Daily News Links

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

General

• Brazil Real Drops Fifth Day Amid Skepticism Over Fiscal Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Mexico Moves to Support Peso For Third Day as Currency Tumbles
  Bloomberg
• US oil settles down 4.1%, at $44.48 a barrel
  CNBC
• U.S. factory activity stuck at near two-year low in September: Markit
  Reuters
• Draghi Says Time Needed to Judge If More Stimulus Necessary
  Bloomberg
• ECB's Nowotny Says He's Wary of Expanding Bond-Buying Program
  Bloomberg
• Surge in U.S. Stock Buybacks Gains Support From Idle Factories
  Bloomberg
• Deeper China downturn, weak Europe dents global growth outlook
  Reuters
• Citigroup Strategist: Central Banks Will Try to Monetize Government Debt When the Next
  Bloomberg
• Chinese Art Auctions Fall to $7.9 Billion as Speculators Flee
  Bloomberg

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

General

• U.S. Stocks Retreat Amid Global Slump in Auto, Commodity Shares
  Bloomberg
• Stocks Dragged Down by Commodities, Carmakers as Treasuries Jump
  Bloomberg
• Europe Stocks Slide as Carmakers Head for Biggest Drop Since '11
  Bloomberg
• Brazilian Real Drops to Record Low Against U.S. Dollar
  Bloomberg
• Oil prices fall on uncertain global outlook
  Reuters
• Glencore Falls to Record as Mining Shares Lead Stock Losses
  Bloomberg
• VW Says 11 Million Cars Affected Globally as Scandal Widens
  Bloomberg
• The New Bond Market: Debt Investors Wary as Offerings Fuel Buybacks
  WSJ
• Asian Stocks Rise With Yen Amid Fed Confusion, While Oil Slides
  Bloomberg
• Volatility Sets In for Currencies as Fed Leaves Traders Hanging
  Bloomberg
• Lew Says China Should Roll Out Fiscal Stimulus to Buoy Consumers
  Bloomberg
• China Investors Shun World's Wildest Stocks as Trading Dries Up
  Bloomberg
• Bank of Spain warns Catalonia secession would mean euro exit
  AP
• Malaysia PM involved in U.S. corruption inquiry: New York Times
  Reuters
• Malaysia’s Leader, Najib Razak, Faces U.S. Corruption Inquiry
  NYT
• The Surprisingly Big Market for Sand Just Collapsed
  Bloomberg

Evening

• BlackRock Sees Higher Puerto Rico Gap Than Morgan Stanley
  Bloomberg
• Pacific E&P Bonds Plummet to Record Low as Oil Prices Decline
  Bloomberg
• Heat on emerging market currencies rises
  FT
• Glencore leads global mining sector sell-off
  FT
• Yellen Speech a Chance for Her to Confirm or Deny 2015 Liftoff
  Bloomberg
• Pro-Kurdish ministers quit Turkish cabinet amid tension over violence
  Reuters
• Russia seen building up two more military facilities in Syria: Jane's
  Reuters

Monday, September 21, 2015

Evening

• Global Angst Lingers With Stock Futures Lower While Bonds Climb
  Bloomberg
• China's ‘Sloppy’ Policy Irks Blankfein as Yellen Cites Xi Doubts
  Bloomberg
• Greece's Year of Tumult Enters New Chapter as Tsipras Dominates
  Bloomberg

General

• Asian Stocks Decline on Global Growth Concern After Fed Comments
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Decline With Currencies as Fed Euphoria Eases
  Bloomberg
• Offshore Yuan Drops Most in a Week as Central Bank Lowers Fixing
  Bloomberg
• S&P Says China's Banks Face Growing Risk
  Dow Jones
• Currency market braces for renminbi weakness
  FT
• Empty Punchbowl Leaves Central Banks Powerless to Bolster Stocks
  Bloomberg
• ECB chief economist declares 'Readiness and decisiveness' to act - paper
  Reuters
• ECB Must Not Fall Behind Curve in Deflation Fight-BoI's Gaiotti
  Reuters
• The New Bond Market: Bigger, Riskier and More Fragile Than Ever
  WSJ
• Hedge Funds Burned by Fed Set to Unwind Bearish Rate Positions
  Bloomberg
• Abe's Public Approval Slumps After Security Bills, Polls Show
  Bloomberg
• Yellen Pause Ups Pressure on Draghi as Global Pessimism Mounts
  Bloomberg
• The Rent Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Wor
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Brazil's Stocks Lead Losses in Americas Amid Recession Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Real Near 4.00 per Dollar Again Confronts a Vicious Cycle
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Lockhart Favors Interest-Rate Liftoff Later This Year
  Bloomberg
• China Rate Cuts Bypass Business Heart of Economy
  Reuters
• Hedge Fund Exit Requests Rise in September-Data
  Reuters

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Evening

• A Divided Fed Pits World's Woes Against Domestic Growth
  Reuters
• Fed Officials Make Case for 2015 Liftoff After September Hold
  Bloomberg
• The Richest Americans Are Winning the Economic Recovery
  Bloomberg
• Bullard Says He Argued Against Fed’s Call to Leave Rates on Hold
  Bloomberg
• Catalonia’s separatists: ‘The Spanish state has failed. We can change this’
  UK Guardian

General

• Tsipras Wins Big Again in Greece as Voters Ignore Euro Showdown
  Bloomberg
• Saudi Stocks Drop Most in Mideast as Fed Stirs Growth Concerns
  Bloomberg
• China Premier Calls for SOE Mergers, Disposal of ‘Zombie’ Firms
  Bloomberg
• Financial services place too much faith in flawed risk models
  FT
• U.S. and China in urgent talks on cybersecurity deal: NY Times
  Reuters
• FBI launches investigation into Malaysian state fund 1MDB: WSJ
  Channel NewsAsia

Saturday, September 19, 2015

General

• Fed Dissenter Lacker Says U.S. Economy Needs Higher Rates Now
  Bloomberg
• Credit Suisse, BofA Say Fed Makes it Tougher to Be a Dollar Bull
  Bloomberg
• Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant camps in Iraq, at least 55 killed: sources
  Reuters
• U.S. says Assad must go, timing down to negotiation
  Reuters
• China warns Japan over expanding military role abroad
  BBC
• East European leaders argue as migrants pour across borders
  Reuters

Friday, September 18, 2015

General

• Central banks fret stimulus efforts are falling short
  Reuters
• U.S. Stocks Tumble, Bonds Rally as Fed Raises Growth Doubts
  Bloomberg
• European Stocks Fall With Carmakers as Fed Inaction Boosts Euro
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Cap Biggest Weekly Loss This Month as Volumes Slump
  Bloomberg
• VIX Goes in Circles as Selling Volatility Hits Wall After Fed
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Meltdown Dims Outlook for Mexican Companies Like Slim's
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Decision Could Pressure European Central Bank to Step Up Stimulus Efforts
  WSJ
• Fed's focus on China unnerves some investors
  Reuters
• It's Party On in Credit Markets as Fed Stays at Zero for Longer
  Bloomberg
• JPMorgan's Dimon Says Violent Moves in Treasuries Are Possible
  Bloomberg
• China c.bank orders banks to tighten supervision of clients' FX deals - sources
  Reuters
• China Home-Price Growth Widens to More Cities Amid Rate Cuts
  Bloomberg
• How China decided to redraw the global financial map
  Reuters
• Mr. Yen Says the Era of a Weak Yen May Be Over
  Bloomberg
• One Sign That Manhattan's Super-Luxury Condo Market Is Over
  Bloomberg
• Latam less prepared for external shocks than in 2008 -IMF
  Reuters
• Debt-Strapped Japan Planning a No-Frills Olympics
  Bloomberg
• U.S. commander backs challenging China over disputed islands
  Reuters
• Russia Raises Prospect of Sending Troops Into Combat in Syria
  Bloomberg
• China 'extremely concerned' by proposed U.S. challenge to claims
  Reuters

Evening

• Power Goes Out on S&P 500 Rally as China Crashes Fed Celebration
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Tumble as Fed Decision Spurs Global Economy Concerns
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Real Falls Toward Record Low Amid Rating-Cut Speculation
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Stocks Slump as Political Turmoil Eclipses Fed Decision
  Bloomberg
• Moody's downgrades credit rating of France
  AP
• Megadeals for 2015 hit record high
  FT
• Watching the Fed, and Remembering the Tequila Crisis
  NYT
• Malaysia Fund 1MDB’s Missing Money Problem Grows
  WSJ
• Russia Moves Its First Tactical Fighter Jets to Base in Syria
  WSJ

Thursday, September 17, 2015

General

• Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Real Drops Amid Political Turmoil Ahead of Fed Decision
  Bloomberg
• Ruble Falls as Moody's Says Russia Among Most Vulnerable to Fed
  Bloomberg
• How Does the Economy Look Now Compared to When the Fed Hiked Rates in the Past?
  Bloomberg
• CLSA: The Emerging Market Slowdown Is About to Hit the Developed World
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Sink in Late Trade With Volatility at 18-Year High
  Bloomberg
• Japan's Exports Add to Abe's Woes as China Slowdown Saps Demand
  Bloomberg
• Fed Decision-Day Guide: Zero Hour for Moves on Rates, Dot Plot
  Bloomberg
• Five Things That 'Zirp' Did for the Corporate Bond Market
  Bloomberg
• Silent on Priorities, Yellen Makes Fed Choice a Cliffhanger
  NYT
• Citic Securities' Trek From Goldman Sachs of China to Scapegoat
  Bloomberg
• Citic Securities, a Pillar of Finance in China, Finds Itself in the Cross Hairs
  NYT
• China to conduct checks on firms' forex buying to prevent speculation
  Reuters
• China’s holdings of U.S. Treasurys drop $30 billion in a month
  MarketWatch
• Abengoa Loans Said to Fail to Draw Buyers Even at 60% Discount
  Bloomberg
• Goldman Sees 15 Years of Weak Crude as $20 U.S Oil Looms
  Bloomberg
• KKR’s Samson Resources Files Bankruptcy as Shale Bet Sours
  Bloomberg
• China's island airstrips to heighten South China Sea underwater rivalry
  Reuters
• Burkina Faso military spy chief seizes power, dissolves government
  Reuters
• Scorching Year Continues With Hottest Summer on Record
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Most Asian Stocks Fall as Fed Holds Rates; Japanese Shares Slide
  Bloomberg
• Yellen's Decision to Delay Fed Liftoff Points to Global Risks
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Falls Most Since August Meltdown as Fed Keeps Zero Rate
  Bloomberg
• Treasury Notes Gain Most in 6 Months as Fed Seen `Ultra-Dovish'
  Bloomberg
• Brazil opposition seeks Rousseff impeachment for fiscal crimes
  Reuters
• Fed’s Hesitance, Not Its Decision, Surprises Economists
  NYT
• Fed decision unlikely to calm markets, fund managers say
  Reuters
• Why Yellen Blinked on Interest Rates
  NYT, Irwin
• Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
  WSJ, Hilsenrath