Daily News Links

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

General

• Fed Says Labor Market Improves as It Moves Toward Rate Rise
  Bloomberg
• Fed Decision Day Guide: September Signals, Lacker Dissent, Jobs
  Bloomberg
• Fed expected to push ahead with rate hike plan
  Reuters
• Commodity Declines Dominate Currency Markets Becalmed Before Fed
  Bloomberg
• China’s Currency Policy Sinks Into Disarray Amid Rout in Stocks
  Bloomberg
• China protests over Fanya liquidity freeze could spread to banks
  FT
• Tsipras Says Greece Won ‘Crucial’ Commitment for Debt Relief
  Bloomberg
• Russia Ends Foreign Currency Purchases in Boost for Easing
  Bloomberg
• Chinese Stocks Fluctuate Amid Signs of Exodus of Small Investors
  Bloomberg
• Denials fly in war of nerves over Greek debt talks
  Reuters
• Alarm Bell Rings in Tokyo at Rapid Rise in German Exports to China
  Bloomberg
• Russian Banks Turn to Hong Kong for Cash
  Bloomberg
• Trouble in Steel Town as Pittsburgh to Asia Face Global Glut
  Bloomberg
• Liquidity freeze at China metals exchange highlights fragility in financial sector
  FT
• Emerging currencies hit 15-year lows
  FT
• How Germany Prevailed in the Greek Bailout
  NYT, Irwin
• Russians hackers used Twitter, photos to reach U.S. computers: report
  Reuters
• China-Tied Hackers That Hit U.S. Said to Breach United Airlines
  Bloomberg
• Turkey launches heaviest air strikes yet on PKK, stoking Kurdish ire
  Reuters
• Special Report: Ukraine struggles to control maverick battalions
  Reuters

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

General

• U.S. consumer confidence drops in July
  Reuters
• U.S. Homeownership Rate Falls to the Lowest Level Since the 1960s
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Extend Rout as Traders Lose Faith in State Support
  Bloomberg
• Global stocks rebound, ignoring decline in Chinese markets
  Reuters
• Junk Bondholders Weigh Emerging-Market Exit From Benchmark Index
  Bloomberg
• Analyst Who Predicted Bottom for Shanghai Stocks Sees Further 14% Plunge
  Bloomberg
• Behind China Market’s Latest Collapse: a Government Retreat
  WSJ
• China shares sink again as Beijing scrambles to calm markets
  Reuters
• With Banks Pinched by Rescues, China's Central Bank Aids State Allies
  Bloomberg
• China’s Yuan Pushes Deeper Into Global Financial System
  WSJ
• Greece Starts Bailout Talks With Dispute on Up-Front Actions
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Port Boom-to-Bust Shows Snapshot of an Almost Superpower
  Bloomberg
• BofA: Here’s Another Sign the Bull Market Is Running Out of Steam
  Bloomberg
• German "wisemen" say euro zone states should be able to go bankrupt
  Reuters
• How the Greek Deal Could Destroy the Euro
  NYT
• Hedge funds tell Puerto Rico: lay off teachers and close schools to pay us back
  UK Guardian
• Turkey's Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible
  Reuters
• Turkish War on Terror Mutates as Erdogan Goes After Kurdish Foes
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine War Risks Reigniting as OSCE Warns of Troop Buildup
  Bloomberg
• China conducts air, sea drills in South China Sea
  Reuters

Evening

• Lew Warns That Puerto Rico Crisis Could Get Costly for U.S.
  Bloomberg
• S&P warns Brazil credit rating at risk
  FT
• Emerging currencies feel pain of global stress
  FT
• Fed Decision Day Guide: September Signals, Lacker Dissent, Jobs
  Bloomberg
• Chinese Developer Bonds Face New Risk as Buybacks Boost Leverage
  Bloomberg
• China’s Richest Regions Saw Boost From Stocks Boom Last Quarter
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Arrests Nuclear Chief in Widening of Graft Case
  NYT

Monday, July 27, 2015

General

• China Stocks Sink Most Since 2007 as State-Induced Calm Shatters
  Bloomberg
• After Quick 8.5% Crash, Confusion Reigns in China’s Stock Market
  Bloomberg
• China Rout Leads Stocks Lower as Dollar Drops, Treasuries Rise
  Bloomberg
• China Rout Spreads Across Emerging Markets as Ruble Drops on Oil
  Bloomberg
• Turkey’s Lira Heads for Record Low as Bonds Slide Amid Violence
  Bloomberg
• Ruble Sinks Most in World on Oil Slump as Stocks Fall With Bonds
  Bloomberg
• IMF paints dim picture for Europe, suggests more money printing may be needed
  Reuters
• These 10 States Will Be Hurting the Most After the Commodities Meltdown
  Bloomberg
• Beijing faces dilemma after China stock market rout
  FT
• Traders Burned by Graft Scandal Now Singed by Brazil Bank Probe
  Bloomberg
• Yanis Varoufakis Revealed Secret Plans for Parallel Greek Payment System in Recorded Phone Call
  Bloomberg
• Greek bank deposits fell by 8 billion euros in June - ECB
  Reuters
• BOJ's Nakaso warns of China slowdown impact on exports
  Reuters
• Draghi’s ‘Whatever It Takes’ Marks Three Years Proving Enough
  Bloomberg
• Hedge Funds Load Up on Dollars to Treasuries in Search of Yield
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Sees Record Truce Breaches as Army Reinforces Port City
  Bloomberg

Evening

• China Regulator to Keep Up Market Stabilization After Stock Drop
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Lacks Cash for Aug. Bond Payment, Official Says
  Bloomberg
• Greece Made Preparations to Exit Euro
  NYT
• Varoufakis Tapes: Listen to Excerpts From Greece’s Former Finance Minister on the Crisis
  NYT

Sunday, July 26, 2015

General

• Greek PM Tsipras under pressure over covert Syriza drachma plan reports
  Reuters
• Greek Stock Market Will Stay Closed on Monday, Might Reopen Tuesday: Official Sources
  Reuters
• Dubai Stocks Lead Mideast Declines as Oil Slump Clouds Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Debt conundrum to keep Greek banks in months-long freeze
  Reuters
• Greece Awaits Troika’s Return As August ECB Payment Looms
  Bloomberg
• Minister: Greek bailout talks format still being negotiated
  AP
• Puerto Rico should worry bond investors
  Business Insider, Holmes
• Heightened Tensions in Turkey After Strikes on Kurdish Militants in Iraq
  NYT
• Turkey car bomb kills two soldiers as PKK truce breaks down
  BBC
• Houthis, Saudi-led forces battle for Yemen's biggest air base
  Reuters

Evening

• Global Share Slump Continues in Asia as Oil, Copper Extend Drops
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Slump as Investors Await China Data
  Bloomberg
• Oil Bulls Flee at Fastest Pace in Three Years as Glut Expands
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Is Feeling China's Pain
  Bloomberg
• Tsipras’s Paradox Is Six Months of Pain and Enduring Popularity
  Bloomberg
• Investors Flee Russia as Morgan Stanley Sees Long Market Chill
  Bloomberg
• Oil groups have shelved $200bn in new projects as low prices bite
  FT
• Turkish jets hit PKK targets in Iraq after soldiers killed: sources
  Reuters

Saturday, July 25, 2015

General

• Greek bailout talks to start on Monday after delay
  Reuters
• Renewed bailout talks between Greece and creditors hit snags
  CNBC/FT
• Greece edges closer to third bailout as it formally requests IMF help
  UK Guardian
• Why Greece Should Leave the Eurozone
  NYT, Sinn
• These 5 Facts Explain Brazil’s Crippling Scandals
  Time
• Global Growth Worries Pummel Commodities
  WSJ
• Gap Widening as Top Workers Reap the Raises
  NYT
• Scary Headlines Don't Deter Investors
  AP

Friday, July 24, 2015

General

• Emerging Market Currencies Tumble to Record Low in 'Violent' Selloff
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Head for Weekly Drop on China PMI; Rand Weakens
  Bloomberg
• Sales of U.S. New Homes Unexpectedly Fall to Seven-Month Low
  Bloomberg
• China factories falter, commodities take the hit
  Reuters
• Why the Price of Stocks in China Matters to U.S. Credit Buyers
  Bloomberg
• Asia Currencies Decline as Chinese Data Compounds Growth Concern
  Bloomberg
• Copper Extends Slump to Lowest Since ’09 Amid Commodities Rout
  Bloomberg
• China to Allow Wider Yuan Trading Range, State Council Says
  Bloomberg
• Former Chinese Regulator Criticizes Government Stock Rescue
  Bloomberg
• The Meaning of China’s Stock Market Intervention
  Bloomberg
• China’s Global Ambitions, With Loans and Strings Attached
  NYT
• This Is What Bridgewater Said About China's Stock Market
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Sees Risk to 2016 Inflation After Budget Target Eased
  Bloomberg
• Calling End to Latin American Currency Rout Now a Fool’s Errand
  Bloomberg
• Miners Shed Thousands of Jobs as Commodities Prices Slide
  Dow Jones
• Abe Battles to Prevent Support Slipping Toward Danger Zone
  Bloomberg
• Murder, Poisoning, Raids: It’s Election Season in Russia
  Bloomberg
• China says has every right to drill in East China Sea
  Reuters
• Cheap Money Is Here to Stay
  Bloomberg, Pesek

Evening

• U.S. Stocks Decline as Biotechnology, Commodities Shares Retreat
  Bloomberg
• Junk-Debt Market Rocked as Cautious Creditors Stymie New Deals
  Bloomberg
• Treasury Yields Record Largest 2-week Decline In 4 Months
  Dow Jones
• Commodity currencies at multiyear lows
  FT
• Hedge Funds Are Holding First-Ever Gold Net-Short Position
  Bloomberg

Thursday, July 23, 2015

General

• Emerging Stocks Fall Before U.S. Data as Tech Slides; Lira Drops
  Bloomberg
• Asian Currency Index Declines to Five-Year Low on Slowing Growth
  Bloomberg
• Brazilian Budget Capitulation Sinks Currency to Four-Month Low
  Bloomberg
• Moody’s Says Low Oil Price Here to Stay as Russia Bleeds Capital
  Bloomberg
• Greece Extends Market Shutdown to Fifth Week as Traders Trapped
  Bloomberg
• Greece faces recession warning as bailout talks set to open
  Reuters
• Personalities Clashing Over How to Handle New Greek Bailout
  NYT
• Oil Warning: The Crash Could Be Worst in More Than 45 Years
  Bloomberg
• Distressed-Debt Market Upended Amid Deepening Commodities Rout
  Bloomberg
• Beijing's stock rescue has $800 billion bark, small market bite
  Reuters
• Giant Hedge Fund Bridgewater Flips View on China: ‘No Safe Places to Invest’
  WSJ
• Why Investors Shy Away From China’s $6.4 Trillion Bond Market
  WSJ
• China Auto Market in ‘Downward Spiral,’ Japan Group Says
  Bloomberg
• Japan’s Debt Risks Surge to Triple GDP Without Change, IMF Says
  Bloomberg
• Levy Faces Hard Reality After Brazil’s Recession Erodes Savings
  Bloomberg
• China says Japan's East China Sea pictures provoke confrontation
  Reuters