Daily News Links

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Monday, April 4, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Struggle to Advance After Reaching Highs for Year
  Bloomberg
• Stocks Fluctuate With Dollar as Crude Slips, Natural Gas Rises
  Bloomberg
• Asian shares firm after solid U.S. jobs data, dollar soft
  Reuters
• Greek Bonds Drop as IMF Says Deal on Additional Loans Is Far Off
  Bloomberg
• Factory data signals further slowdown in GDP growth
  Reuters
• World figures deny wrongdoing as 'Panama Papers' turn spotlight on tax evasion
  Reuters
• Iceland opposition calls for snap election over PM offshore scandal
  Reuters
• World Leaders Hid Wealth Via Shell Companies, Report Alleges
  Bloomberg
• Panama Papers: a massive document leak reveals a global web of corruption and tax avoidance
  Vox, CNBC
• 5 things to know about the Panama Papers
  MarketWatch
• Russia blames "Putinophobia" for massive offshore data leak
  CBS
• Japan coordinating G7 members to emphasize on fiscal spending: newspaper
  Reuters
• Insider’s Account of How Graft Fed Brazil’s Political Crisis
  NYT
• Subprime-Housing Risks Raise Red Flags in China
  WSJ
• Ties between Germany and Russia enter new chill
  Reuters

Sunday, April 3, 2016

General

• Mideast Stocks Sink With Oil as Saudis Pin Crude Halt on Others
  Bloomberg
• Greece demands IMF explanation over leaked debt transcript
  Reuters
• Lenders eye start of Greek debt relief talks at IMF meetings in mid-April
  Reuters
• Brazil’s left fears Rousseff ‘coup’
  FT
• Gulf nations left to raid reserves
  FT
• Uncertain Economics Influence ‘Brexit’ Talk
  NYT
• China reverts to ‘grid management’ to monitor citizens’ lives
  FT

Evening

• Japan Stocks Fall for Fifth Day After Yen Climbs on U.S. Data
  Bloomberg
• Oil Extends Drop as Saudi Arabia Says Output Pact Hinges on Iran
  Bloomberg
• Greece's Euro Future May Be Back in Play If Rescue Talks Drag On
  Bloomberg
• Massive leak reveals money rings of global leaders
  USAT
• Lagarde Says IMF Greek Plan Far Off as Talks Roiled by Leaks
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda's Monetary Program Turns Three: Charting the Results
  Bloomberg
• ‘There are going to be lots of dead unicorns’
  CNBC/FT

Saturday, April 2, 2016

General

• Central bank arsenals in spotlight as headwinds linger
  Reuters
• Banks fall out of love with emerging markets
  Reuters
• Russian Oil Output Rises to Record as Production Freeze in Doubt
  Bloomberg
• U.S. plans third patrol near disputed South China Sea islands: source
  Reuters

Friday, April 1, 2016

General

• Payrolls in U.S. Increased 215,000 in March as Wages Picked Up
  Bloomberg
• WTI Crude Erases 2016 Gains as Saudis Say Freeze Hinges on Iran
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Retreat After Strong Rally on Mixed China PMIs
  Bloomberg
• China Top Underwriter Sees More Defaults as Bond Sales Jump 66%
  Bloomberg
• Shanghai Jinlu Financial Advisors Halts Wealth Product Payments
  Bloomberg
• China home prices extend gains in March - surveys
  Reuters
• Japan March manufacturing activity contracts most in over three years: PMI
  Reuters
• China hits back at rating agencies in wake of debt downgrades
  FT
• Global Banks Said to Demand Dollar Guarantees on Brazil Loans
  Bloomberg
• Hedge Fund Momentum Trade Blows Up With Losses Worst Since 2009
  Bloomberg
• S&P 500’s record dividend run ends in first quarter
  FT
• Manhattan Apartment Prices Top $2 Million While Condo Glut Looms
  Bloomberg
• World's top banks in U.S. government cross-hairs over dealings with 1MDB
  Reuters
• Italy's Renzi under pressure over influence peddling scandal
  Reuters
• China steps up criticism of U.S. over possible air defence zone
  Reuters

Evening

• Mester Cautions Against Delaying Fed Rate Increases for Too Long
  Bloomberg
• Pershing Square Holdings Falls 25.6% Year-to-Date on Valeant
  Bloomberg

Thursday, March 31, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Dollar Slump Worsens, Treasuries Rise
  Bloomberg
• Oil Trades Near 2-Week Low as Rising U.S. Stockpiles Expand Glut
  Bloomberg
• Gold Heads for Best Quarterly Rally in 25 Years on Haven Demand
  Bloomberg
• China Rating Outlook Cut at S&P on Risk of Slower Rebalancing
  Bloomberg
• Meet the Haves and Have-Nots of U.S. Corporate Credit
  Bloomberg
• Investors Pull Cash From Hedge Funds as Returns Lag Market
  WSJ
• ECB could give 1,300 euros to bloc’s citizens, Nordea says
  Reuters
• Spain registers bigger-than-expected deficit miss in 2015
  Reuters
• What is the Petrobras scandal that is engulfing Brazil?
  FT
• Mexico Risks Rating Downgrade on Pemex Woes, Moody's Says
  Bloomberg
• PBOC's Zhou Outlines Plans to Promote IMF Currency Basket Use
  Bloomberg
• China hits property policy jam as regional market gap widens
  Reuters
• PBOC Discloses Currency Forward Positions Amid Intervention Bets
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Retail Sales Plunge the Most in 17 Years
  Bloomberg
• China says Japan base shows its hypocrisy on South China Sea
  Reuters

Evening

• Asia Stocks Sink With Oil as Dollar Extends Drop Before Payrolls
  Bloomberg
• Market volatility pummels equity deals to lowest in seven years
  Reuters
• World's Biggest Money Managers Can't Agree on Dollar's Direction
  Bloomberg
• Valeant Sinks Deeper Into Junk as Moody's Lowers Rating
  Bloomberg
• PBOC Hits Gas With One Foot, Brake With Other as Cities Diverge
  Bloomberg
• Rajoy Struggles for Credibility as Spanish Deficit Misses Target
  Bloomberg
• Indonesia Will Defend South China Sea Territory With F-16 Fighter Jets
  Bloomberg

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

General

• Yellen Spurs Global Stock Rally as Oil Rebounds, Dollar Tumbles
  Bloomberg
• Japan's Industrial Output Falls as Weak Exports Sap Demand
  Bloomberg
• Yellen's Stop Sign Sends Greenback to Worst Month Since 2011
  Bloomberg
• Simmering for Decades, Anger About Trade Boils Over in ’16 Election
  NYT
• Another Condo Bust Looms in Miami
  WSJ
• Venture-capital firms raising money at highest rate in more than 15 years
  MarketWatch
• Illinois' epic budget fail sets a dubious record
  CNBC
• Rousseff Approval Near Lows as Impeachment Vote Looms in Brazil
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Posts Largest Budget Deficit for February Ever
  Bloomberg
• China Oil Giants Take Spending Cuts Deeper as Profits Shrink
  Bloomberg
• Red Flag Rising for India Finances as Migrant Remittances Shrink
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Yellen Outsources U.S. Monetary Policy to the Financial Markets
  Bloomberg
• SandRidge eyes bankruptcy, restructuring in U.S. shale bust
  Reuters
• Family spending is stretching budgets
  CNBC
• China's Big Three Airlines Take $2.5 Billion Currency Hit
  Bloomberg
• Top Chinese Banks Cut Dividends as BOC Head Bemoans New Normal
  Bloomberg
• U.S. says it will not recognize South China Sea exclusion zone
  Reuters

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Evening

• Dollar Nurses Losses After Rally as Most Asian Stocks, Oil Slide
  Bloomberg
• Barclays Warns Commodities May Slump on `Rush for the Exits'
  Bloomberg
• The Credit Card Loophole That Gets Around China's Capital Curbs
  Bloomberg
• Automakers Expanding in China May Soon Face Weakening Demand
  NYT

General

• Yellen Says Caution in Raising Rates Is ‘Especially Warranted’
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Retreat as Oil Slides While Investors Await Yellen
  Bloomberg
• Crude Oil Extends Declines, Weighing on Stocks as Bonds Advance
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Real Leads Losses in World Currencies After Reverse Swap
  Bloomberg
• Brazil party set to abandon Rousseff, making impeachment more likely
  Reuters
• Brazil lending falls as defaults stay at five-year high
  Reuters
• SunEdison at risk of bankruptcy, unit says; shares plummet
  Reuters
• Shorts Crowding Into Texas Banks Bet Energy Pain Isn't Over
  Bloomberg
• Flood of Central Bank Moves Can't Lift World Out of Rut
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Williams urges U.S. central bank to stay on track with rate rises
  Reuters
• Dollar Rally Stutters as Traders Wary Yellen to Side With Doves
  Bloomberg
• China’s credit hose leaves many firms parched
  Reuters
• Lenders ‘Freaking Out’ Over London Luxury Home Woes
  Bloomberg
• Insight-For banks, ECB policy experiment opens north-south divide
  Reuters
• Euro area lending grows at fastest pace since 2011 in Feb
  Reuters
• Exclusive: Hedge fund Luxor Capital alters terms of withdrawal plan
  Reuters
• Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Kept Climbing in January
  Bloomberg
• Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns: A Financial-Crisis Mystery Is Solved
  WSJ
• China Considers Tightening Control Over Internet Websites
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Dollar Weaker on Cautious Yellen as Asian Index Futures Diverge
  Bloomberg
• Yellen Takes Control of Fed Message to Stress Gradual Approach
  Bloomberg
• Energy woes crush lending pipeline
  CNBC
• Brazil's biggest party quits coalition, Rousseff isolated
  Reuters
• Zhou, Finance Chiefs to Discuss Crisis Planning in Paris Forum
  Bloomberg
• China's Large Banks Wary on Li Keqiang's Plan for Bad Loans
  Bloomberg
• The Fall of China’s Hedge-Fund King
  NYT
• Emerging-Markets 2015 Debt Trading Lowest Since 2009, EMTA Says
  Bloomberg
• Brazil February Primary Budget Deficit Wider Than All Forecasts
  Bloomberg
• Families of U.S. personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns
  Reuters