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Monday, February 22, 2016

General

• Pound Sinks on `Brexit' Risks as Global Shares Rally With Crude
  Bloomberg
• Pound Slides Most Since 2009 as Johnson Backs ‘Brexit’ Campaign
  Bloomberg
• Yuan Forwards Rise on Bets PBOC to Support Currency Before G-20
  Bloomberg
• Japan February flash manufacturing PMI shows growth slowing sharply as export orders shrink
  Reuters
• BOJ's Kuroda blames 'excessive' risk aversion for market tumult
  Reuters
• Goldman Sachs Says 40% of Lending to Oil and Gas Firms Is Junk
  Bloomberg
• As U.S. shale sinks, pipeline fight sends woes downstream
  Reuters
• Investment banks' trading revenue declined 9 percent in 2015: survey
  Reuters
• Toys ‘R’ Us Poses a Test for Junk-Bond Markets
  NYT
• Europe’s Economy Strains as Global Slowdown Takes its Toll
  Bloomberg
• Sovereign wealth funds pull at least $46.5bn from asset managers
  FT
• China Tensions Fuel Acceleration in Military Spending in Asia
  Bloomberg
• Truce Unravels as Fighting Picks Up in Ukraine
  NYT
• China signals no South China Sea backdown as foreign minister goes to U.S.
  Reuters
• U.S. urges wider challenge to China's claims in South China Sea
  Reuters

Evening

• The World's Debt Is Alarmingly High. But Is It Contagious?
  Bloomberg
• A New Breed of Trader on Wall Street: Coder With a Ph.D.
  NYT, Thomas
• Beijing to Raise Threshold on Red Alerts for Smog
  NYT
• Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries
  NYT

Sunday, February 21, 2016

General

• Boris Johnson to campaign to leave the EU
  BBC
• New market storm could catch euro zone unprepared
  Bloomberg
• OPEC's Path From Oil Freeze to Output Cuts Is Far From Clear
  Bloomberg
• RPT-Saudi oil minister to face rival U.S. producers as price rout bites
  Reuters
• China's Yuan Bears See More Trouble Ahead
  Bloomberg
• China's Debt Seen Rising Through 2019, Peaking at 283% of GDP
  Bloomberg
• High-Risk Deals on Shabby Homes Ensnare Buyers
  CNBC/NYT

Evening

• Pound Sinks Amid `Brexit' Showdown While Asian Stocks Fluctuate
  Bloomberg
• Biggest Banks' Commodity Revenue Slid to Lowest in Over a Decade
  Bloomberg
• Fixed-Income Revenue Dropped Last Year to Lowest Since 2008
  Bloomberg

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Evening

• Cameron's Final Gamble -- It Could All Go ‘Horrifically Wrong’
  Bloomberg
• Philadelphia’s $5.7 billion ‘quiet crisis’
  CNBC/FT

General

• Cameron Calls June 23 EU Referendum as Cabinet Fractures
  Bloomberg
• ‘Brexit’ Fears Fuel U.K. Credit Premium to Historic Highs: Chart
  Bloomberg
• Pro-‘Brexit’ U.K. Ministers Show Their Colors Straight Away
  Bloomberg
• Fannie Mae at risk of needing a bailout
  CNBC/FT
• Kremlin says concerned by Turkey shelling Syrian territory
  Reuters
• Turkey calls for unconditional U.S. support against Kurdish YPG
  Reuters
• North Korea's arsenal raises the stakes for US grid security: Experts
  CNBC
• Paracels build-up a pointer to China's broader South China Sea ambitions
  Reuters

Friday, February 19, 2016

Evening

• Asian Stocks Pare Biggest Weekly Advance Since 2011 as Oil Drops
  Bloomberg
• Gold Bulls Feast as More Central Banks Drive Rates Below Zero
  Bloomberg
• Citadel Said to Cut Staff as Main Funds Drop 6.5% to Start 2016
  Bloomberg
• Wildest Currency Swings Since 2011 Curtail Options Strategies
  Bloomberg
• The Stressed-Out Oil Industry Faces an Existential Crisis
  Bloomberg
• China’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Dwindling Rapidly
  NYT
• Tough road for Venezuela after dire data, lacking measures
  Reuters

General

• U.S. Stocks Pare Selloff Amid Energy Slide as Tech Shares Climb
  Bloomberg
• Stocks Trim Weekly Advance as Oil Slides; Industrial Metals Rise
  Bloomberg
• Core U.S. Consumer Prices Rise by Most in Over Four Years
  Bloomberg
• Yen Heads for Best Month Since October 2008 Amid Haven Demand
  Bloomberg
• EU Consumer Confidence Slides on Market Turmoil
  Dow Jones
• Greece may block EU summit conclusions, complicating Brexit, migrant talks
  Reuters
• China Coal Miner Defaults on Convertible Debt as Prices Sink
  Bloomberg
• ECB Seeks to Allow Dividend, CoCo Payouts When Banks Lose Money
  Bloomberg
• U.S.-based stock funds post $5.7 billion outflow during weekly period: Lipper
  Reuters
• Lipper flows: IG US$1.122bn outflow, HY US$65.5m inflow
  Reuters
• IPO Market Dries Up as Investors Retreat
  WSJ
• Worldwide M&A activity falls 23 pct, but U.S. has a flurry
  Reuters
• The States With the Most Household Debt
  Bloomberg
• Commodities' $3.6 Trillion Black Hole
  BloombergGadfly
• Here’s why you should worry about Turkey
  CNBC
• Xi tours Chinese top state media, demands total loyalty
  Washington Post

Thursday, February 18, 2016

General

• Global Stocks Extend Rally as Oil Gains Lift Emerging Markets
  Bloomberg
• OECD Cuts Global Growth Forecast and Warns of Growing Risks
  Bloomberg
• Few fiscal, monetary policy moves left to fight global growth slowdown, Moody's warns
  CNBC
• Federal Reserve Staffers Say Mutual Funds Vulnerable to Runs
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Banks Cut by S&P After Nation's Junk Rating Is Lowered
  Bloomberg
• Bank of Japan’s Kuroda Seeks Global Coordination to Tackle Market Volatility
  WSJ
• Overproduction Swamps Smaller Chinese Cities, Revealing Depth of Crisis
  WSJ
• China's Banks May Be Getting Creative About Hiding Their Losses
  Bloomberg
• Chaos in Ukraine Is Making Putin Stronger
  Bloomberg
• U.S.-Beijing Spat Escalates Over South China Sea
  WSJ
• Turkey blames Kurdish militants for Ankara bomb, vows response in Syria and Iraq
  Reuters

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

General

• Wall Street up as oil prices boost energy, materials stocks
  Reuters
• European Stocks Advance With Oil as Treasuries, Yen Erase Gains
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Currencies Fall for Second Day as Energy Shares Retreat
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Housing Starts Fell 3.8% in January
  Dow Jones
• Oil market shows deep doubt over output freeze
  Reuters
• China Ramps Up Rhetoric, Plans New Steps to Juice Up Economy
  Bloomberg
• China Debt Binge Spurs S&P Warning as Magnus Sees `Big Problems'
  Bloomberg
• China's Markets Risk 2009 Timewarp as New Lending Surges: Chart
  Bloomberg
• Fortress Hedge Fund Seeing 'More Cracks' in Credit Markets
  Bloomberg
• China's Subprime Crisis Is Here
  BloombergGadfly
• Chinese bank hit by $4.9bn loan fraud
  FT
• Vietnam PM wants stronger U.S. role in South China Sea
  Reuters
• Chinese missiles apparently deployed in South China Sea as Obama meets rivals
  Washington Post

Evening

• Bullard Signals Support for Rate Rise Delay on Inflation Outlook
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Rally as Hardest-Hit Shares in 2016 Continue Rebound
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Rating Cut Further Into Junk Territory by S&P
  Bloomberg
• Global downturn spurred Fed to consider changing rate path: minutes
  Reuters
• Fed Frets Corporate Credit Crunch Will Crimp Economic Growth
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
  Reuters
• Ankara Bombing the Latest in Turkey’s Deadly Cycle of Violence
  Time

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Evening

• Asian Stocks Swing Following Topix's Biggest Surge Since 2008
  Bloomberg
• China seen boosting defence spending as South China Sea, reforms weigh
  Reuters
• ECB Won't Hesitate to Boost Stimulus if Needed, Says Draghi
  Dow Jones

General

• Saudi Arabia, Russia to Freeze Oil Output Near Record Levels
  Bloomberg
• Yen Gains as Biggest Oil Producers' Freeze Struggles to Reassure
  Bloomberg
• Yuan Declines Most in a Month as PBOC Allows Greater Flexibility
  Bloomberg
• China New Credit Surges to Record on Seasonal Lending Binge
  Bloomberg
• PBOC Begins Mopping Up the Flood of Cash Injected Before Holiday
  Bloomberg
• Hedge funder’s attack on renminbi draws scrutiny and doubt
  FT
• Gold's Best Start in Over 30 Years Leaves India Buyers Unruffled
  Bloomberg
• The Never-Ending Story: Europe’s Banks Face a Frightening Future
  Bloomberg
• China Loses Control of the Economic Story Line
  WSJ
• Danger signs flashing for global economy, years after crisis
  AP
• Russia gets a cold; ex-Soviet neighbours catch pneumonia
  Reuters
• Renzi’s luck runs out as problems mount at home and abroad
  FT
• Ukraine President Calls for Premier's Resignation to End Crisis
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine's Political Crisis Worsens as Calls Grow to Oust Cabinet
  Bloomberg
• Turkey seeks allies' support for ground operation as Syria war nears border
  Reuters
• Syria Troops, Kurds Advance in North as Turkey Renews Warnings
  Bloomberg
• South China Sea takes center stage at U.S.-ASEAN summit
  Reuters

Evening

• Yuan Heads for Biggest Two-Day Drop in a Month as PBOC Cuts Fix
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Poised to Retreat as Yen Holds Gains; Oil Below $30
  Bloomberg
• ECB Bond Program Dubbed `Financial Dictatorship' in German Court
  Bloomberg
• 35% of drillers at high risk of bankruptcy: Report
  CNBC
• This has been the worst quarter for company earnings reports since 2009
  MarketWatch
• Fed's Kashkari Floats Breaking Up Big Banks to Avert Meltdown
  Bloomberg
• Hedge Funds in Asia Had Nowhere to Hide in January ‘Bloodbath’
  Bloomberg
• China sends missiles to contested South China Sea island: Fox News
  Reuters
• Defiant Iran ignores UN ban, hits up Putin for high-tech tanks, fighter jets
  FOX News
• U.S. planned major cyber attack on Iran if diplomacy failed: NYT
  Reuters
• A Direct Turkey-Russia Clash Is a Growing Risk on Syria Border
  Bloomberg