Daily News Links

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Saturday, April 9, 2016

General

• ECB's Mersch Warns of Diminishing Returns in Central Bank Action
  Bloomberg
• Mario Bothers: Germany Takes Aim at the European Central Bank
  Der Spiegel
• Germany’s Schäuble: Time is Near to End Central Banks’ Easy-Money Policies
  WSJ
• Germany denies would mull legal action if ECB opts for 'helicopter money'
  Reuters
• Puerto Rico governor declares emergency at Government Development Bank
  Reuters
• China State Researcher Sees Downside Risks in Property Sales
  Bloomberg
• Financial turmoil at SunEdison imperils solar projects worldwide
  Reuters
• French bank chief 'more worried about sector now than in 2009'
  Reuters
• Britain's Cameron says he mishandled Panama Papers tax scrutiny
  Reuters
• Italian banks' situation 'difficult but manageable': minister
  Reuters
• ECB's policy must be 'proportionate' and respect rules: Mersch
  Reuters
• Germany's Schaeuble says offshore companies must be transparent
  Reuters

Friday, April 8, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Rebound as Crude Rally Boosts Commodity Producers
  Bloomberg
• Oil surges 6% on freeze hopes, economic growth
  Reuters
• Emerging Markets Pare Weekly Loss as Energy Shares Gain With Oil
  Bloomberg
• Yen stalls as finance minister warns on intervention
  Reuters
• Bank of America: The Biggest Part of the U.S. Economy Might Be Rolling Over
  Bloomberg
• Shenzhen, Shanghai home sales plunge after rules tightened
  Reuters
• Fed’s Yellen Joins With Predecessors to Calm Recession Fears
  WSJ
• Global bond default tally hits highest since 2009
  FT
• Germany may punish companies with connections to tax havens-Spiegel
  Reuters
• Hammered Hedge Funds Recovering as March Best Month in Two Years
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive – Norway’s high-yield bond market becomes latest casualty of oil turmoil
  Reuters

Evening

• Oil Rises Most in Two Months on U.S. Output Drop, Freeze Talks
  Bloomberg
• First-quarter economy looks bleaker by the day
  CNBC
• Italy to Miss Previous Debt Target as Growth Forecast Reduced
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Heads for Cliffhanger on Impeachment in Decisive Showdown
  Bloomberg
• Paulson's Advantage Funds Each Tumbled 15% in First Quarter
  Bloomberg
• North Korea Tests Rocket Engine as U.S. Talks Up Missile Shield
  Bloomberg

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Evening

• Swiss police raid UEFA as Panama Papers scandal spreads
  Reuters
• Panama Papers law firm masks its U.S. presence
  USAT
• Fed signals caution on rate hikes, worried by global growth: minutes
  Reuters
• Fed's Global Concern Signals Barriers to Next Rate Increase
  Bloomberg
• U.S. needs long-term growth plan, not more stimulus: Fed's Bullard
  Reuters
• Southeast Asia's Debt Problem Hasn't Gone Away
  Bloomberg
• South China Sea: Is Beijing making a new 'strategic strait'?
  CNBC

General

• U.S. Stocks Fall Most in Two Months on Growth Worries; Yen Gains
  Bloomberg
• Yen Strengthens Toward 108 as Traders Deaf to Japan's Jawboning
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Markets Rebound With Oil as Fed Minutes Calm Investors
  Bloomberg
• China Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise for First Time in Five Months
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Faces Ghosts of the Asian Financial Crisis, Daiwa Says
  Bloomberg
• Panama Papers Tie More of China’s Elite to Secret Accounts
  NYT
• Megamergers Face Deterrents in the United States
  NYT
• From Wall Street Banking, a New Wave of Fintech Investors
  NYT
• ECB sets boundaries to action against global slowdown
  Reuters
• ECB governors 'broadly' agreed on March action amid some reservations - minutes
  Reuters
• Fed Chairs Since 1979 Offer Peek Into Central-Bank Philosophy
  Bloomberg
• US credit cycle has already turned; defaults to rise
  FT
• Japan lashes out against yen’s rise
  FT
• Asia liquidity stress rises to highest level since 2009: Moody’s
  FT

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Tumble After Rally Amid Renewed Worries on Growth
  Bloomberg
• Dollar continues slump against yen as BOJ seen unlikely to act
  Reuters
• Yellen: Positive about progress in ending 'too big to fail'
  CNBC
• The end of short covering and 'Fed put' spells market trouble
  CNBC
• Getting Money Out of China, One Swipe at a Time
  Bloomberg
• Support for Germany's ruling parties sinks: poll
  Reuters

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

General

• Stocks Rise on Health-Care Rally, Oil Surges Before Fed Minutes
  Bloomberg
• Yen at Strongest in 17 Months Probing Limit of Japan's Tolerance
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Extend Drop as Growth Concern Offsets Oil Gain
  Bloomberg
• Global Bond Yield Plunge to Record 1.3% in Flashing Warning Sign
  Bloomberg
• Pfizer Confirms Termination of Proposed $160 Billion Allergan Merger
  Bloomberg
• Biggest Banks to Face Tougher Debt Limits to End Too-Big-to Fail
  Bloomberg
• Morgan Stanley: People Might Be Worried About Subprime Auto Bonds Because of the 'Big Short' Movie
  Bloomberg
• For Island of 500,000 Companies, Panama Leaks Unleash Storm
  Bloomberg
• Japan is Fast Approaching the Quantitative Limits of Quantitative Easing
  Bloomberg
• China Coal Miner Fails to Make Bond Payment Amid Slowing Economy
  Bloomberg
• Yingli Fails to Reach Deal to Extend Repayments Due on May 12
  Bloomberg
• Japan February coincident index falls at fastest pace since 2011 earthquake
  Economic Times
• Germany sticks to Greek privatisation revenue goal of 50 ban eur
  Reuters
• IMF Warns of Possible Crises for Emerging Markets Hit by Outflows
  WSJ
• US tax crackdown provokes foreign fury
  FT
• Currency wars backfire for Japan and Europe
  FT

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

General

• Yen Rises With Bunds as Economic Concerns Mount; Stocks Decline
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Real Falls Second Day as Emerging-Market Currencies Drop
  Bloomberg
• BOJ's Kuroda, with eye on economy and markets, says ready to ease more
  Reuters
• Asian shares slide, frazzled by Fed, falling oil prices
  Reuters
• Emerging Currency Rally Spluttering in April After March Surge
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Trade Deficit Rises to a Six-Month High of $47.1 Billion
  Bloomberg
• New U.S. inversion rules threaten Pfizer-Allergan deal
  Reuters
• Governments Face Fallout From Offshore Accounts Report
  AP
• DOJ launches Panama Papers probe amid pressure on global tax authorities
  CNBC
• Panama Papers: Biggest Banks Are Top Users of Offshore Services
  WSJ
• Panama Papers probes opened, China limits access to news on leaks
  Reuters
• Rajan Cuts India Rates to Five-Year Low, Stays Accommodative
  Bloomberg
• China Inc.'s Record Foreign Deal Spree Shows Fear of Weaker Yuan
  Bloomberg
• China Inc. Scraps $7 Billion of Bond Offerings as Defaults Rise
  Bloomberg
• Next Greater China Default Looms as Produce Supplier Flags Gap
  Bloomberg
• Price falls keep China’s property developers grounded
  FT
• A third of Indian firms' borrowing is currently stressed, India Ratings says
  CNBC
• Wrongfooted US mutuals run into trouble
  FT
• German Economy, Once Europe’s Leader, Now Looks Like Laggard
  NYT

Evening

• Pfizer to Terminate $160 Billion Merger With Allergan
  Bloomberg
• Dollar slides to 17-month low vs yen as stocks, oil fall
  Reuters
• Iceland PM Resigns Following Protests Over Offshore Investments
  Bloomberg
• Global Profits Recession Leaves Investors With Nowhere to Hide
  Bloomberg
• California Faces Blackouts After Historic Sempra Gas Leak
  Bloomberg

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