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Friday, January 22, 2016

General

• Global Stocks Charmed by Draghi Effect as Oil Rallies With Ruble
  Bloomberg
• Oil rises 6 pct but set for biggest January fall in 25 years
  Reuters
• Japan's Nikkei Extends Gain to 5%
  Bloomberg
• Junk Bond Market Braces for What Could Be a $117 Billion Logjam
  Bloomberg
• High-Yield Funds Suffer Second-Biggest Weekly Outflows in Year
  Bloomberg
• Leaky lifeboat: Weak U.S. corporate profits offer no rescue to sinking stocks
  Reuters
• As Chinese defaults rise, private placements sweep risks under mat
  Reuters
• Investors sour on Abenomics as global gloom deepens
  Reuters
• Who’s afraid of cheap oil?
  The Economist
• Economic Unease Puts Top Central Bankers Under Renewed Pressure
  WSJ
• The tiny shifts that can signal huge changes
  FT
• In Emerging Markets, Capital Controls Are Ratcheted Up to Stem Outflow of Funds
  WSJ

Evening

• Four Charts That Say ‘It Was a Wild Week on the Markets’
  Bloomberg
• Petrobras Rescue Could Cost Brazil $21 Billion, Citigroup Says
  Bloomberg
• Spanish Socialist Closes in on Power as Rajoy Steps Back
  Bloomberg
• China taking 'self-isolating' steps in South China Sea: Pentagon
  Reuters

Thursday, January 21, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Draghi Comments Boost Europe, Oil Falls
  Bloomberg
• Europe Stocks, Bonds Rise as ECB Holds Rates; Ruble Drops on Oil
  Bloomberg
• Ruble Plunges as Speculators Pounce on Central Bank Abstinence
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Balks Last Minute at Raising Rates and Angers Its Critics
  Bloomberg
• ECB's Draghi eyes March policy review as economic risks grow
  Reuters
• ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged as Oil Threatens Inflation Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Again, Won't Somebody Please Think of the Asian Structured Products?!
  Bloomberg
• Credit Strains Intensifying as Carlyle, Staples Meet Resistance
  Bloomberg
• A Scared World Is Taking Its Money And Running Back Home - and to the U.S.
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Stock Selloff Is the Most Intense Since 2008: Chart
  Bloomberg
• PBOC Turns on the Liquidity Firehose in New Policy Approach
  Bloomberg
• ‘The EU Is on the Verge of Collapse’—An Interview
  NY Review of Books
• Hedge Funds Have a Hot Idea: Retreat
  WSJ
• China Trying to Allay Global Concerns About Its Currency Regime
  Dow Jones
• Russian Economy Stumbles as Stocks and Oil Prices Fall
  NYT
• Yen Falls From One-Year High on Speculation BOJ to Boost Easing
  Bloomberg
• China responds to Taiwan elections with military drills, Facebook trolling
  Washington Post

Evening

• Investors pull billions from stock funds for 3rd straight week: Lipper
  Reuters
• Soros: China Hard Landing Is Practically Unavoidable
  Bloomberg Video

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

General

• U.S. Stocks Sink With Markets Around the World as Rout Deepens
  Bloomberg
• Global Stocks on Brink of Bear Market as Oil Slides; Ruble Sinks
  Bloomberg
• Europe Stocks Fall to 13-Month Low as Results Stoke Growth Fears
  Bloomberg
• Oil sinks again on glut as U.S. crude hits new lows
  Reuters
• Emerging Stocks Sink to Six-Year Low as China H-Shares Tumble
  Bloomberg
• China shares fall as oil slides, outweighing stimulus hopes
  Reuters
• Hedge Funds Suffer First Quarterly Net Outflows in 4 Years
  Bloomberg
• Saudi Arabia Said to Ban Betting Against Its Currency
  Bloomberg
• Fannie Mae Plunges Below $1, Tumbling 70% From 2015 Peak: Chart
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Dollar Forwards Sink to Weakest Since '99 on Peg Bets
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong stocks hit 3½-year low; Japan nears bear market
  MarketWatch
• Consumer Prices in U.S. Fall, Led by Slump in Commodities
  Bloomberg
• Capital flight from China worse than thought
  FT

Evening

• PBOC Injects Most Cash in Three Years in Open-Market Operations
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Gain as Rebound in Oil Eases Global Equities Rout
  Bloomberg
• Junk-Bond Risk Gauge Set for Biggest Year-Start Jump Since 2009
  Bloomberg
• SoftBank's Drop Deepens on Sprint Shares, Debt at Multiyear Lows
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Close Lower After Late-Day Rally
  Bloomberg
• Oil Tumbling Most in Four Months Deepens Gloom for Producers
  Bloomberg
• Global Bond Downgrades Climb to Highest in Six Years, S&P Says
  Bloomberg
• These Favorite Hedge Fund Holdings Are Among 2016's Worst Stocks
  Bloomberg
• Why China Can't Keep a Stock Rally Going
  Bloomberg
• Gross Says Global Selloff Shows Failure of Central Bank Efforts
  Bloomberg
• Italian banks' bad loans continue to mount
  MarketWatch
• Europe on the verge of collapse: Soros
  CNBC

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Evening

• Oil slumps below $28 to 2003 low as Iran sanctions lifted
  Reuters
• China seen posting slowest economic growth in 25 years as policy risks grow
  Reuters
• Puerto Rico Says Shortfall to Increase to $23.9 Billion
  Bloomberg
• Forget Basel IV: Bundesbank Says Beware of Banks' Sovereign Risk
  Bloomberg

General

• Global Equity Gains Falter in U.S. as Crude Slips, Bonds Rise
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Jump Most in Two Months as Data Fuel Stimulus Bets
  Bloomberg
• Hedge Fund That Called Subprime Crisis Says Yuan Should Fall 50%
  Bloomberg
• China GDP Slows to Weakest Since 2009 on Manufacturing Slide
  Bloomberg
• China 2015 power, steel output drop for first time in decades
  Reuters
• China presses banks to tighten capital outflows - sources
  Reuters
• China central bank to inject $91 billion to ease liquidity strains
  Reuters
• PBOC Boosts Injections as Money Rates Climb to Two-Week High
  Bloomberg
• Offshore Yuan Drops on Stimulus Bets as Growth Misses Estimates
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Market ETFs Suffer $2.1 Bln Outflows, Most Since August
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico's First Debt Deal Is Running Up Against a Deadline
  Bloomberg
• IEA Sees Risk of World Drowning in Oil
  Bloomberg
• Azerbaijan Tightens Currency Controls as Oil Feeds Crisis
  Bloomberg
• IMF cuts global growth forecast as China, falling oil prices weigh
  Reuters
• Slump in China’s Industrial Sector Weighs on an Already Slowing Economy
  NYT

Evening

• Chinese Stocks Slide in Hong Kong as Weak Currency Spurs Outflow
  Bloomberg
• China Money Rate Jumps to Nine-Month High on Outflows, Hoarding
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Resume Declines as Japan Drops, Energy Shares Slide
  Bloomberg
• Yen Rises as Tumbling Asian Stocks Diminish Appetite for Risk
  Bloomberg
• World faces wave of epic debt defaults, fears central bank veteran
  UK Telegraph, Evans-Pritchard
• S&P 500 ends unchanged; more carnage in oil stocks
  Reuters
• IBM revenue falls 8.5 percent as strong dollar weighs
  Reuters
• The Weak Spot in China's $3.3 Trillion Foreign Reserve Stockpile
  Bloomberg
• Confidence among CEOs sags as China's slowdown spooks Davos
  Reuters
• China Is Getting Less and Less Bang for Its Credit Buck
  Bloomberg
• Big banks continue retreat from mortgages
  CNBC
• Shrinking Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Ducking Davos
  Bloomberg
• Kazakh Banks Face Double Bind on Deposit Rule as Tenge Plummets
  Bloomberg
• Rising Debt in Emerging Markets Poses Global Threat
  WSJ
• Oil Market Tests Banks’ Ability to Weather Losses
  NYT
• Canada Grapples With Housing Bubble Risk
  WSJ
• Exclusive: Saudi Arabia warns against 'nefarious activities' by Iran
  Reuters
• Poland Faces Barrage as Defiant New Leaders Collide With Europe
  Bloomberg

Monday, January 18, 2016

General

• European Shares Drop With Banks, Crude Oil Drops on Iran Exports
  Bloomberg
• US futures turn negative, paring gains; oil falls
  CNBC
• Emerging Energy Stocks Drop to 11-Year Low as Polish Bonds Slide
  Bloomberg
• No Calm in Sight as Volatility Surges From Stocks to Bonds
  Bloomberg
• China Premier Says Economy Is Under Pressure Day Before GDP Data
  Bloomberg
• Most Yuan Interbank Rates Rise in Hong Kong as PBOC Curbs Supply
  Bloomberg
• China's yuan firms as central bank takes fresh step to curb speculation
  Reuters
• China Bonds Fall as Yuan Drop Fuels Concern Outflows to Quicken
  Bloomberg
• Son's SoftBank Vision at Risk as Sprint Goes From Bad to Worse
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: China's chief stock regulator has offered to resign - sources
  Reuters
• Asian Junk Bonds One Cent Away From 2012 Low After Fund Flight
  Bloomberg
• 62 people have as much wealth as world's 3.6B poorest, Oxfam finds ahead of Davos
  Reuters
• China Prepares for Worst After Tsai Victory Upends Taiwan Plans
  Bloomberg
• End of Europe? Berlin, Brussels' shock tactic on migrants
  Reuters

Sunday, January 17, 2016

General

• Mideast Stocks Plummet as Iran Plans to Boost Crude Exports
  Bloomberg
• PBOC Said to Impose Reserve Ratio on Offshore Bank Yuan Accounts
  Bloomberg
• China's Hot Bond Market Seen at Risk of Default Chain Reaction
  Bloomberg
• Blame, anger, frustration as China's stock rescue effort looks defeated
  Reuters
• HKMA Pledges to Keep Currency Peg: These Are Some Alternatives
  Bloomberg
• Indebted Chinese Companies Increase Pressures on Government
  NYT
• South China Sea? For Beijing, Taiwan is the No. 1 security issue
  Reuters
• After vote, China tells Taiwan to abandon independence "hallucination"
  Reuters

Evening

• Asian Equities Rout Deepens With Japan Poised for Bear Market
  Bloomberg
• Oil slides to lowest since 2003 as Iran sanctions lifted
  Reuters
• Yen Refuge From China Rout Revives Global Buying of Japan Bonds
  Bloomberg
• Five Charts Show How Bad the Emerging-Market Stock Rout Really Is
  Bloomberg
• China's Stock Strategists Are Bracing for a Deeper Bear Market
  Bloomberg
• A world divided: Elites descend on Swiss Alps amid rising inequality
  Reuters

Saturday, January 16, 2016

General

• Taiwan opposition wins presidency, China warns against independence move
  Reuters
• Taiwan elects first female president, who vows to defend island’s sovereignty
  Washington Post
• Watch: Teenage pop star’s humiliating apology to China for waving Taiwan flag
  Washington Post
• China's economy grew by around 7 percent in 2015, services made up half of GDP - Premier
  Reuters
• Buckle your seatbelts: China could rock markets next week
  CNBC
• China launches new AIIB development bank as power balance shifts
  Reuters
• Merkel allies step up pressure over welcoming refugee policy
  Reuters