Daily News Links

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

General

• Monte dei Paschi's last-ditch rescue plan faces high hurdles
  Reuters
• Helicopter money talk takes flight as Bank of Japan runs out of runway
  Reuters
• Saudi Arabia Said to Have Offered $4 Billion to Banks
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Asian shares edge up as soft U.S. GDP cuts Fed rate hike bets
  Reuters
• Oil Falls After U.S. Drillers Bring Back Rigs for a Fifth Week
  Bloomberg
• China Factory Gauge Signals Deterioration as Property Boost Ebbs
  Bloomberg
• Global Earnings Tumble as Companies Dig Deeper for Cost Savings
  Bloomberg
• China’s Imports From Samoa Soar as Nomura Sees Outflows: Chart
  Bloomberg
• Abe’s Fiscal Plan Follows a Long Road of Packages That Failed
  Bloomberg
• Europe in Crisis: The Elections to Watch for Political Risk
  Bloomberg
• US $18bn credit card debt spree sparks fears
  FT

Saturday, July 30, 2016

General

• Monte Paschi Capital Wiped Out in European Bank Stress Test
  Bloomberg
• Reports: US, Singapore request documents on Goldman Sachs' work on 1MDB
  CNBC
• EU Imposes Fresh Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Chinese Steel
  Dow Jones
• Vanguard dividend fund shuts out new money
  CNBC

Friday, July 29, 2016

General

• Yen Jumps on BOJ Decision as Japanese Bonds Sink; Gold Climbs
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Fall as BOJ Fizzle Takes Steam Out of July Rally
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Economy Grew a Less-Than-Forecast 1.2% in Second Quarter
  Bloomberg
• Bank of Japan Boosts Dollar Lending, ETF Purchases
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda Leads BOJ to a Policy Crossroads as Pressures Intensify
  Bloomberg
• The Glut Strikes Back as Oil Returns to Brink of Bear Market
  Bloomberg
• Chinese Capital Outflows May Still Be Happening — But In Disguise
  Bloomberg
• Many China WMP Issuers May Face Curbs as Regulator Tightens Rule
  Bloomberg
• China Steps Up Campaign to Curb Rising Financial Sector Risks
  Bloomberg
• French second quarter growth unexpectedly grinds to a halt on weak consumer spending
  Reuters
• Turkish Bonds Head for Biggest Drop in Emerging Markets in July
  Bloomberg
• ICICI Bank’s Quarterly Profit Drops as Loan Provisions Surge
  Bloomberg
• Apartment market 'increasingly jittery' for investors
  CNBC
• Risky Lending by Wall Street Banks Has Increased, Regulators Warn
  WSJ
• Fears grow over Wall St’s appetite for securities-based lending
  FT
• BoE expected to take total rate cuts since Lehman to 673
  FT
• Yen surges and shares drop as BoJ plays it safe
  FT
• Turkey shakes up armed forces, U.S. says purges harming cooperation
  Reuters

Evening

• Dollar Plunges Most in 2 Months as Weak GDP Signals Fed on Hold
  Bloomberg
• Are Those Safe Haven Assets Safe Anymore?
  Bloomberg
• Apple’s Embrace by Bond Market Prompts Calls for Sanity Check
  Bloomberg
• More Defaults Likely to Come: What Puerto Rico Owes on Aug. 1
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Tech Billionaires Lead 2016 Gains to Reshape Wealth Ranks
  Bloomberg
• Turkey's Erdogan slams West for failure to show solidarity over coup attempt
  Reuters

Thursday, July 28, 2016

General

• Dollar Declines on Fed Outlook as Emerging Markets, Gold Gain
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Resume Slump as Small Caps Sink on Investment Curbs
  Bloomberg
• Japanese Stocks Fall as Yen Gains on Fed, Investors Await BOJ
  Bloomberg
• Can the World Deal With a New Bank Crisis?
  Bloomberg, Das
• Italians’ Nest Eggs Risk Cracking as Bank-Rescue Plans Mulled
  Bloomberg
• Insurance Companies Have Joined the Ranks of Shadow Banks
  Bloomberg
• Silicon Valley Elites Get Home Loans With No Money Down
  Bloomberg
• The Economy Is Again Under the Sway of Asset Prices
  WSJ
• U.S. diplomatic strategy on South China Sea appears to founder
  Reuters
• China says to hold drills with Russia in South China Sea
  Reuters

Evening

• Yen Jumps More Than 1.5% as BOJ Decision Day Spurs Market Nerves
  Bloomberg
• Bad Year Made Worse for Stock Pickers Outmatched by Complexity
  Bloomberg
• Homeownership Rate in the U.S. Drops to Lowest Since 1965
  Bloomberg
• Companies have a $10 trillion bill that is coming due
  CNBC
• Energy junk bonds under pressure from sliding oil price
  FT
• Erdogan wants army under president's control after coup: Turkish official
  Reuters

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

General

• Stocks Gain as Apple Earnings Boost Sentiment; Yen Drops on Abe
  Bloomberg
• Yen Tumbles on Report Abe Will Announce $254 Billion Stimulus Package
  Bloomberg
• PM Abe's plan for $265 billion stimulus puts pressure on BOJ to ease
  Reuters
• Abe’s Unusual Stimulus Unveiling May Be Directed at the BOJ
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Sink as Shanghai Composite Falls Most in Six Weeks
  Bloomberg
• China Stock Calm Shatters as Wealth-Management Curb Talk Spooks Traders
  Bloomberg
• China’s shadow banking system now 78pc of GDP and growing, says Moody’s
  SCMP
• End of an Era as China’s Love Affair With U.S. Real Estate Fades
  Bloomberg
• Deutsche Bank's second-quarter net income plunges nearly 100% year-on-year
  CNBC
• Deutsche Bank chief warns of deeper cuts after quarterly revenue drop
  Reuters
• Oil Majors Lost One Engine; Now the Second One Is Sputtering
  Bloomberg
• Hedge funds suffer $20.7bn net outflows in June
  FT

Evening

• Most Asia Futures Tip Losses While Dollar Extends Drop After Fed
  Bloomberg
• Fed Says Risks Have Diminished as It Leaves Rate Unchanged
  Bloomberg
• Treasuries Rally, Dollar Pares Gain as Stocks Fluctuate on Fed
  Bloomberg
• Oil Falls to Three-Month Low
  Bloomberg
• China Said to Weigh Tighter Rules on Wealth-Management Products
  Bloomberg
• China's Central Bank Ends Its War With Yuan Bears
  Bloomberg
• Virgin Islands Echoes Puerto Rico as Utility’s Bonds Cut to Junk
  Bloomberg
• Catalonia Approves Plan to Secede From Spain Amid Deadlock
  Bloomberg
• Conspiracy theories flourish after Turkey's failed coup
  Reuters

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

General

• Yen Gains With Bonds Before Central Banks Meet; Stocks Fluctuate
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Currencies Decline on Fed Outlook After Oil Slumps
  Bloomberg
• Commodity Stocks Slide With Oil Near Three-Month Low; Yen Gains
  Bloomberg
• Japan Stimulus Plan Taking Shape, Decisions Expected Next Week
  Bloomberg
• Japan to double fiscal stimulus to 6tn yen
  Nikkei AR
• No choppers yet: yen jumps before Bank of Japan meeting
  Reuters
• S&P/Case-Shiller: US home prices rise 5.2% in May; gains ease from prior month
  CNBC
• Pension Returns Slump, Squeezing States and Cities
  WSJ
• It's Not a Search for Yield but a Scramble for Safety
  Bloomberg
• How Does This Hedge-Fund Manager Make So Much Money?
  Bloomberg
• One Thing Both Parties Want: Break Up the Banks Again
  NYT
• Commerzbank and BMS lead slide in bank stocks
  FT
• Xi’s China: The rise of party politics
  FT

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Oil Drops, Fed Meets; Yen Strengthens
  Bloomberg
• A BOJ ‘Mega Surprise’ Could Come Even Without Boosting Stimulus
  Bloomberg
• A Quick Guide to Japan's Government Debt
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Company Bonds Outshine Everything in Fixed Income: Chart
  Bloomberg
• Turkey-Risk Model Shows Nation’s Markets Going From Bad to Worse
  Bloomberg

Monday, July 25, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Slip From Records as Gold, Oil Lead Commodities Down
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Rise as Yen Boosts Japan, Investors Await Fed, BOJ
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Assets Fall Before Fed, BOJ Policy Meetings This Week
  Bloomberg
• International Exposure to Turkey Is Showing Up in the Wrong Places
  Bloomberg
• What’s Wrong With Japan’s Economy?
  Bloomberg
• Based On This Measure, China May Be Caught in a Liquidity Trap
  Bloomberg
• What the G-20 Call for More Fiscal Emphasis Means for Investors
  Bloomberg
• G20's deference for China's economic policies irks Japan
  Reuters
• Calm markets raise big risks for complacent investors
  FT, El-Erian
• Turkey detains 42 journalists in crackdown as Europe sounds alarm
  Reuters
• Merkel Government Urges Restraint After Spate of German Killings
  Bloomberg
• China Bans Internet News Reporting as Media Crackdown Widens
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Dollar slips ahead of Fed, yen firms
  Reuters
• Asia Stocks Fall With Global Shares Before Central Bank Meetings
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Fall as Stronger Dollar Leads Commodities Lower
  Bloomberg
• Active fund managers face more pain — Moody’s
  FT