Daily News Links

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Friday, September 2, 2016

General

• U.S. Markets Stuck in a Rut as Jobs Data Keep Traders Guessing
  Bloomberg
• Payrolls in U.S. Rise by 151,000 in August; Jobless Rate Steady
  Bloomberg
• OPEC Output Rises to Record Before Talks With Russia on Freeze
  Bloomberg
• Gold Jumps as U.S. Jobs Disappointment Dims Tightening Prospects
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Assets Set for Weekly Fall Before Key U.S. Jobs Report
  Bloomberg
• Credit-Crunched Companies Rise to Level Rivaling 2009, S&P Says
  Bloomberg
• Dead Zone for Stocks Breathes Life Into Options Bull-Bear Trade
  Bloomberg
• Another Sign Manhattan Real Estate Is Feeling the Pain
  Bloomberg
• Investment Focus-Any ECB move into stocks unlikely to be plain sailing
  Reuters
• Yuan’s Share of World Currency Trading Doubles, BIS Survey Shows
  Bloomberg
• China’s Zhu Says Monetary Policy Ineffective, Fiscal Aid Needed
  Bloomberg
• Chinese government flexes muscles with Uber, DreamWorks probes
  Reuters
• China: the former EM darling
  FT
• A Chinese Mystery:Who Owns a Firm on a Global Shopping Spree?
  NYT
• Behind China’s Anbang: Empty Offices and Obscure Names
  NYT
• How $1 Billion Made Its Way to the Prime Minister
  WSJ

Evening

• Spain’s Rajoy Loses Bid to Govern, Boosting Chances of New Vote
  Bloomberg
• Spanish Bonds’ Worst Week Since June Shows Concern on Politics
  Bloomberg
• Financial markets confused over Federal Reserve’s next move
  FT

Thursday, September 1, 2016

General

• Stocks, Dollar Decline Before U.S. Employment Report; Oil Sinks
  Bloomberg
• Manufacturing in U.S. Contracts for First Time in Six Months
  Bloomberg
• Currency Market Shrugs Off Threats to Stay Above $5 Trillion
  Bloomberg
• Hanjin’s Ships Get Stranded in High Seas, Roiling Supply Chain
  Bloomberg
• China Wealth-Management Products Rise to Record $3.9 Trillion
  Bloomberg
• China’s Factory Gauge Unexpectedly Rises to Highest Since 2014
  Bloomberg
• Manufacturing falters as global demand weakens
  Reuters
• Japan’s Company Profits Fall, Capital Expenditure Remains Weak
  Bloomberg
• Elon Musk Faces Cash Squeeze at Tesla, SolarCity
  WSJ
• With Impeachment Over, Brazil’s Next Challenge Is Its Flailing Economy
  NYT

Afternoon

• Asian Index Futures Tip Retreat as Payrolls Loom Over Markets
  Bloomberg
• Goldman Sachs Says BRICs ‘Halcyon Days’ Consigned to History
  Bloomberg
• Vanguard Poised for Another Record Year as Index Investing Gains
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Mester says case for rate increases is compelling
  Reuters

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Erase August Advance Before Jobs Data; Oil Tumbles
  Bloomberg
• Oil Declines to Two-Week Low After U.S. Crude Stockpiles Climb
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Gains as Treasuries Extend Drop in August on Fed Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Decisive Brazil Impeachment Vote Scheduled for Mid-Day Wednesday
  Bloomberg
• Political Hotspots May Bubble Up on G-20 Sidelines in China
  Bloomberg
• Euro-Area Inflation Undershoots Forecast Before ECB Meeting
  Bloomberg
• This Is How Leverage in the Financial System Lives On
  Bloomberg
• Helicopter Money Predictions Are Still Flying High in Japan
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Evans, citing slow growth, says low U.S. rates are here to stay
  Reuters
• China P2P Industry ‘Basically’ a Scam, Billionaire Guo Says
  Bloomberg
• This Is the Quietest Stock Market in Decades
  WSJ
• U.S. Farm Incomes to Hit Lowest Level Since 2009
  WSJ
• Japan Defense Ministry Seeks Record Budget as China Threat Grows
  Bloomberg

Afternoon

• Energy drags Wall St. lower; S&P down slightly in August
  Reuters
• Dilma Rousseff Ousted in Historic Brazil Impeachment Trial
  Bloomberg
• America’s Corporate Bond Party Goes on as Sales Near $1 Trillion
  Bloomberg
• Rajoy Loses Confidence Vote as Spain’s Political Impasse Endures
  Bloomberg
• Mexico Central Bank Cuts Growth Forecast as Manufacturing Slows
  Bloomberg
• Bank of Japan Has an 8.7 Trillion Yen Balance-Sheet Problem
  Bloomberg
• China Engages in 'Backdoor QE' as Monetary Policy Shifts, Says Jefferies
  Bloomberg
• Global bank stocks extend summer rally
  FT

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

General

• Dollar Advances as Treasuries Decline on Interest-Rate Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Currencies Rebound With Shares After U.S. Stocks Rally
  Bloomberg
• Consumer Confidence in U.S. Climbs to an Almost One-Year High
  Bloomberg
• Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Climbed 5.1%, Led by Northwest
  Bloomberg
• Soaring Student Debt Puts Squeeze on Americans’ Shopping
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Fischer Says Negative Rates Seem to Work in Today’s World
  Bloomberg
• Rousseff Fails to Sway Senate in Trial for Political Life
  Bloomberg
• France urges halt to EU-U.S. trade talks
  Reuters
• Oil Discoveries at a 70-Year Low Signal a Supply Shortfall Ahead
  Bloomberg
• Japan’s Household Spending and Unemployment Fall in July
  Bloomberg
• ‘The Market Is Saturated’: Brooklyn’s Rental Boom May Turn Into a Glut
  NYT
• Island Standoff Again Clouds China-Japan Ties in Run-Up to G-20
  Bloomberg
• Turkish Offensive on Islamic State in Syria Caught U.S. Off Guard
  WSJ

Monday, August 29, 2016

General

• S&P 500, Dollar Gain as Consumer-Spending Data Bolster Fed Bets
  Bloomberg
• European Stocks Fall as Fed Outlook Lifts Dollar; Oil Declines
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Climbs, Commodities Decline as Traders Assess Fed Timing
  Bloomberg
• Yuan Weakens to Five-Week Low as Fed Rate Signals Renew Pressure
  Bloomberg
• Asian Currencies Decline as Fed Comments Bolster Rate Hike Bets
  Bloomberg
• Oil Resumes Drop Near $47 Amid Market Stabilization Deal Doubts
  Bloomberg
• This Is How Badly We're Managing Our Student Debt
  Bloomberg
• China wants a successful G20 but suspects West may derail agenda
  Reuters
• Three Biggest China Airlines Face $1.3 Billion Currency Hit
  Bloomberg
• 95% of China's Electric Vehicle Startups Face Wipeout
  Reuters
• Want a Hedge Fund Job? Knowing About Wavelets Improves Your Odds
  Bloomberg
• Central Bankers Hear Plea: Turn Focus to Government Spending
  NYT
• German Savers Lose Faith in Banks, Stash Cash at Home
  WSJ
• U.S. says clashes between Turkish forces and opposition in Syria 'unacceptable'
  Reuters
• Turkey Clashes With Kurds in Syria, Endangering U.S. Forces
  Dow Jones

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Close Near Record High on Economic Data; Oil Slumps
  Bloomberg
• Money markets are undergoing huge changes. Here's why it matters
  CNBC
• China’s Credit Party Winds Down in Headwind for Economic Growth
  Bloomberg

Sunday, August 28, 2016

General

• Germany's economy minister: U.S.-EU free trade talks have failed
  Reuters
• As Fed nears rate hikes, policymakers plan for 'brave new world'
  Reuters
• Digging Into China’s Growing Mountain of Debt
  Bloomberg
• Rajoy Seals Ciudadanos Pact Ahead of Spain Confidence Vote
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Dislike of Negative Interest Rates Points to Limits of Stimulus Measures
  WSJ
• Syria à la Carte: Turkish Invasion Highlights Rapidly Shifting Alliances
  Der Spiegel
• Turkey ratchets up Syria offensive, says warplanes hit Kurdish militia
  Reuters
• Two Regional Fed Chiefs Doubt Central Bank Would Raise Rates Twice This Year
  WSJ

Evening

• Yen Holds Drop Amid Resurgent Dollar With September Hike in Play
  Bloomberg
• Biggest China Banks Grind Out Meager Profit Gains as Loans Sour
  Bloomberg
• China’s Murky World Where E-Commerce Meets Student Lending
  Bloomberg
• Beneath Yuan’s Quiet, China Worries Rise
  WSJ
• Central bankers fear threat of low-growth rut
  FT
• Chinese banks braced over industrial restructuring
  FT

Saturday, August 27, 2016

General

• Global central bankers, stuck at zero, unite in plea for help from governments
  Reuters
• BOJ’s Kuroda Says Ready to Ease as Jackson Hole Debates Options
  Bloomberg
• British PM to trigger Brexit without vote by lawmakers: Telegraph
  Reuters
• Germany Warns U.K. That Brexit Talks Will Be Very Difficult
  Bloomberg
• Chancellor: Zero-coupon bonds are not a joke
  Reuters, Chancellor
• Kurdish-aligned group in north Syria says targeted by Turkish warplanes
  Reuters