, iPhones and iPads Exposed to Chip Security Flaws
  Bloomberg

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Evening

• Asia Stocks Extend Strong 2018 Start; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Blizzard Triggers a 60-Fold Surge in Prices for U.S. Natural Gas
  Bloomberg
• Oil Jumps After U.S. Crude Stockpiles Shrink Most Since August
  Bloomberg
• Global Warming Is Starving the World's Reefs Faster Than Ever
  Bloomberg

General

• Stocks Rise on Global Growth Outlook; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Treasury yields climb after jobs data blows past estimates
  CNBC
• Oil hits highest since 2015 as Iran unrest spooks market
  Reuters
• Companies in U.S. Added 250,000 Jobs in December, ADP Data Show
  Bloomberg
• Consumer Comfort in U.S. Advanced in 2017 to a 16-Year High
  Bloomberg
• Powell Inherits Fed Rate-Hike Debate With Inflation Doubts Lingering
  Bloomberg
• BOJ's Kuroda repeats vow to maintain ultra-easy policy
  Reuters
• Job-cut announcements in 2017 see lowest level since 1990, Challenger report says
  CNBC
• Inflation Risk May Shake Global Markets
  Bloomberg
• Security flaws put virtually all phones, computers at risk
  Reuters
• Toronto Home Prices Fall for Seventh Month as Lending Tightens
  Bloomberg
• U.S. military warns against getting hopes up over North Korean overture
  Reuters
• China and the US 'are about to ride a bumpy journey,' state news agency says
  CNBC
• Pakistan is ditching the dollar for trade with China — 24 hours after Trump denounced the
  CNBC
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• Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
  NYT
• Tech Giants Race to Address Widespread Chip Flaws
  WSJ
• Donald Trump unlikely to certify nuclear deal with Iran
  FT

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Evening

• Asia Stocks Rise After U.S. Records, Dollar Firms: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Most Fed Officials Backed Continued Gradual Rate Increases
  Bloomberg
• Inside the Fed’s December Meeting: The Annotated Minutes
  Bloomberg
• Fed minutes show 'last stand' by Yellen and the doves
  CNBC
• Chip Stocks Roar Into 2018 With Gains Topping All S&P Sectors
  Bloomberg
• Fed Minutes to Shed Light on Officials’ Outlook for 2018
  WSJ
• Trump’s looming bust-up with China is bad news for 2018
  FT

General

• Dollar Halts Slide; U.S. Stocks at Record Highs: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Oil hits new two-and-a-half year highs as higher output looms
  Reuters
• Manufacturing in U.S. Accelerates to Cap Best Year Since '04
  Bloomberg
• Ford, GM Sales Beat Estimates
  Bloomberg
• U.S. construction spending rises to record high in November
  Reuters
• All Change at Top of the ECB as Draghi Era Approaches the End
  Bloomberg
• ECB may end bond buying in 2018 if economy stays strong: Nowotny
  Reuters
• U.S. blocks MoneyGram sale to China's Ant Financial
  Reuters
• China's Small Banks Dumped on Signs of More Policy Pain in 2018
  Bloomberg
• U.S. office vacancy rate rises in fourth quarter: Reis
  Reuters
• Iran protests could move Trump to kill nuclear deal
  Politico
• Iran deploys Revolutionary Guards to quell 'sedition' in protest hotbeds
  Reuters
• U.S. Apartment Market Softens as Supply Increases
  WSJ
• Business-Loan Growth Fell Off a Cliff in 2017 and No One Can Figure Out Why
  WSJ

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Evening

• Asia Stocks to Extend Gains After U.S. Tech Surge: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Oil hits highest since mid-2015, then dips
  Reuters
• Airlines Join Banks in Dishing Out $1,000 Tax Bill Bonuses
  Bloomberg
• China’s Longest Bond Rout Has Further to Go
  Bloomberg
• Record-Setting Cold Shakes Up America’s Commodities Markets
  Bloomberg
• Internet giants fuel warehouse demand as land prices surge
  CNBC
• China Seen Raising Money Market Rates Three Times This Year
  Bloomberg
• 2018 will bring a disastrous geopolitical event that rivals the 2008 financial crisis, says foreign policy expert Ian Bremmer
  CNBC
• U.S. warns North Korea against new missile test, plays down talks
  Reuters

General

• European Stocks Slide; Dollar Extends Decline: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Oil posts strongest year opening since 2014; Iran unrest pushes up crude
  Reuters
• Global Manufacturers Strain to Keep Up With Faster Economy
  Bloomberg
• Asian factories end 2017 on mixed note; central banks seen hiking slowly
  Reuters
• As US budget fight looms, Republicans are suddenly worried about spending
  CNBC
• Home prices are set to soar in 2018
  CNBC
• Australian Home Prices Fell in December in Bellwether for 2018
  Bloomberg
• Hundreds Detained in Iran as Trump Renews Attack on Regime
  Bloomberg
• Look for an 'almost inevitable cold war' between the US and China, strategist says
  CNBC
• Trump’s Strategy to Knock Out North Korean Missiles Carries Risk
  Bloomberg
• 2018 Feels Ripe for ‘Big Unexpected Crisis,’ Eurasia Group Says
  Bloomberg
• German parties at odds ahead of coalition talks
  Reuters
• In Cities With Low Unemployment, Wages Finally Start to Get Bigger
  WSJ
• Trump Backs Protesters in Iran
  WSJ
• Central bank support set to be game-changer for bonds
  FT
• Eurozone manufacturing sector growth hits record
  FT

Evening

• Asia Stocks Face Quiet Start to 2018, Yen Weakens: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Dollar starts new year in doldrums, Asia stocks in good cheer
  Reuters
• Emerging Markets Start 2018 With Politics Center Stage
  Bloomberg
• The Biggest Threats to China’s Economy in 2018
  Bloomberg
• Just Four Large Countries Have a Higher Debt Burden Than the U.S.
  WSJ

Monday, January 1, 2018

General

• As U.S. budget fight looms, Republicans flip their fiscal script
  Reuters
• Here are three key global themes set to dominate markets in 2018
  CNBC
• How China Will Shake Up the Oil Futures Market
  Bloomberg
• Kim Jong Un declares North Korea is a nuclear power, says 'button' is on his desk
  AP
• Ten killed in Iran protests and security forces repulse attacks: state TV
  Reuters
• Democrats in High-Tax States Plot to Blunt Impact of New Tax Law
  NYT