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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Evening

• Asia Stocks Face Mixed Start as Dollar Climbs: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Powell to Be Trump's Nominee for Fed Chair Replacing Yellen: WSJ
  Bloomberg
• Here’s What You Need to Know About Powell’s Fed Chair Selection
  Bloomberg
• Jerome Powell’s Views on U.S. Monetary Policy in His Own Words
  Bloomberg
• Trump to Tap Jerome Powell as Next Fed Chairman
  WSJ
• U.S. Stocks Pare Gains on Tax Details; Bonds Rise: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Fed Signals December Hike On Track a Day Before Trump Announces Next Chair
  Bloomberg
• What Wall Street Is Saying About the Delayed Tax Bill Rollout
  Bloomberg
• House tax plan lowers caps on 401(k), cuts state and local deductions
  ABC
• ECB Largesse Helps Bond Sales Eclipse 2016 With Two Months to Go
  Bloomberg
• Canadian Junk Bond Sales Are Headed for a Record
  Bloomberg
• Math Problem Bedevils Republican Tax Rewrite
  NYT
• Venezuela in Crisis: Investors Brace for Default
  WSJ

General

• Stocks Gain as Metals Surge; Crude Extends Rally: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Oil Rises to 10-Month High as Stockpiles Seen Dropping
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Companies Add Most Workers in Seven Months, ADP Data Show
  Bloomberg
• Fed Chair Drama Steals Spotlight From FOMC: Decision Day Guide
  Bloomberg
• Fed set to hold rates steady ahead of Trump's leadership decision
  Reuters
• The House GOP will delay releasing its tax bill until Thursday
  CNBC
• GOP Braces for ‘All Hell’ to Break Loose When Tax Bill Finally Drops
  Bloomberg
• Treasury Maintains Long-Term Debt Sales, Sees Rise in 2018
  Bloomberg
• Caixin China manufacturing PMI is 51.0 for October, meeting expectations
  CNBC
• Australia's Housing Boom Is ‘Officially Over,’ UBS Says
  Bloomberg
• This Four-Bedroom Home in Hong Kong Just Sold for $149 Million
  Bloomberg
• Fed Likely on Hold, but Could Give Clues on Possible December Rate Rise
  WSJ
• Chinese Property Shopping Spree Fades as Beijing Hits the Brakes
  WSJ
• China’s Dandong Port Group Defaults on $150 Million in Bonds
  WSJ

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Evening

• Japan Stocks Point Higher as Kiwi Soars on Jobs: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Consumer Confidence Just Hit Its Highest Level in Almost 17 Years
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Manufacturing Is Powering Up, Regional Report Cards Show
  Bloomberg
• Bitcoin Surges After World's Biggest Exchange Announces Plans for Futures
  Bloomberg
• House Tax Plan to Delay Estate-Tax Repeal, Set Corporate Rate at 20%
  WSJ

General

• Stocks Extend Gains; Euro Drops as Inflation Slows: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Home-Price Gains in 20 U.S. Cities Showed Acceleration in August
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Employment Costs Pick Up on Faster Wage Gains at Factories
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s unusual chance to stack the Fed
  Politico
• BOJ Keeps Stimulus Unchanged as It Trims Inflation Outlook
  Bloomberg
• China Factory PMI Falls From Five-Year High on Pollution Cleanup
  Bloomberg
• China Takes Action After Bond Market Sell-off With One-Two Punch
  Bloomberg
• Another China Company Defaults on Bond Payment as Borrowing Costs Jump
  Bloomberg
• You Wanna See Something Really Scary? Try These Market Charts
  Bloomberg
• Beijing seen poised for fresh South China Sea assertiveness
  Reuters
• Thanks to Wall St., There May Be Too Many Restaurants
  NYT
• IMF warns volatility products loom as next big market shock
  FT
• China’s Dangerous Return to One-Man Reign
  WSJ

Monday, October 30, 2017

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Fall, Dollar Slumps as Treasuries Gain: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• House to Consider Five-Year Phase-in for Corporate Tax Cut
  Bloomberg
• Trump likely to pick Fed's Powell to lead central bank: source
  Reuters
• There are plenty of things that might be in this tax bill that could give the market indigestion
  CNBC
• Savings rate hits lowest since financial crisis as Americans take on more risk
  CNBC
• Homes Are Getting Snapped Up at the Fastest Pace in 30 Years
  Bloomberg
• U.S. consumer spending grows at fastest pace since 2009, savings drop
  Reuters
• Bitcoin's Market Cap Surges Past $100 Billion
  Bloomberg
• China warns against attempts to contain Beijing before Trump visit
  Reuters
• Trump Is Expected to Name Jerome Powell as Next Fed Chairman
  NYT
• Bets on the Next Fed Chair: A History of Speculation Gone Wrong
  WSJ
• ECB Decision Reopens Divide Atop Central Bank
  WSJ

General

• U.S. Stocks Fall From Records as Dollar Weakens: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• China Bond Selloff Spreads to Stocks as Deleveraging Risks Mount
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Consumer Spending Rises Most Since 2009 on Car Buying
  Bloomberg
• State of the Fed
  Politico
• Trump’s Big Fed Chair Reveal: This Week in Washington
  Bloomberg
• Biggest Stock Collapse in World History Has No End in Sight
  Bloomberg
• Why stock-market bulls should be wary of rising tide of earnings shenanigans
  MarketWatch
• Analysts See Deleveraging Concerns Behind China's Equity Selloff
  Bloomberg
• China central bank boosting oversight of loans offered on the internet - media
  Reuters
• As China's home prices cool, some property companies seek to reduce risks
  Reuters
• Carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits highest level in 800,000 years, study says
  CNBC
• In Choice of Fed Chairman, Trump Downgrades Deregulation
  NYT
• Inflation: The Slumbering Giant Begins to Stir
  WSJ
• Italy Faces Challenge of Living Without ECB Alchemy
  WSJ
• Powell leading in Trump’s Fed chair reality-TV spectacle
  FT
• Spain faces test of authority in Catalonia under direct rule
  FT
• Wall Street banks rake in bumper fees from leveraged loans
  FT

Evening

• Trump Likely to Name Jerome Powell Next Fed Chairman—Source
  WSJ
• Asian Stocks Nudge Higher on Global Growth Outlook: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• China's Debt Battle Has Global Growth at Stake
  Bloomberg
• China Corporate Bond Investors' Luck May Be About to Run Out
  Bloomberg

Sunday, October 29, 2017

General

• Hundreds of thousands march for unified Spain, poll shows depths of division
  Reuters
• Spain Is a Collection of Glued Regions. Or Maybe Not So Glued.
  NYT
• Stuck in Place, U.S. Homeowners Hunker Down as Housing Supply Stays Tight
  NYT
• Why Are Markets Rising Everywhere? Investors Can’t Stop Buying Every Dip
  WSJ
• Sand castles on Jersey Shore: property boom defies US flood risk
  FT

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