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Saturday, December 31, 2016

General

• Investors brace for 2017 shocks after surprise 2016 run
  Reuters
• Wall St. thinks stocks will rise in 2017 - What could go wrong?
  Reuters
• China’s Xi Vows to Defend Maritime Interests, Sovereignty in ’17
  Bloomberg
• China considering strong measures to contain Taiwan: sources
  Reuters
• Charting the twists and turns across financial markets in 2016
  FT
• Investor optimism ignores potential for sudden upsets
  FT

Friday, December 30, 2016

Afternoon

• U.S. Stocks Pare Yearly Gain, Dollar, Oil Retreat: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Actively Managed Funds Take a Beating: The Year in Four Charts
  Bloomberg
• Canada Stocks Poised to End 2016 as Developed World’s Top Market
  Bloomberg
• Apple to cut iPhone production in first quarter of 2017: report
  Reuters
• ETFs see record number of funds shut down: 'It's a sign of health'
  CNBC
• Energy companies and banks led rally on S&P 500 in 2016
  AP

General

• Oil, equities, emerging markets end year of shocks on triumphant note
  Reuters
• Euro Jumps 1.6 Percent in Minutes as Algo Orders Surprise Market
  Bloomberg
• A Year in China Markets: Yuan Down, Stocks Down, Bonds Faltering
  Bloomberg
• China policymakers pledge stability for 'complex' year ahead
  Reuters
• Paschi Rescue to Cost Italy 6.6 Billion Euros, Central Bank Says
  Bloomberg
• Italian, Portuguese bond yields set for first yearly rise since 2011
  Reuters
• U.S. dollar share of global currency reserves slips in third quarter
  Reuters
• China's top 3 property developers make $144 billion in sales in '16
  Reuters
• Oil, metals, developed equities best performers of 2016; emerging markets struggle
  Reuters
• Modi Set to Face Fallout From His 50-Day Cash Promise to India
  Bloomberg
• Taiwan announces U.S. itinerary for president, upsetting China
  Reuters

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Evening

• The Golden Era of Hedge Funds Draws to a Close With Clients in Revolt
  Bloomberg
• Gold Lures Investors Worried About Trade Wars and Trump Tweets
  Bloomberg
• This Time, Bounce in U.S. Stocks Goes Unmatched in Rest of World
  Bloomberg
• Easing China’s Housing Bubble Has Unintended Side Effects
  Bloomberg
• Investors Rethink the Crowded Trump Trade
  WSJ
• China Builds Out the Air as Frustrations Mount Below
  NYT
• Obama sanctions Russia for intervening in 2016 election
  Reuters

General

• Dow's 20,000 barrier, weak European banks dent stocks
  Reuters
• Offshore Yuan Near 7 a Dollar on Quota Reset Concern, Trump Bets
  Bloomberg
• U.S. goods trade deficit widens; labor market near full strength
  Reuters
• American Consumer Comfort Closes In on Best Year Since 2007
  Bloomberg
• U.S. shale companies to boost spending as banks loosen purse strings
  Reuters
• Foreign Students Offer Lifeline to Cash-Strapped U.S. State Schools
  Bloomberg
• China’s Money Market Pain Is About to Get Worse
  Bloomberg
• Italy criticises ECB over Monte Paschi capital decision
  Reuters
• China Vows More Proactive Fiscal Policy in 2017, to Limit Debt
  Bloomberg
• China Hits Reset on Yuan Fixing
  WSJ
• Final quarter of blockbuster deals boosts M&A activity
  FT
• Taiwan's Tsai to transit in U.S. in move bound to anger China
  Bloomberg
• Who's Had the Worst Year? How Asian Leaders Fared in 2016
  Bloomberg

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Afternoon

• U.S. Stocks Drop as Dollar Rises; Crude Tops $54: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Pending home sales drop to 10-month low in November
  Reuters
• El-Erian warning: 'Big negative shock' can spur liquidity crisis
  CNBC
• Top international news events in 2016 reflect a world shaken by populism
  Japan News
• A Brazilian bribery machine
  FT

General

• Crude Rally Lifts Commodity Currencies; Bonds Rise: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Advance While Crude and Yen Retreat: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• China Banking Official Urges Cut to Required Reserve Ratio
  Bloomberg
• No Happy New Year in China as Currency, Liquidity Fears Loom
  Bloomberg
• Germany says Italy must stick to European rules on Monte Paschi
  Reuters
• Record Run for Company-Bond Sales Seen Screeching to a 2017 Halt
  Bloomberg
• Britons Hoard Cash as Economic Uncertainties Prompt Caution
  Bloomberg
• Writedown fears send Toshiba shares down 20%, hit daily limit
  Reuters
• The Bond Bear That's Staying in the Cold
  Bloomberg
• Hedge fund managers are raging bulls on the rally
  CNBC
• As Populists Won 2016 Ballots, World’s Richest Made $237 Billion
  Bloomberg
• Manhattan Luxury Co-Ops Fall Out of Favor
  Bloomberg
• As Home Prices Rise, Flippers Make a Comeback
  WSJ
• The Year in Markets: 2016 in Nine Charts
  WSJ
• U.S., China may fall into "cycle of retaliation" next year on trade: Economist
  CNBC
• Quoting Mao, China says Taiwan, HK independence supporters will fail 'like flies'
  Reuters

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Evening

• Wall St. edges up in low volume, boosted by tech shares
  Reuters
• Corporates lead surge to record $6.6tn debt issuance
  FT

General

• U.S. Stocks Rise to High as Oil Gains, Bonds Fall: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Consumer Confidence Jumps to Highest Level Since 2001
  Bloomberg
• Americans’ Market Sentiment Jumps Most Since Dot-com Boom: Chart
  Bloomberg
• Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Increased 5.1% in October
  Bloomberg
• Yuan Turnover Soars in Sign of December Outflow Pressures
  Bloomberg
• ECB tells Monte dei Paschi it needs to raise $9.2 billion
  Reuters
• Italy set to pump around 6.5 billion euros into Monte Paschi rescue: sources
  Reuters
• Odd Lots: These Were the Most Interesting Stories of 2016
  Bloomberg
• Brazil’s Government Deficit Widens to 9.28% of GDP in November
  Dow Jones
• Trump’s Financial Deregulation Might Be Bad News for Banks After All
  WSJ
• Surging Buybacks Say Stock Boom Isn’t Over
  WSJ
• Dollar’s Rise Threatens Manufacturing Recovery
  WSJ
• Russia calls U.S. move to better arm Syrian rebels a 'hostile act'
  Reuters
• Taiwan warns of increasing threat as Chinese warships conduct drill
  Reuters
• Xi’s Power Play Foreshadows Historic Transformation of How China Is Ruled
  WSJ

Monday, December 26, 2016

General

• Global Shares Mixed With Yen Gaining in Thin Trade: Markets Wrap
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Drop to 1-Month Low; Japan Down in Thin Trading
  Bloomberg
• China Bank Says Bond Guarantee Forged as Market Mood Worsens
  Bloomberg
• China needs to regulate 'money gates' but guard against financial stress: state media
  Reuters
• ECB's Weidmann says Monte dei Paschi bailout must be carefully weighed: Bild
  Reuters
• How JPMorgan could not save Italy's problem bank
  Reuters
• Kuroda defends BOJ's yield curve control, upbeat on global outlook
  Reuters
• Odd Lots: These Were the Most Interesting Stories of 2016
  Bloomberg
• Suddenly hot smart home devices are ripe for hacking, experts warn
  CNBC
• Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension
  Reuters

Saturday, December 24, 2016

General

• Stocks could suffer as Trump trade policy takes shape
  Reuters
• Bundesbank brings home gold faster than planned: Weidmann
  Reuters
• Where Does the Mortgage Settlement Money Go?
  NYT
• Sovereign-Wealth Funds Threatened by Government Spending
  WSJ
• Italy Eyes Exemption to Spare Monte Paschi Bond Holders
  WSJ