Daily News Links

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Saturday, October 28, 2017

General

• Catalan ex-leader Carles Puigdemont vows to resist takeover
  BBC
• Kuroda looks favored to get second term as Bank of Japan chief: Nikkei
  Reuters
• Catalan police call for neutrality as Spain exerts control
  Reuters
• Mattis, in Seoul, says U.S. can't accept nuclear North Korea
  Reuters
• North Korea accuses US of 'criminal moves' as three Navy carriers operate in Asian waters
  CNBC
• Billionaire boom is a sign that rates need to rise
  FT

Friday, October 27, 2017

Evening

• Tech Surge Sends Stock Indexes to Record Highs: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Treasuries Gain After Report That Trump Is Leaning Toward Powell for Fed Chair
  Bloomberg
• Oil up 2 percent, Brent hits $60/bbl on support for extending curbs
  Reuters
• Spain sacks Catalan government after independence declaration
  Reuters
• Spain Gets Ready to Take Control After Catalonia Declares Independence
  Bloomberg

General

• Dollar Extends Gain on U.S. Tax Moves, Growth: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Trump Leans Toward Jay Powell as Next Fed Chairman
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Growth at Above-Forecast 3% on Consumer, Business Spending
  Bloomberg
• Tax Plan Has Lobbyists Swarming, Lawmakers Asking What’s in It?
  Bloomberg
• It’s Going to Stay a Yellen Fed No Matter Who Gets the Job
  Bloomberg
• Fed Candidate Taylor Calls for Reforms That Echo Trump Agenda
  Bloomberg
• How the GOP Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Spending
  Politico
• Weidmann Says ECB Should Have Set Clear End Date for Bond Buying
  Bloomberg
• ECB Sees Option for Ending QE With Short Taper in 2018
  Bloomberg
• Catalonia’s Parliament Votes in Favor for Independence
  Bloomberg
• Bond Volatility Shows Signs of Life as Rates Divergence Widens
  Bloomberg
• Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals
  Reuters
• Japan consumer prices rise for ninth straight month; energy key driver
  Reuters
• Australia Government in Crisis as Deputy PM Ejected in Citizenship Ruling
  Bloomberg
• After $6 Billion Wipeout, Wine County Fires Still Imperil PG&E
  Bloomberg
• On North Korea Border, Mattis Says Kim Threatening ‘Catastrophe’
  Bloomberg
• Chinese Banks’ Capital Cushion Isn’t So Comfy
  WSJ
• Billionaire Boom: More of Them, With More Billions
  WSJ

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Evening

• Dow Flirts With New High on Earnings, Euro Sinks: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Draghi Goes Lower for Longer in Overhauling Bond Buying Plan
  Bloomberg
• Luxury homes can't keep up with high demand
  CNBC
• Rising Rents Are Pushing More Tenants Past the Breaking Point
  Bloomberg
• Catalonia crisis deepens as region's leader rules out snap election
  Reuters
• Draghi pulls off dovish trick with his QE ‘downsize’
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Rise on Strong Earnings, Euro Falls: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• ECB Slows Asset Purchases as Draghi Heads for Stimulus Exit
  Bloomberg
• Trump apparently is having a hard time making up his mind for Fed chair
  CNBC
• Fed fight gets even weirder
  Politico
• House Leaders Face State-and-Local Storm to Begin Tax Debate
  Bloomberg
• Trump, GOP at odds over using 401(k)s to pay for tax cuts
  AP
• Kyle Bass Says History Will Remember Xi for Reckless Policies
  Bloomberg
• Debt Rising Sends South Africa's Rand Tumbling, Stocks to Record
  Bloomberg
• As European Central Bank Eases Emergency Measures, Risks May Lurk
  NYT
• North Korea diplomat says take atmospheric nuclear test threat 'literally'
  Reuters
• House Republicans Are Still Considering 401(k) Changes in Tax Overhaul
  WSJ
• The future of QE: what to expect from Mario Draghi
  FT
• China Edges Closer to One-Man Rule
  WSJ
• Inside China’s secret ‘magic weapon’ for worldwide influence
  FT

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Evening

• Stock Slide to Extend to Asia on Earnings Jitters: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. House speaker says tax plan entering most difficult phase: Reuters interview
  Reuters
• Interest rates whipped higher in perfect storm of stronger US data and Fed speculation
  CNBC
• U.S. business spending on equipment robust, new home sales surge
  Reuters
• The Seven Men Who Will Rule China for the Next Five Years
  Bloomberg
• Crisis over Catalan independence nears crucial few days
  Reuters
• Beginning of the end for Europe's loose money? ECB to curb stimulus
  Reuters
• Bonds sell off as participants eye central banks
  FT

General

• Dollar Drops as U.S. Treasury Bonds Pare Losses: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. New-Home Sales Unexpectedly Jump to Highest Since 2007
  Bloomberg
• China Unveils New Leaders With No Clear Xi Successor in Sight
  Bloomberg
• World's Best Carry Trades Lose Appeal as Interest Rates in Focus
  Bloomberg
• China has grand ambitions to dethrone the dollar. It may make a powerful move this year
  CNBC
• BOJ sees less to fret about low inflation, policy on hold
  Reuters
• Trump’s Fed Finalists Offer a Clear Choice: Status Quo or Significant Change
  NYT
• European Central Bank divided over wisdom of declaring end to QE
  FT
• Why credit is the Hotel California of markets
  FT
• Record flows for exchange traded funds that track bond markets
  FT
• Rates normality still a distant prospect
  FT
• Chinese investment banks face new headwinds
  FT

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Evening

• Strong U.S. Earnings Reports Push Dow to New High: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. dollar firm on report of support for Taylor as Fed chief
  Reuters
• Trump Asks GOP Senators for Show of Hands on Fed Nominee Choices
  Bloomberg
• The market is acting like risk no longer exists, Bank of America says
  CNBC
• China to unveil new leadership line-up as Xi cements power
  Reuters
• Don't blame others for your problems, Germany's Schaeuble tells Greece
  Reuters
• Trump Asks GOP Senators: Should Taylor or Powell Be Fed Chief?
  WSJ
• Rift Widens Within GOP in Battle for Control of Party
  WSJ

General

• U.S. Stocks Rise on Blue-Chip Earnings; Euro Gains: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Bond yields grind higher, Caterpillar smashes forecasts
  Reuters
• Why This Stock Bear Sees No Hope for Emerging Markets
  Bloomberg
• Xi's New Milestone Positions Him to Rule China for Decades More
  Bloomberg
• China Is About to Get an Answer to Its Big Succession Question
  Bloomberg
• China enshrines 'Xi Jinping Thought', key Xi ally to step down
  Reuters
• China’s Entrepreneurs Squirm Under Xi’s Tightening Grip
  NYT
• Central Bankers Cling to Stimulus Amid Weak Inflation
  WSJ
• An assertive China challenges the west
  FT
• What Happens When the ECB Steps Back From Corporate Bonds?
  WSJ

Evening

• Asian Stocks to Track U.S. Declines; Vix Jumps: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Drop at Start of Big Week for Earnings: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Bets on hawkish Fed flattens U.S. yield curve
  Reuters
• Abadi defends role of Iranian-backed paramiltaries at meeting with Tillerson
  Reuters

Monday, October 23, 2017

General

• U.S. Stocks Climb at Start of Big Earnings Week: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Catalan Separatists Plot Response to Spain’s Shock and Awe
  Bloomberg
• Catalonia warns of civil disobedience as Madrid readies direct rule
  Reuters
• China's Home Prices Rise in Fewest Cities Since January 2016
  Bloomberg
• Draghi Seen Going for ECB Bond-Buying Limit in QE's Last Hurrah
  Bloomberg
• Venezuela’s Behind on Its Debt and Facing Two Huge Bond Payments
  Bloomberg
• Risky Business Set to Dominate High-Yield Bond Market in 2018
  Bloomberg
• Defense chief Mattis in Asia, will discuss North Korea crisis with allies
  Reuters
• ECB Taper Promises to Set Off Ripples Across Many Markets
  WSJ
• China bank governor talks bluntly as retirement looms
  FT

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Evening

• Yen Falls, Japan Stocks Set to Gain on Abe Victory: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Abe Placed to Lead Japan Through 2021 After Big Election Win
  Bloomberg
• 'Despondent' May losing sleep on in-fighting, said Juncker: FAZ
  Reuters
• Wall Street trading firms jump into cryptocurrencies
  FT
• How we all became addicted to cheap debt
  FT, Tett

General

• Catalonia's leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid
  Reuters
• Stock market's future in Trump's hands as Federal Reserve chair pick looms
  Reuters
• Abe to push reform of Japan's pacifist constitution after ruling bloc election win
  Reuters
• Ramping up rhetoric, Turkey's Erdogan chastises U.S. over democracy
  Reuters
• U.S. warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms
  Reuters
• Spain Moves to Seize Control of Catalan Government, Call Regional Elections
  WSJ
• ECB poised to outline pace of bond buying
  FT
• Hunt For Yield Fuels Boom in CLOs
  WSJ