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Thursday, October 15, 2015

General

• Gold Stages Comeback, Erasing 2015 Losses on View Fed Will Delay
  Bloomberg
• One Chart That Shows how Central Bankers Are Failing to Generate Inflation All Around the World
  Bloomberg
• Chinese Bank Lending in September Hits Record High
  Dow Jones
• Fed Doubts Grow on 2015 Rate Hike
  WSJ, Hilsenrath
• Corporate America's Epic Debt Binge Leaves $119 Billion Hangover
  Bloomberg
• Goldman Misses Estimates on Bigger Trading Drop Than Rivals
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Has Sold Over $1 Trillion of 0%-Interest Treasury Bills
  WSJ
• Surprising Fed paper drops a dovish bombshell
  CNBC
• World's Biggest Leveraged ETF Halts Orders on Liquidity Concern
  Bloomberg
• Is Xi's Economy More Distorted Than Mao's? Goldman's Ha Says Yes
  Bloomberg
• China approves 218 projects worth $285 billion in January-September
  Reuters
• China Overtakes U.S. in Number of Billionaires-Report
  Reuters
• Companies Eyeing Public Offerings Reckon With Inhospitable Market
  NYT
• Latest Symptom of Brazil's Misery: Once-Great IPO Market Is Dead
  Bloomberg
• ECB Nowotny says new measures needed to boost inflation
  Reuters
• US, Australia rebuff China over South China Sea
  Reuters
• Sailing in South China Sea not provocative, U.S. says
  Reuters
• Chinese media: military must be ready to counter US in South China Sea
  UK Guardian

Evening

• Fed's Mester renews call for U.S. rate hike
  Reuters
• A Riddle Wrapped in a Price Swing: ‘Weird Stuff Happens’ in Treasuries
  Bloomberg
• How Banks Funded the U.S. Oil Boom and (So Far) Escaped the Bust
  Bloomberg
• Stock, bond funds attract $5.5 bln over weekly period -Lipper
  Reuters

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

General

• Europe Stocks Drop 3rd Day After China Data Deepens Growth Worry
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Weakened by Dovish Fed Speakers as Commodity Peers Rally
  Bloomberg
• Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Americans Save More
  Bloomberg
• Wholesale Prices in U.S. Decline by Most Since Start of Year
  Bloomberg
• Billionaire Singer Lauds Gold as Central Banks Aid Recovery
  Bloomberg
• China September inflation cooler than expected, producer prices extend slump
  Reuters
• Chinese Stocks Fall for Second Day in Hong Kong on Inflation
  Bloomberg
• Fortress, Bain Lead Hedge Funds Liquidating in Market Volatility
  Bloomberg
• Germany Sells Notes at Sub-Zero Yields as Mizuho Eyes ECB Limits
  Bloomberg
• The Next China Default Could Be Days Away as Steel Firms Suffer
  Bloomberg
• U.S. shale oil output to fall by most on record in November: EIA
  Reuters
• Oil Slide Means `Almost Everything' for Sale as Deals Accelerate
  Bloomberg
• UBS Sees Sovereign Assets Shrinking by $1.2 Trillion
  Bloomberg
• Goldman Said Struggling to Sell Concordia Debt Amid Pharma Rout
  Bloomberg
• As Some Hedge Funds Sink, the Challenge Buoys Others
  NYT
• A cyclone brews over Saudi Arabia
  Washington Post, Ignatius
• Turkey Rebukes U.S. Envoy Over Support of Kurdish Group in Syria
  Bloomberg
• Using Russia's Cover, Iran Begins Sending Fighters to Syria
  AP

Evening

• Wal-Mart Tumbles Most in 15 Years After Predicting Profit Slump
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Slide Amid Wal-Mart Profit Outlook, JPMorgan Results
  Bloomberg
• Illinois Will Delay Pension Payment Because of Cash Shortage
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico, Treasury in Talks to Restructure Island’s Debt
  WSJ
• Weak Pricing, Pulled Deals: IPOs in 2015
  WSJ
• New world order: Xi bent on securing bigger role for China in global affairs, analysts say
  SCMP

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

General

• Europe Stocks Fall as China Data Reignite Global Growth Concern
  Bloomberg
• China Imports Slump for 11th Month, Export Decline Moderates
  Bloomberg
• Default Looms for Chinese Solar Company
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Next Big Crisis Is Scaring Bankers and Wiping Out Jobs
  Bloomberg
• What Moody's Is Watching as Malaysian Credit-Default Swaps Soar
  Bloomberg
• Ringgit Falls Most in Three Weeks as Oil Prices Slump Overnight
  Bloomberg

Evening

• JPMorgan Revenue Falls on Trading, Profit Misses Estimates
  Bloomberg
• VIX Charts Show How Unsettled the U.S. Stock Market Still Is
  Bloomberg
• UBS: This is How Troubles in the Bond Market Could Impact Stocks
  Bloomberg

Monday, October 12, 2015

General

• Oil Slips its Hold on $50 as OPEC Output Climbs to a 3-Year High
  Bloomberg
• European Stocks Decline, Ending Best Winning Streak Since July
  Bloomberg
• Turkish Lira Slips Most in Five Weeks After Deadly Ankara Blasts
  Bloomberg
• Market turmoil taking toll on once-invincible IPO market
  CNBC
• China Sausage Maker Says May Miss Bond Payment as Defaults Mount
  Bloomberg
• Fed should not raise interest rates just yet: China FinMin
  Reuters
• Bankers Grapple With How to Help Emerging Markets
  NYT
• Renewable Energy Financing Hits a Snag
  NYT
• Bond predators humbled by distressed bets
  FT
• Petrobras Isn't Only State-Run Company Unloved by Bond Traders
  Bloomberg
• It's Glencore Versus Goldman in Metals as Miners Cut Production
  Bloomberg
• Kuwait sovereign fund may sell assets to cover deficit - report
  Reuters
• Cyberwar Ignites a New Arms Race
  WSJ
• Islamic State is prime suspect in Turkey bombing, as protests erupt
  Reuters
• Did U.S. weapons supplied to Syrian rebels draw Russia into the conflict?
  Washington Post
• Meanwhile, Putin Is Also Arming Iran
  WSJ
• U.S. Patrols to Test China’s Pledge on South China Sea Islands
  WSJ

Evening

• Dell Faces $60 Billion in Total Debt With EMC Deal
  Bloomberg
• Window Dressing Turns Toxic on Wall Street: Lisa Abramowicz
  Bloomberg
• Investment firm Fortress to shutter its macro hedge fund
  Reuters
• Home Flipping Frenzy in Sydney Sparks Warnings on Housing Risks
  Bloomberg
• Oil Sands Boom Dries Up in Alberta, Taking Thousands of Jobs With it
  NYT

Sunday, October 11, 2015

General

• Fed officials seem ready to deploy negative rates in next crisis
  MarketWatch
• Central bank cavalry can no longer save the world
  Reuters
• U.K.'s EU-Exit Battle Lines Harden With Renegotiation in Sight
  Bloomberg
• Merkel Under Fire: German Conservatives Deeply Split over Refugees
  Der Spiegel

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Evening

• Bond Funds Have Been Borrowing to Boost Returns
  Bloomberg
• BOJ's Kuroda: No Immediate Need for Additional Stimulus
  Reuters
• Puerto Rico May Not Be Able to Avoid Defaults, Adviser Says
  Bloomberg
• A Student Loan System Stacked Against the Borrower
  NYT, Morgenson

General

• Hundreds of thousands protest in Berlin against EU-U.S. trade deal
  Reuters
• Chinese all-cash buyers of U.S. homes have tripled since 2005
  MarketWatch
• Turkish Violence Rocks Capital City as Bombing Kills 86
  Bloomberg
• China to Intensify Crackdown on Illegal Money Transfers to Fight Corruption
  Reuters
• China warns US it will not allow violations of its waters
  Reuters
• Why Beijing Isn't Backing Down on South China Sea
  Newsweek
• Kim Jong Un: North Korea ready for ‘any kind of war’ against U.S.
  Washington Post
• Despite signs of Russia’s Syria buildup, U.S. seemed to be caught flat-footed
  Washington Post

Friday, October 9, 2015

General

• One of Wall Street's Most Popular Post-Crisis Trades May Be Coming to an End
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Currencies Head for Best Week Since 1998 as Stocks Rise
  Bloomberg
• Oil extends gains, set for biggest weekly rise since 2009
  Reuters
• Draghi Says Emerging-Market Slowdown Poses Fresh Risk for Europe
  Bloomberg
• Bank of America: Here's the Precise Moment When We Should Have Known QE Went Wrong
  Bloomberg
• FOMC Minutes Sap Confidence in Fed's 2015 Rate Hike Resolve
  Bloomberg
• China Faces Default Chain Reaction as Credit Guarantees Backfire
  Bloomberg
• Why October Is the Worst Month for Investors
  Bloomberg
• Wary of Escalation in Syria, U.S. Is Waiting Out Putin’s Moves
  NYT
• Chinese Government Warns Against Provocations in South China Sea
  Bloomberg
• China will not allow violations of its territorial waters
  Reuters