Daily News Links

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Saturday, September 2, 2017

General

• Bond Market Braces for Debt-Limit Fight Entering Its Final Round
  Bloomberg
• America’s Manufacturers and Builders Are On a Tear
  Bloomberg
• Current euro level not a threat for European firms: Moscovici
  Reuters
• U.S. to Challenge China With More Patrols in Disputed Waters
  WSJ
• U.S., Mexico Spar on Nafta
  WSJ
• Houston Residents Return Home to Scary Reality: No Insurance Coverage
  WSJ

Friday, September 1, 2017

General

• Stocks Rise, Dollar Falls After Weak Jobs Number: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Payrolls in U.S. Rise 156,000; Wages Also Below Forecasts
  Bloomberg
• ECB May Not Have Final QE Plan Ready Until December
  Bloomberg
• Junk Bonds Face Wave of Supply Just as Investors Turn Sour
  Bloomberg
• China August factory activity picks up to six-month high as orders surge: Caixin PMI
  Reuters
• Harvey's Made the World's Most Important Chemical a Rare Commodity
  Bloomberg
• Bank Of Japan's Break From Battling the Yield Curve May Soon End
  Bloomberg
• This May Be China's Most Debt-Strapped Developer
  Bloomberg
• ECB's Nowotny Sees No Need to Overdramatize Euro Appreciation
  Bloomberg
• European Equity Funds Post Biggest Outflow in Six Months
  Bloomberg
• Xi's power on parade as China party congress looms
  Reuters
• Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'
  Reuters

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Evening

• U.S. data sends stocks higher; yields slip
  Reuters
• ECB unease over firmer euro risks slowing asset purchase exit -sources
  Reuters
• Hurricane Harvey will likely be most expensive natural disaster in US history: AccuWeather
  CNBC
• U.S. Consumer Comfort Rises a Seventh Week to Fresh 16-Year High
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall on Lean Inventory
  Bloomberg
• The Bond Market's Biggest Rally of 2017 Amazes Traders
  Bloomberg
• 'Safe-haven euro could complicate ECB plan to roll back stimulus
  Reuters
• Atlanta Fed trims U.S. Q3 GDP growth view to 3.3 pct
  Reuters

General

• Stocks Gain on Growth Outlook; Dollar Extends Run: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Consumer Spending, Incomes Signal Stable Second-Half Start
  Bloomberg
• Gold Is Winning New Fans
  Bloomberg
• Trump touts tax reform, overlooks White House aide Cohn
  Reuters
• Euro-Area Inflation Gathers Pace as ECB Weighs Future Stimulus
  Bloomberg
• Canada's Economy Surges 4.5% on Consumer Spending
  Bloomberg
• Markets Are About to Find Out What China's Leadership Reshuffle Means
  Bloomberg
• China Factory Gauge Shows Robust Economy as Price Outlook Surges
  Bloomberg
• Initial Coin Offerings Draw Fraud Warning From China Trade Group
  Bloomberg
• U.S. bombers drill over Korean peninsula after latest North Korea launch
  Reuters
• ‘Nonprime has a nice ring to it’: the return of the high-risk mortgage
  FT

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Evening

• U.S. Stocks, Dollar Advance on Growth Optimism: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Harvey Damages Could Cost Up to $90 Billion
  Bloomberg
• Harvey hits mortgages as flood-stricken homeowners are unlikely to pay
  CNBC, Olick
• HNA’s Financing Costs Soar After Shopping Spree
  Bloomberg
• New Worry in ‘Repo’: Just One Bank for $3.5 Trillion Market
  WSJ

General

• Dollar Rises, Treasuries Fall on Growth Optimism: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Gasoline Hits 2-Year High as Harvey Shuts Biggest U.S. Refinery
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Second-Quarter Growth Revised to 3% in Momentum Boost
  Bloomberg
• Companies in U.S. Add More Jobs Than Forecast, ADP Data Show
  Bloomberg
• From Stocks to Bonds, the Bear-Market Signals Are Multiplying
  Bloomberg
• 'Apocalyptic' Flooding Has Harvey's Damages Rising by the Hour
  Bloomberg
• A half-million flooded cars and trucks could be scrapped after Harvey
  CNBC
• German Inflation Accelerates as ECB Prepares to Debate Stimulus
  Bloomberg
• China's $2 Trillion of Shadow Lending Throws Focus on Rust Belt
  Bloomberg
• U.N. condemns 'outrageous' North Korea missile launch, Pyongyang says more to come
  Reuters
• North Korea: 'Japan missile was first step in Pacific operation'
  BBC
• Republican Tax Plan Poses Risk to U.S. Bond Market
  WSJ

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Evening

• Global stocks, dollar and yields slip on North Korea jitters; gold up
  Reuters
• Conservatives draw battle lines in debt-ceiling fight
  CNBC
• Market thinks Fed could hold off on rate hikes for another year — at least
  CNBC
• Buyers 'fight over scraps' in ever-pricier housing
  CNBC, Olick
• Warning signs appear to crop up beneath market’s surface
  CNBC
• U.S. Consumer Confidence at Second-Highest Level Since 2000
  Bloomberg
• Here's Why the Yen Remains a Safe Haven After a Rocket Passes Over Japan
  Bloomberg
• Bitcoin's Epic Rise Leaves Late-1990s Tech Bubble in the Dust
  Bloomberg
• Investors wary of central bankers’ soothing taper talk
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Pare Losses as Korea Concern Eases: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Gold Jumps on Haven Demand as N. Korea Lobs Missile Across Japan
  Bloomberg
• Trump says 'all options on the table' after North Korea fires missile over Japan
  Reuters
• This Is How North Korea's Latest Salvo Coursed Through Markets
  Bloomberg
• 'Unprecedented, serious and significant threat': Japan's prime minister on North Korea missile launch
  CNBC
• South Korean President Moon tells military to toughen up, orders show of 'overwhelming' force
  CNBC
• Home price gains were hot in June as Seattle sizzled, Case-Shiller says
  MarketWatch
• BlackRock Finds $5 Trillion Industry Is Now Riskier Than in '08
  Bloomberg
• EU's Juncker Slams U.K. on Brexit as Fractious Talks Resume
  Bloomberg
• Trump rejected China steel offer his officials backed
  FT
• Iran rejects U.S. demand for U.N. inspector visit to military sites
  Reuters

Monday, August 28, 2017

Evening

• Stocks Mixed as Harvey Roils Texas; Gasoline Gains: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• North Korea Appears to Have Fired Missile Toward Japan: NHK
  Bloomberg
• Harvey could overwhelm federal flood insurance program
  CNBC
• Treasury Is Putting Pressure on Congress to Fix the Debt Ceiling
  Bloomberg
• U.S. goods trade deficit widens in July; retail inventories fall
  Reuters

General

• Stocks Rise as Traders Weigh Harvey; Gold Climbs: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. gasoline futures surge as Harvey swamps Texas, euro holds at 2-1/2-year high
  Reuters
• `Tragedy of Epic Proportions' Looms as Harvey Pounds Houston
  Bloomberg
• Houston crippled by catastrophic flooding, with more rain on the way
  Reuters
• Hurricane Harvey Shuts Two of the Largest U.S. Ports
  Bloomberg
• Texas flood damage from Harvey may match Katrina - insurance group
  Reuters
• Harvey's Cost Reaches Catastrophe as Modelers See Many Uninsured
  Bloomberg
• Cohn or Yellen? Bond Traders Say Same Difference
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Pivot to Taxes Is Fraught With ‘Pitfalls Everywhere’
  Bloomberg
• Amazon's Opening Salvo in Grocery Price War Hits Bond Market
  Bloomberg
• Wall Street Vets From Dalio to Gundlach Warn on Emerging Markets
  Bloomberg
• China's Central Bank Is Embracing a Supercharged Yuan
  Bloomberg
• Wanda Bonds Fall on Reports of Chairman Wang Stopped at Airport
  Bloomberg
• Energy Firms Brace for Harvey Fallout
  WSJ
• In a Blast From a Financial Crisis Past, Synthetic CDOs Are Back
  WSJ

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Evening

• Euro surges to two-and-a-half-year high after Draghi comments, oil up after Harvey
  Reuters
• Central Bankers Shun Policy Clues as Trade Pervades Jackson Hole
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda Cautions That Japan Can't Keep Current Growth Rate
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda Sees Yield-Curve Control Allowing BOJ to Buy Fewer JGBs
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Mester Says Keep Up the ‘Gradual’ Pace on Rate Hikes
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: Trump vents in Oval Office, "I want tariffs. Bring me some tariffs!"
  Axios
• Major refineries are shutting down in the wake of Harvey flooding
  CNBC
• Harvey Unloads Severe Flooding Across Heart of U.S. Energy
  Bloomberg
• Early China Data Show Diverging Sentiment, Stable Growth Outlook
  Bloomberg
• China Money Rate Confusion Shows How PBOC Keeps Traders on Edge
  Bloomberg

General

• Harvey's Second Act Could Drive Up Economic Damage for Texas
  Bloomberg
• Hurricane Harvey Threatens Largest Flood Insurer: The Government
  WSJ
• Shut Down the Government, and This Time, Investors Will Care
  NYT, Morgenson
• Most French now dissatisfied with Macron, poll shows
  Reuters
• Wall St’s top bankers sell own groups’ shares as Trump hopes fade
  FT