Daily News Links

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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Evening

• China sets economic growth target of at or above 6.5 percent in five year plan
  Reuters
• China Raises 2016 Deficit to 3% as Leaders Seek to Boost Growth
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: U.S. watchdog to probe Fed's lax oversight of Wall Street
  Bloomberg
• Everything you need to know about Britain leaving the European Union
  Washington Post

General

• China Drops Trade Target as Global Growth Uncertainty Increases
  Bloomberg
• China's four biggest cities working on steps to cool housing market: minister
  Reuters
• China’s Lowered Growth Target: What the World Can Expect
  WSJ
• In New Economic Plan, China Bets That Hard Choices Can Be Avoided
  NYT
• Zaman newspaper: Defiant last edition as Turkey police raid
  BBC
• Turkish police fire tear gas at newspaper, EU officials lament press record
  Reuters
• Tension mounts in South China Sea
  UK Daily Mail

Friday, March 4, 2016

Evening

• North Korea leader at drill orders nuclear weapons use at any time: KCNA
  Bloomberg
• Who's Running Brazil? Chaos Builds as Rousseff Ducks Her Allies
  Bloomberg
• German anti-immigrant party gains ahead of important state votes: poll
  Reuters
• Inside China’s Plan for a Military That Can Counter U.S. Muscle
  Bloomberg

General

• Payrolls in U.S. Surge While Wages Drop in Mixed Jobs Report
  Bloomberg
• U.S. trade deficit widens as exports hit five-and-a-half-year low
  Reuters
• Bank of America revs up auto loans business despite warning signs
  Reuters
• Ex-Fed Plosser: Big rate catch up may be needed
  CNBC
• Goldman Sachs cutting up to 10 percent of fixed income trading staff: source
  Reuters
• From Schengen to ‘Brexit,’ Risks to the Euro Are Stacking Up
  Bloomberg
• European Central Bank Faces Questions Over Which Bonds to Buy
  WSJ
• Lula's Detention Rattles Brazil as Heat on Rousseff Increases
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Lula Targeted in Police Raid Into Corruption Scandal
  Bloomberg
• Gold Snaps Back to Bull Market as Prices Surge on Haven Demand
  Bloomberg
• BlackRock Temporarily Suspends Issuance of Gold Trust Shares
  Bloomberg
• China's premier says economy faces greater difficulties in 2016: state radio
  Reuters
• China plans securitisation to tackle banks’ bad debt burden
  FT
• China Begins to Tackle Its ‘Zombie’ Factory Problem
  WSJ
• Turkish Government Takes Over Best-Selling Newspaper
  Bloomberg
• EU outlines plan to save open borders, cajoles Turkey
  Reuters

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Evening

• China's Other Growth Figure Is Flashing a Warning
  Bloomberg
• Negative Rates Strain Financial System
  BloombergGadfly

General

• U.S. Stocks Retreat With Oil as Investors Await Economic Data
  Bloomberg
• Slower Growth Prompts First U.S. Services Job Cuts Since 2014
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Kaplan calls for patience on raising U.S. interest rates
  Reuters
• Average U.S. new-vehicle loan hits record high in fourth quarter: Experian
  Reuters
• House 'Flipping' Skyrockets, Sparks Concern Over a Housing Bubble
  NBC
• I see bubbles bursting everywhere: Top academic
  CNBC
• China Policy Moves Risk Property Price Bubble, PBOC Adviser Says
  Bloomberg
• Moody’s Cut 38 China SOEs Outlook, Seeing Less Government Support
  Barron's
• Macau's Economy Shrinks 20% in 2015 Amid Casino Gaming Slump
  Bloomberg
• ECB Studies Stimulus Options That Won't End Up Hurting Banks
  Bloomberg
• SunEdison’s Troubles Darken Prospects of Vivint Deal
  WSJ
• Schaeuble Wades Into `Brexit' Debate With Show of German Emotion
  Bloomberg
• EU's Tusk urges migrants to stop coming to Europe
  Reuters
• U.S., India, Japan Plan Joint Naval Exercises Near South China Sea
  WSJ

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Evening

• China Rating Outlook Cut to Negative by Moody’s
  Bloomberg
• China's Yuan Weakens After Central Bank Cuts Reference Rate
  Bloomberg
• Europe seen on cusp of new humanitarian crisis at Greece-Macedonia border
  Reuters
• U.S. warns China on militarization of South China Sea
  Reuters

General

• Emerging Markets Need Cathartic Crisis to Weed Out Bad Stocks
  Bloomberg
• Sub-zero central banks may just chase inflation expectations lower
  Reuters
• China's Real Estate Frenzy Is Back as Shenzhen Prices Surge 50%
  Bloomberg
• Chinese State Firms' Debt Stress Flagged by Moody's Outlook Cut
  Bloomberg
• China Blocks Philippine Fishermen in Disputed Waters, Mayor Sa
  Bloomberg

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Rise With Emerging Markets Amid Data, China Stimulus
  Bloomberg
• Fed's Dudley sees risks to U.S. economic outlook tilting to downside
  Reuters
• Global Junk-Bond Default Rate to Rise to '09 Level, Moody's Says
  Bloomberg
• U.S. construction spending jumps to eight-year high
  Reuters
• China Feb factory activity shrinks more than expected, layoffs on the rise
  Reuters
• Why China’s Economy Will Be So Hard to Fix
  Bloomberg
• 'Brexit' could deal major economic, political blow to EU
  CNBC
• Japan setting up panel to debate new spending: sources
  Reuters
• Greece's Creditors Said to Face Impasse Over Bailout Terms
  Bloomberg
• Debt backlog clogs M&A deal machine
  FT
• World’s Billionaire Population Falls for the First Time Since Great Recession
  Bloomberg
• Central Banks Extend Longest Gold-Buying Spree Since 1965: Chart
  Bloomberg
• Communist Party Warns Outspoken Members With Tycoon's Punishment
  Bloomberg
• Former BoE chief King predicts collapse of the eurozone
  FT

Monday, February 29, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Erase Gains as Yen Advances With Treasuries, Gold
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Drops Vs. Yen As Weak Data Feed Recession Fears
  Dow Jones
• China Cuts Banks' Reserve Requirement Ratio
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Tumble Toward 15-Month Low as Stimulus Bets Unwind
  Bloomberg
• Yen Set for Best Month Since 2008 on China Stocks, G-20 Meeting
  Bloomberg
• Yuan Weakens for Seventh Day as PBOC Cuts Fixing, Dollar Climbs
  Bloomberg
• It's Getting Harder for Currency Traders to Make Money, Market Veteran Says
  Bloomberg
• Why Auto Lenders Are in for a Rougher Ride
  WSJ
• New Year hangover: Strains show in China's factory heartland
  Reuters
• How China’s Big Lending Push Comes Up Short
  WSJ
• China halts overseas investment schemes
  FT
• Jockeying Begins as China's State Firms Brace for Shakeup
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Assets in Fourth Monthly Decline as China Rout Extends
  Bloomberg
• Three Former Tepco Executives Indicted for Fukushima Negligence
  Bloomberg

Evening

• China's PMI Reports Show Slowdown Deepening as Services Slip
  Bloomberg
• China Reserve-Ratio Cut Signals Growth Is Priority Over Yuan
  Bloomberg
• Markets face $1tn Asian EM debt worries
  FT
• Valeant's $31 Billion of Debt May Be Cut From Ba3 by Moody's
  Bloomberg
• Citi: There's Been a Worrisome Change in the Market for New Corporate Debt
  Bloomberg
• Lula Under Investigation in Brazil Carwash Case, Prosecutor Says
  Bloomberg

Sunday, February 28, 2016

General

• Middle Eastern Stocks Rally as China Flags Scope for Stimulus
  Bloomberg
• ECB Could Take Action on Low Inflation, Says Bank of France Governor--Report
  Dow Jones
• The World's Most Popular Stock Picks Are Sinking
  Bloomberg
• The New Oil-Storage Space: Railcars
  WSJ
• Arab States Face $94 Billion Debt Crunch on Oil Slump, HSBC Says
  Bloomberg
• Chinese property mogul silenced for criticizing state media
  Washington Post
• Beijing muzzles tycoon critic known as The Cannon
  FT
• Investors pull more than $60bn from mutual funds in January
  FT

Evening

• Stocks Rise While Gold Falls After G-20; Yen Snaps 3-Day Decline
  Bloomberg
• Gold Becomes the Biggest Winner of 2016
  Bloomberg
• Syria’s cease-fire frays as Russia resumes airstrikes
  Washington Post