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Monday, December 25, 2017

General

• U.S. Dollar Rises With Ruble Amid Holiday Lull: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• China Signals Slower Growth Is Acceptable to Tackle Debt, Smog
  Bloomberg
• China Central Bank Official Says Bankruptcy May Benefit the Country
  Bloomberg
• Analysts Cut IPhone X Shipment Forecasts, Citing Lukewarm Demand
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Decision to Send Lethal Arms to Ukraine Signals Tougher Stance on Russia
  WSJ

Sunday, December 24, 2017

General

• Digital Coins Resume Selloff as Recovery Fizzles
  Bloomberg
• The Year in Money
  Bloomberg
• North Korea says new U.N. sanctions an act of war
  Reuters
• Spending, Deficit Concerns Arise With New Tax Law
  WSJ

Saturday, December 23, 2017

General

• Oil producers to discuss exit plans from cuts once market near balance: Russia
  Reuters
• California's monster Thomas fire becomes largest-ever wildfire in state history
  CNBC
• Merkel's Difficult Road to a Coalition
  Spiegel
• One Thing Tax Overhaul Won’t Do? Simplify Corporate Taxes
  WSJ
• Dave Collum's Year in Review
  PeakProsperity

Evening

• Wall Street wanes ahead of holiday; Catalan vote hits euro, Spanish stocks
  Reuters
• U.S. Consumers’ Holiday Merriment Comes at the Expense of Their Savings
  Bloomberg
• Analysis: How Consensus for Corporate Rate Cut Turned Into Partisan Tax Brawl
  WSJ
• S&P 500 set to break record with ‘perfect’ calendar year
  FT

Friday, December 22, 2017

General

• Wall Street little changed as Nike weighs
  Reuters
• U.S. new home sales race to more than 10-year high in November
  Reuters
• U.S. Consumer Spending Tops Forecasts as Inflation Accelerates
  Bloomberg
• Strong U.S. consumer, business spending bolster fourth quarter growth picture
  Reuters
• Catalan Separatists Cheer Puigdemont as Rajoy Handed a Drubbing
  Bloomberg
• Japan's record financial year 2018 budget puts fiscal discipline in doubt
  Reuters
• Bitcoin falls by more than $3,000, dropping through $13,000 mark
  CNBC
• December's $361 Billion Deal Haul Is the Busiest in a Decade
  Bloomberg
• Republicans plan mega marketing push to sell unpopular tax plan
  Politico
• Republicans warn Trump of 2018 bloodbath
  Politico
• China's using cheap debt to 'bend other countries to its will,' academic says
  CNBC
• China Shrugs Off Debt Worries as Xi Takes Firmer Economic Grip
  NYT
• China’s HNA Faces Calls for Probe in U.S.
  WSJ
• Corporate debt boom will come to a nasty end
  FT
• Hidden gyrations underpin 2017 global fund flows
  FT
• Moments when central banks turned markets in 2017
  FT
• Biggest market trades that lit up 2017
  FT
• Watch Out VIX: Nasdaq Amps Up Volatility Game
  WSJ

Evening

• Bond Yields Set for Weekly Jump, Stocks Tick Up: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Larry Lindsey being considered for Fed vice chair job: Sources
  CNBC
• Catalan separatist Puigdemont looks likely to retake regional leadership after vote
  CNBC

Thursday, December 21, 2017

General

• Wall Street higher as investors await tax-cut benefits
  Reuters
• House unveils 'clean' spending bill to fund the government through January 19
  CNBC
• An Inflation Breakout Would Be Worse for Markets Than a Depression
  Bloomberg
• Subprime Auto Defaults Are Soaring, and PE Firms Have No Way Out
  Bloomberg
• Art Cashin's outlook for 2018: China, the Fed and bitcoin among his biggest worries for the new year
  CNBC
• U.S. third-quarter economic growth trimmed; jobless claims rise
  Reuters
• BOJ Maintains Stimulus as Inflation Lags Behind Growth
  Bloomberg
• Are There Any Stock Bears Left in America?
  Bloomberg
• Long Island Iced Tea Soars 500% After Changing Its Name to Long Blockchain
  Bloomberg
• A second territorial dispute in Asia could be more dangerous than the South China Sea
  CNBC
• For Heavily Indebted Firms Like Dell, Tax Bill Delivers a Downside
  WSJ
• Self-driving cars face a new test: snow
  FT

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Evening

• Bonds Tumble, Equities Mixed as Tax Bill Passes: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• 10 things you need to know about the new tax law
  MarketWatch
• Bitcoin, Bubbles and Tech: Google's Top Finance Searches of 2017
  Bloomberg
• The Outlook for Tech Stocks Grows Dimmer for 2018
  Bloomberg
• Leveraged Loans Face Less Cushion in a Crash
  Bloomberg

General

• Treasuries Down, Stocks Up as Tax Bill Progresses: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Oil Gains on Signals U.S. Stockpiles Fell More Than Expected
  Bloomberg
• Senate Passes U.S. Tax Overhaul Putting Trump on Brink of Big Win
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Sales of Existing Homes Climb to an Almost 11-Year High
  Bloomberg
• China Turning Screws on Leverage Creates Record Divide in Stocks
  Bloomberg
• HNA's Mounting Bond Cancellations Add to Funding Concerns
  Bloomberg
• Swedish central bank starts down road toward normalising policy
  Reuters
• Market’s Focus Turns to Kuroda's Plan for 2018
  Bloomberg
• What the Largest Tax Overhaul in 30 Years Means for Companies
  Bloomberg
• Bitcoin is biggest bubble of them all, and it’s the Fed’s fault, says Ron Paul
  CNBC
• Asia firms' sentiment rises to highest in almost seven years: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD
  Reuters
• Bank of Japan's record Q3 JGB holdings cast doubt on unwinding QE
  Reuters
• The Biggest Housing Bubble of Them All Might Be Norwegian
  Bloomberg
• Over Golf and an Airport Chat, Trump and GOP Hashed Out a Historic Tax Plan
  WSJ
• Tax Cuts to Test GOP’s Economic Pledges
  WSJ
• Congress Is on Brink of Tax Overhaul
  WSJ
• Forget stocks, it’s the bond market that could feel US tax cuts
  FT

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Evening

• Stocks, Treasuries Down as House Passes Tax Law: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• House Passes Sweeping Tax Cuts, Moving Trump Closer to Major Win
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Treasury Sales Are About to Double 2018. Who's Buying?
  Bloomberg
• China is reportedly having second thoughts about cracking down on country's ballooning debt
  CNBC
• China, Seeking Growth, Softens Focus on Cutting Debt
  WSJ
• Stimulus surge drives waves of speculation in Asia
  FT

General

• Stocks Mixed as Euro Climbs; Treasuries Decline: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Single-Family Housing Starts Rise to Highest in a Decade
  Bloomberg
• Holiday spending on track to be highest in at least 12 years: CNBC survey
  CNBC
• Central banks, trade and bubbles threaten the 2018 status quo
  Reuters
• IMF Warns One of Most Crowded Bond Trades Near Tipping Point
  Bloomberg
• Congress plays Santa for the stock market this year with a mega tax package
  CNBC
• ECB's Weidmann Predicts Wage Gains as He Seeks End Date for QE
  Bloomberg
• China Default Tied to Asset-Management Product Flags Risks
  Bloomberg
• Steinhoff Says Credit Facilities Increasingly Being Withdrawn
  Bloomberg
• Why South Africa's Steinhoff Could Be Next Enron: QuickTake Q&A
  Bloomberg
• Japan upgrades GDP growth forecast, CPI seen far below BOJ target
  Reuters
• Republicans face backlash over last-minute tax bill provisions
  FT
• Blockchain fervour evokes memories of dotcom bubble
  FT
• Companies drive borrowing binge to record $6.8tn in 2017
  FT

Evening

• Asian Stocks Hold Gains, Bond Yields Head Higher: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• GOP Tax Bill Hands Biggest Benefits to Top Earners, Study Says
  Bloomberg
• Middle Class Gets 10% of Republican Tax Cut
  WSJ
• Money Markets Are Going Haywire, Blame the Government
  WSJ
• Trump Lays Out World View in Which Economic Strength Bolsters Security
  WSJ
• China’s HNA Group Seeking Sale of $6 Billion in Overseas Property
  WSJ
• U.S. says North Korea 'directly responsible' for 'WannaCry' cyber attack
  Reuters