Daily News Links

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

General

• China Just Revamped its Stimulus Playbook in a Bid to Boost Growth
  Bloomberg
• Greek Bank Stocks Are Getting Crushed for the Third Straight Day
  Bloomberg
• Commodities Are Crashing Like It's 2008 All Over Again
  Bloomberg
• Trade Gap Widened in June, Showing Effect of Strong U.S. Dolla
  Bloomberg
• ADP Says Companies in U.S. Took on 185,000 Workers in July
  Bloomberg
• Fed not yet decided whether to hike rates in September: Powell
  Reuters
• Puerto Rico Has Another Debt Worry on Horizon
  NYT
• IMF staff urges no rush to add China yuan to currency basket
  Reuters
• Greece needs wide debt relief to avoid permanent depression, think tank warns
  UK Guardian
• Will US equities follow junk bonds down?
  FT
• J.P. Morgan Loosens Terms for Jumbo Mortgages
  WSJ

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

General

• Bank Shares Lead European Stock Drop as Greece Falls for 2nd Day
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Debt-Crisis Grows as Payments Halt, Agency Defaults
  Bloomberg
• China central bank vows to stabilize market expectations
  Bloomberg
• China stock exchanges step up crackdown on short-selling
  Reuters
• Fed’s Limited-Time Offer in Money Markets May Be Hard to Cut Off
  Bloomberg
• China Dethroned as World’s Most Liquid Stock Market After Curbs
  Bloomberg
• China’s Response to Stock Rout Exposes Regulatory Disarray
  WSJ
• Russia Seen Turning to Crisis Playbook to Prevent Ruble Rout
  Bloomberg
• Regulators Question High-Speed Trading in Treasurys
  WSJ
• Southeast Asian nations back halt to land reclamation in South China Sea
  Reuters

Evening

• Apple's momentum 'meltdown' bites investors
  Reuters
• Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: A Bond Guide as Potential Defaults Loom
  Bloomberg
• IMF Raises Concerns About Yuan as Reserve Currency
  Dow Jones
• Fed's Lockhart says ready to support September rate hike - WSJ
  Reuters
• Short seller who called financial crisis sees calamity ahead
  CNBC
• The Oil Crash Has Caused a $1.3 Trillion Wipeout
  Bloomberg

Monday, August 3, 2015

Evening

• China’s Stocks Fall to Three-Week Low on Economic Growth Concern
  Bloomberg
• Copper Drops on China Factory Retreat; Asian Stock Futures Mixed
  Bloomberg
• Greek Financial Markets to Open as Talks With Creditors Continue
  Bloomberg
• French finance minister takes aim at German Schaeuble over Grexit idea
  Reuters
• Meet China’s Stock Rescue Chief: He Never Saw the Crisis Coming
  Bloomberg
• Japan’s Love for Mexico Is Ending as Uridashi Buyers Shun Peso
  Bloomberg

General

• Here's The Latest Signal of a Lull in Manufacturing
  Bloomberg
• Greek Stocks Plunge Most in Decades as Market Reopens to Crisis
  Bloomberg
• Emerging-Stock Rout Worsens on Signs of China to Russia Slowdown
  Bloomberg
• A Towering Bond Trade Has Been Quietly Falling Apart
  Bloomberg
• Ruble Drops Most in Emerging Markets With Crude at Six-Month Low
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Agency Poised to Default on $58 Million Bond Payment
  Bloomberg
• Coal Miner Alpha Natural Resources Files for Bankruptcy
  Bloomberg
• China’s Latest Warning to Equity Investors: No Big Sell Orders
  Bloomberg
• China July factory activity shrinks most in two years: Caixin PMI
  Reuters
• China looks for scapegoats in continued stock market decline
  Fortune
• Asian Stocks Fall on China Growth Concerns as Oil Extends Drop
  Bloomberg
• Greeks brace for stock market carnage after five-week shutdown
  Reuters
• Commodity Rout Spurs Worst Resource Currency Meltdown in 7 Years
  Bloomberg
• Wall Street Banks Join Hedge Funds to Load Up on Treasuries
  Bloomberg
• Investors Burned by China Rout Buy Wealth Products as Bonds Gain
  Bloomberg
• Sydney House Prices Soar to Biggest Gain in 13 Years
  Bloomberg
• Scandinavian housing bubbles spark financial stability fears
  FT
• Tsipras Battling on All Sides Finds No Solace in Greek Economy
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Ricans Brace for Crisis in Health Care
  NYT
• Nato reports surge in jet interceptions as Russia tensions increase
  UK Guardian

Evening

• Gold Declines as Copper Nears Bear Market; China Stocks Swing
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Decline as Commodities Rout Sends Crude Oil Lower
  Bloomberg
• China Limits Stock Market Short Selling to Curb Volatility
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Agency Misses Full Bond Payment in First Default
  Bloomberg
• Oil sinks to six-month low amid weak data, slump in gasoline
  Reuters
• Brazil’s Real Leads Losses as BNP Paribas Says Pain Not Over Yet
  Bloomberg
• Brazil police arrest Lula minister in bribery scandal
  Reuters
• Oil-and-Gas Debt Deals Sting Investors
  WSJ
• Commodities Rout Erases Billions from Africa's Biggest Fortunes
  Bloomberg
• Pro-Hadi fighters, Houthis battle over Yemen's largest military base
  Reuters

Sunday, August 2, 2015

General

• Saudi Stocks Slip Most in 4 Months as Oil Drop Hits Gulf Markets
  Bloomberg
• Debt Traders Flee Junkyard’s Dogs as Oil Rout Extends Yield Gap
  Bloomberg
• Day of losses seen ahead for reopened Greek stock market
  Reuters
• Report: Greece planned German corruption probes in 'Grexit' scenario
  DW
• China central bank official sees downward pressure on economy persisting: paper
  Reuters
• Capital outflows reignite debate between China bulls and bears
  FT
• Erdogan's Cynical Game: Is Turkey Creeping Toward Civil War?
  Der Spiegel

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Evening

• Puerto Rico Official Says It Will Default on Agency Debt
  Bloomberg
• Smallest U.S. Wage Increase on Record Muddies Pay Picture
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Real Extends Worst Monthly Drop Since March on Fiscal Woe
  Bloomberg
• Pacific Rim free trade talks unlikely to end in deal: sources
  Reuters

General

• Greece may seek up to 24 billion euros in first new aid tranche: paper
  Reuters
• China Official Factory Gauge Slips as Growth Slowdown Bites
  Bloomberg
• Pain Worsens for Oil Giants Exxon and Chevron
  Dow Jones
• Bundesbank Vice President Warns of Grexit Consequences--Report
  Dow Jones
• Do China's Stock Markets Portend The Chickens Are Finally Coming Home To Roost?
  Forbes
• On Army Day, China warns of growing border security risks
  Reuters
• U.S. Decides to Retaliate Against China’s Hacking
  NYT
• Syrian Kurdish forces say 'provocative' Turkey targeting them
  Reuters

Friday, July 31, 2015

General

• SNB Reports Huge Loss as Strength of Swiss Franc Erodes Value of Euro Reserves
  WSJ
• Quarterly Increase in U.S. Worker Pay Smallest on Record
  Bloomberg
• China Regulator Says Steps to Stabilize Stock Market Temporary
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Market Central Bankers Are Getting Nervous About Their Plunging Currencies
  Bloomberg
• Russian central bank cuts key rate by 50 basis points, warns on cooling economy
  Reuters
• Puerto Rico nears default as debt restructuring beckons
  Reuters
• Exclusive: China watchdog extends pursuit of short sellers to HK, Singapore - sources
  Reuters
• Greek PM defends controversial 'Plan B' for euro zone exit
  Reuters
• Tsipras Survives for Now as Party Rebels Blast Greece Rescue
  Bloomberg
• Exxon, Chevron Bracing for Dark Times Ahead as Oil Slump Lingers
  Bloomberg
• China’s Stocks Extend Slump in Worst Monthly Decline Since 2009
  Bloomberg
• China says needs to ensure economic risks don't turn into social risks
  Reuters
• Bailout Money Goes to Greece, Only to Flow Out Again
  NYT
• Japan Spending Slump Heightens Chance of Second-Quarter Contraction
  Reuters
• Pulling Down Underwater Borrowers
  NYT, Morgenson
• No, there is no liquidity problem in bonds: Paul Volcker
  CNBC
• Obama Warns Support on Iran Deal ’Getting Squishy’ Amid Pressure
  Bloomberg

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Evening

• Brazil Raises Benchmark Rate to 14.25% From 13.75% -- Update
  Dow Jones
• Asian Stocks Extend U.S. Bounce as Fed Fuels Dollar; Oil Climbs
  Bloomberg
• Global M&A Set for Record in 2015 as Companies Pursue Mega Deals
  Bloomberg
• Nonpayment on Bonds Would Have Consequences for Puerto Rico
  NYT

General

• GDP Rises 2.3% in Second Quarter; First Quarter Revised Upward
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Fall as Currencies Weaken to Record Low on Fed
  Bloomberg
• Mexican Peso’s Plunge Accelerates, and Central Bank Intervenes
  Bloomberg
• Oil Market Embraces Lower-for-Longer Price View as Futures Sink
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Fall as Traders Puzzle Over Sudden Late-Day Swings
  Bloomberg
• The Amount of ETF Shares Being Traded Has Eclipsed U.S. GDP
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Risking Point of No Return With Debt Payment Default
  Bloomberg
• Fed Preps Careful Path for Rate Hike
  WSJ, Hilsenrath
• Banks Pitch Swaps as Alternative to Buying Stock
  WSJ
• China vows more targeted policy steps to lift economy
  Reuters
• Merkel Lawmakers Want Investors to Bear Brunt of State Defaults
  Bloomberg
• China markets regulator warns media on ‘market disturbance’
  FT
• China Stocks Fluctuate as Volumes Sink, Traders Cut Margin Bets
  Bloomberg
• September Is Looking Likelier for Fed’s First Rate Increase
  NYT, Appelbaum
• NYC property market still hot even as private equity exits
  Reuters
• BOJ's Ishida Warns of Stimulus Costs, Future Imbalances
  Reuters
• China says U.S. 'militarizing' South China Sea
  Reuters

Evening

• Uncowed Treasury Buyers Can't Get Enough Even as Fed Hike Looms
  Bloomberg
• Stocks Turmoil Leaves Chinese Investors in Nowhere-to-Run Bind
  Bloomberg
• Hedge fund Elliott eyes fresh market turbulence
  Reuters
• Corporate giants sound profits alarm over China slowdown
  FT
• Brooklyn Home Sellers Name Prices and Get More
  Bloomberg
• Venezuela Seizes Nestle, Polar Warehouse to Build Housing
  Bloomberg