Daily News Links

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Monday, May 29, 2017

General

• Stocks Meander, Pound Rises in Holiday-Hit Trading: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Draghi Says Euro Area Still Needs Extraordinary ECB Support
  Bloomberg
• Italian bank worries leak into second week
  Reuters
• Fed's Williams Sees 'Much Smaller' Balance Sheet in Five Years
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Williams Sees Gradual Policy Tightening of Three Hikes
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong's Throngs of Thousands Defy Bid to Cool Housing Market
  Bloomberg
• Bitcoin correction sees nearly $4 billion wiped off value of the cryptocurrency as price falls 19%
  CNBC

Evening

• Stocks Point to Mixed Start; Rand Pares Gains: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Early China Data Shows Slowdown Biting Amid Credit Tightening
  Bloomberg
• N.Korea fires Scud-class ballistic missile, Japan protests, Trump briefed
  CNBC
• Is China’s economy turning Japanese?
  FT

Sunday, May 28, 2017

General

• Hong Kong Finance Chief Questions Moody's Over Debt Downgrade
  Bloomberg
• European allies see the two sides of Trump
  Reuters
• The Highest-Paid C.E.O.s in 2016
  NYT

Saturday, May 27, 2017

General

• G7 leaders make progress on trade, remain split on climate change
  Reuters
• Trump Takes Own Path as G-7 Fails to Reach Unity on Climate
  Bloomberg
• Debt ceiling could be hit late this summer: Sources
  CNBC
• $4tn exchange traded fund industry draws more scrutiny
  FT

Friday, May 26, 2017

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Edge Higher, Dollar Gains as Oil Dips: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Outlook Lowered to Negative by Moody's on Temer Probe
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Iron Lady Resigns as Head of BNDES Development Bank
  Bloomberg
• Chinese jets intercept U.S surveillance plane: U.S. officials
  Reuters

General

• U.S. Stock Rally Falters, Dollar Gains as Oil Dips: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Growth Not So Bad After Revisions to Spending, Investment
  Bloomberg
• U.S. home prices to rise at a strong pace on tight supply: Reuters poll
  Reuters
• China's reforms will not be enough to arrest rising debt: Moody's Diron says
  Bloomberg
• China's Hand-of-State Tightens Grip on Market With Yuan Move
  Bloomberg
• Japan consumer prices rise in April, driven by energy costs
  Reuters
• Trump and other leaders clash on trade, climate at G7
  Reuters
• Trump Blasts German Carmakers’ U.S. Sales, Threatens Barriers
  Bloomberg
• Noble Group Dealt Fresh Blow as Fitch Cuts Ratings Yet Again
  Bloomberg
• McConnell May Have Been Right: It May Be Too Hard to Replace Obamacare
  NYT
• Canada’s Banks Can’t Dodge Housing Risks Forever
  WSJ
• Central banks risk messy ‘market melt-up’
  FT
• Renminbi rule change tracks capital flight worries
  FT
• Trumps calls North Korea a 'big problem,' promises to resolve issue
  Reuters

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Add to Records; Oil Tumbles on OPEC: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Oil plunges 4 percent on disappointment with OPEC cuts
  Reuters
• China's Monetary Turbocharger Is Running at an All-Time High
  Bloomberg
• Chinese Money Funneled to Far-Flung Homes Heralds Bubble Trouble
  Bloomberg
• More Optimism About U.S. Buying Climate Signals Spending Rebound
  Bloomberg
• China's State Media Hits Out at Debt Downgrade With a Buffett Quote
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Succession Race Heats Up as Temer Struggles With Crisis
  Bloomberg
• Senate Weighs a Health Rewrite That Would Push Obamacare Repeal to 2020
  Bloomberg
• Ballooning Chinese dollar borrowing a dilemma for index trackers
  Reuters
• China Takes Aim at Moody’s After Rating Downgrade
  WSJ
• U.S. drill designed to reject China's claim around artificial island: officials
  Reuters

General

• World stocks hit record, oil falls on OPEC cuts deal
  Reuters
• All Eyes on Vienna as Oil Drops; Growth Hits Pound: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Crude Oil Weakens as OPEC Disappoints With `Safe Bet' Extension
  Bloomberg
• OPEC Extends Oil Cuts for Nine Months to End Global Glut
  Bloomberg
• Moody's China downgrade 'illogical', overstates debt: People's Daily
  Reuters
• Hong Kong Faces China Collateral Damage on Moody's Downgrade
  Bloomberg
• Brazil’s Car Wash Scandal Reveals a Country Soaked in Corruption
  Bloomberg
• Hadas: The next financial crisis could be in forex
  Reuters
• Why China’s Growing Debt Load Worries the World
  NYT
• China Hitches Yuan to the Dollar, Buying Rare Calm
  WSJ
• In first under Trump, U.S. warship challenges Beijing's claims in South China Sea
  Reuters
• China Warned U.S. Warship Challenging Its South China Sea Claims
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Temer deploys army as protesters battle police
  Reuters

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Rise to Record, Dollar Slips on Fed: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Most Fed Officials Saw Tightening ‘Soon,’ Favored Unwind Plan
  Bloomberg
• Fed ties rate hike to economic rebound, sees balance sheet cuts in 2017
  Reuters
• China's Rating Cut Exposes Companies Hooked on Dollar Borrowing
  Bloomberg
• Shanghai’s Financial Center Was a Swamp Last Time Moody’s Cut China’s Rating
  Bloomberg
• S&P's Famous FANG Trade Has Nothing on Chinese Four-Stock Frenzy
  Bloomberg
• Fed Sounds Cautious Note but Doesn’t Deter Forecast of Rate Increase
  NYT
• China’s Addiction to Debt Now Threatens Its Growth
  NYT
• Moody’s Serves Warning to China
  WSJ
• CBO Report on Health Bill: What It Is and Why It Matters
  WSJ

General

• Stocks, Currencies Hit Pause on Wait for Fed Clues: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• China Handed First Moody's Downgrade Since 1989 on Debt Risk
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Home Prices Rose 6% in First Quarter as Supply Tightened
  Bloomberg
• Draghi Says There's No Reason to Deviate From ECB Guidance
  Bloomberg
• Draghi’s Lieutenants Spar as ECB Braces for Exit Strategy Debate
  Bloomberg
• ECB Sees Slow Approach to Stimulus Change Keeping Markets Calm
  Bloomberg
• BOJ's Kuroda: uncertainty about natural interest rate complicates policy
  Reuters
• Ex-Fed Bernanke: BOJ may need to coordinate new fiscal plan to lift inflation
  Reuters
• Warning Signs Flashing in Korea as Investors Dump Stock ETFs
  Bloomberg
• Moody's downgrades China, warns of fading financial strength as debt mounts
  Reuters
• China's Markets Get a Double Dose of Caution From Moody's, MSCI
  Bloomberg
• Moody’s Downgrades China Over Worries About Its Growing Debt
  NYT
• Fed Minutes to Offer Clues on Debate Over Path of Rate Increases
  WSJ
• S&P Adds to Brazil’s Woes, Warning of a Possible Credit Downgrade
  WSJ
• Noble Group reassurance fails to dispel doubts
  FT
• China says no one should bring chaos to the Korean peninsula
  Reuters

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Evening

• China Downgraded to A1 by Moody's on Worsening Debt Outlook
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Advance, Bonds Mixed as Oil Tops $51: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• The Fed is about to reveal how it could wind down its biggest policy experiment ever
  CNBC
• Read the full transcript from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's interview
  CNBC
• Banks' bond trading roars back in first-quarter but FX lags badly - survey
  Reuters
• Bitcoin Surge Is Driven by People Leaving Riskier Digital Currencies, Say Execs
  Bloomberg
• Broker Stocks Drop After Labor Secretary Says Fiduciary Rule Will Take Effect June 9
  Bloomberg
• Corruption in Asia Is Getting Worse, Especially Among Millennials: EY Survey
  Bloomberg
• North Korea, if left unchecked, on 'inevitable' path to nuclear ICBM: U.S.
  Reuters

General

• U.S. Stocks Fluctuate, Bonds Mixed as Oil Advances: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• OPEC on Verge of 9-Month Cuts Extension After Iraq Backing
  Bloomberg
• Trump Seeks $3.6 Trillion in Cuts to Reshape U.S. Government
  Bloomberg
• Ryan bucks White House, setting up clash on taxes
  Politico
• Noble Group Halted After 32% Plunge as S&P Sees Default Risk
  Bloomberg
• Noble shares plunge amid a double dose of bad news
  CNBC
• German Upswing Set to Last as Sentiment Jumps to Record High
  Bloomberg
• Brazil President Temer: 'I won't resign. Oust me if you want'
  Reuters
• Why investors downplay US debt binge risks
  FT
• Investors keen to hear Federal Reserve balance sheet details
  FT