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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

Monday, February 15, 2016

General

• Banks' Surge Takes Europe's Stock Rally Into 2nd Day; HSBC Rises
  Bloomberg
• Oil Advances for a Second Day After Bullish Bets Increase
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Rebound on Stimulus Bets as China Vows Stability
  Bloomberg
• Turkish bonds fall, CDS rise on Syria border tensions
  Reuters
• China's Bad Loans Rise to Highest in a Decade as Economy Slows
  Bloomberg
• ECB in talks with Italy over buying bundles of bad loans
  Reuters
• Storm clouds gather on Italy's budget horizon
  Reuters
• ECB's 'Whatever It Takes' May Be Too Much for German Top Court
  Bloomberg
• Soaring Chinese Imports From Hong Kong Renew Fake Trade Concerns
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Land Price Plunges Nearly 70% in Government Tender
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's 5,500 Bankruptcies in 2015 Signal Deeper Credit Crisis
  Bloomberg
• There is worse to come as QE loses its impact
  FT, Sender
• Chinese Banks May Need All the Help They Can Get
  WSJ
• Italian Banks Are All In It Together—and That’s the Problem
  WSJ
• Turkey vows 'harsh reaction' if Kurds try to take Syrian town
  Reuters
• Tensions between Russia and Turkey mount
  FT
• U.S. admiral warns against Chinese fighter flights from South China Sea runways
  Reuters
• Ukraine and Russia close their borders to foreign truckers
  Washington Post

Sunday, February 14, 2016

General

• Currency Dilemma Looms for PBOC After Holiday
  Bloomberg
• PBOC's Zhou Breaks His Long Silence
  Bloomberg
• Fed's "dot plot" looks increasingly out of touch on rates
  Reuters
• PBoC governor downplays forex fears
  CNBC/FT
• Qatar Stocks Lead Mideast Advance After Best Oil Rally Since '08
  Bloomberg
• Saudi Arabia Said to Ease Rules on Bank Loans to Boost Liquidity
  Bloomberg
• Europe's Convinced U.S. Won't Solve Its Problems
  Bloomberg View
• Obama to Russia's Putin: cease air campaign on moderate Syrian opposition - White House
  Reuters
• Saudi Arabia Moves Jets to Turkey, Offers Troops to Fight IS
  Bloomberg
• Turkey shells Syrian Kurds, Russia says will keep bombing anti-Assad rebels
  Reuters
• Syria: Turkey and Saudi Arabia consider ground campaign following border strikes
  UK Guardian

Evening

• China’s Stocks Tumble as Markets Reopen After Week-Long Holiday
  Bloomberg
• China’s Exports Drop in January as Challenges Flow into New Year
  Bloomberg
• Yuan Rises Most Since 2005 as PBOC Voices Support, Raises Fixing
  Bloomberg
• Japan Leads Asian Stock Rebound as Yen, Gold Fall; Oil Near $29
  Bloomberg
• Oil Resumes Drop as Iran Loads Post-Sanctions Cargo to Europe
  Bloomberg
• Yen Holds Retreat With Asian Stocks Outside China Set to Rebound
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Fragile to China Return as Hedge Funds Sour on Greenback
  Bloomberg
• Japan Fourth-Quarter GDP Fell Annualized 1.4%
  Bloomberg
• Five Countries Being Squeezed by Currency Pegs
  Bloomberg
• Market turmoil causes sharp losses at US hedge funds
  FT
• Severe Contraction and Falling Prices in Japan Signal Tough Test for Abenomics
  NYT