Daily News Links

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

General

• Watch for Junk-Bond Air Pockets as Sprint Spirals Downward
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Rally With Currencies Before Fed as China Jumps
  Bloomberg
• JPMorgan Stops China Synthetic Shorts After Regulatory Crackdown
  Bloomberg
• China Scraps Overseas Debt Quotas After Capital Outflows Worsen
  Bloomberg
• ECB says QE relatively small so far, has scope - Constancio
  Reuters
• FedEx Trims 2016 Forecast as First-Quarter Earnings Fall Short
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's July Retail Sales Decline for Sixth Straight Month
  Bloomberg
• Brazilian Court Said to Lean Toward Rejecting Rousseff Accounts
  Bloomberg
• Doubts rise over China’s official GDP growth rate
  FT
• China takes aim at automated trading in commodities futures
  CNBC
• SE Asian Billionaires Feel Pain of Devaluation With Interest Bills Rising
  Bloomberg
• Chinese retreat from Australian property as capital controls bite
  AFR
• Call for China to tweak ‘nine-dash line’
  FT
• China Still Reclaiming Land in South China Sea: CSIS
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Japan's Exports Add to Abe's Woes as China Slowdown Saps Demand
  Bloomberg
• Macquarie: Emerging Markets Are Not Facing a 1997-Style Crisis—They're Facing Something Worse
  Bloomberg
• Watch for Junk-Bond Air Pockets as Sprint Spirals Downward
  Bloomberg
• Foreigners sell Treasuries in July; China's U.S. debt holdings fall
  Reuters
• China Seeks Antidote for Outflows by Allowing More Overseas Debt
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine's Poroshenko says rebel elections threaten peace deal, extends sanctions
  Reuters

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

General

• Manufacturing in U.S. Declines by Most Since January 2014
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Stocks, Real Slump as Goldman Sachs Doubts Political Will
  Bloomberg
• Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About Financial Conditions
  Bloomberg
• China Stocks Post Biggest Two-Day Loss in Three Weeks on Economy
  Bloomberg
• China Brokers Shut Out of Own Futures Market Try Singapore
  Bloomberg
• China Braces for Second Onshore Bond Default by State Firm
  Bloomberg
• China steps on the gas to spark economy, Aug fiscal spending jumps 26 pct
  Reuters
• Citic Securities Draws Beijing’s Ire After Meltdown
  WSJ
• Trichet to Fed: Ignore the IMF, World Bank
  CNBC
• Oil Patch Braces for Financial Reckoning
  WSJ
• Yen Erases Drop as BOJ Holds; Asian Stocks Mixed as Aussie Down
  Bloomberg
• Bank of Japan Forgoes Additional Easing, Betting Economy Will Turn Around
  Bloomberg
• Glencore Slumps to Record Low, Erasing Gains Since Debt Plan
  Bloomberg
• Here’s what’s worrying ex-Greek finance minister about Athens’s debt pact
  MarketWatch
• RBA Says China Slowdown, Market Rout Raise Global Risks
  Bloomberg
• Hungary shuts key refugee route amid widening clampdowns across Europe
  Washington Post
• Saddled with 2 million Syrian refugees, Turkey shows signs of strain
  Reuters
• Russian Moves in Syria Widen Role in Mideast
  NYT
• U.S. Air Force cites 'alarming' Russian strides in air power
  Reuters
• North Korea Warns It Has Restarted All Nuclear Bomb Fuel Plants
  AP

Evening

• Yellen's Former Aide Says a Rate Hike Would Be a Serious Error
  Bloomberg
• U.S. 2-Year Yields Reach Highest Since 2011 as Fed Meeting Looms
  Bloomberg
• No Escape for China Hedge Funds Overwhelmed by Stocks Collapse
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Water Agency Pays Premium to Refinance Bank Loan
  Bloomberg
• Hayman Capital's Bass: China's real problem is its banking sector
  CNBC
• Hairy times for Petrobras bond investors
  FT
• ECB's Weidmann-Cheap Money Cannot Spur Sustained Growth
  Reuters
• Dining with the frenemy: high steaks at state dinner for China
  Washington Post
• Putin Says Fighting Islamic State in Syria Is Top Priority
  Bloomberg

Monday, September 14, 2015

General

• U.S. Stocks Decline Amid Focus on Fed Rate Decision This Week
  Bloomberg
• China's Stocks Decline Most in Three Weeks on Slowdown Concerns
  Bloomberg
• Turkish Lira Slides to Record as Bank Stocks Drop on Citi Cut
  Bloomberg
• Selloff of the Century Unending for Turkey as Goldman Cuts Lira
  Bloomberg
• Depth Missing When Needed in $5.3 Trillion-a-Day Currency Market
  Bloomberg
• Fears grow over US stock market bubble
  FT/CNBC
• Wild Trading Exposed Flaws in ETFs
  WSJ, Yahoo
• Fischer's 2014 Why-Wait Wisdom Points to Fed Liftoff This Week
  Bloomberg
• China sells record FX in August, shows pressure after devaluation
  Reuters
• China’s Yuan Positions Drop by Record Amid Defense of Currency
  Bloomberg
• China, Brazil Among Emerging Markets at Risk of Banking Crisis
  Bloomberg
• Investors Run From Bond-Fund Contrarians as Big Bets Fall Short
  Bloomberg
• Why market volatility is growing more intense
  FT
• FDI collapses across emerging markets amid economic slowdown
  FT
• Sluggish China Output and Investment Signal More Stimulus
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: China seizes up to $157 billion of unspent local government budgets - sources
  Reuters
• Greek Election Deadlock Beckons as Campaign Enters Last Week
  Bloomberg
• Europe Fortifies Borders as Germany Predicts 1 Million Refugees
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Dollar Holds Retreat With Asian Stock Futures Mixed Ahead of BOJ
  Bloomberg
• Bank of Japan Decision-Day Guide: Weak Economy Pressures Kuroda
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Said to Unveil $14.6 Billion Fiscal Austerity Package
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Needs Treasury’s Help, Secretary Lew Is Told
  NYT
• The Year 2015 Is Shaping Up to Be Another Time When Everything Moves in Tandem
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: Deutsche Bank to cut workforce by a quarter - sources
  Reuters
• Worries Rise Over Global Trade Slump
  WSJ
• From west to east, Europe tightens borders as refugees scramble
  Washington Post
• Puerto Rico’s Debt Proposal Seen Stinging Banks, Moody’s Says
  Bloomberg
• China building third airstrip on disputed South China Sea islets: expert
  Reuters

Sunday, September 13, 2015

General

• China Fixed-Asset Investment Tumbles to Lowest Since 2000
  Bloomberg
• China banks' first-quarter capital outflow $109 billion, may persist: BIS
  Reuters
• Worries over emerging markets deepening: BIS
  Reuters
• BIS Highlights Trouble Spots for Global Economy
  WSJ
• Stock sell-off reveals ‘major faultlines’ in economy, BIS says
  FT
• Migrant crisis: Germany to start temporary border controls
  BBC
• Why China's not the only one selling FX reserves
  CNBC
• China Data Add to Doubts About Beijing’s Ability to Meet Growth Target
  WSJ
• Dovish Central Banks Distort Bunds, Linkers, Mortgages, BIS Says
  Bloomberg
• China unveils details of state-firm reform as growth sputters
  Reuters
• Fed to dominate week of central bank meetings
  Reuters
• The Fed’s Policy Mechanics Retool for a Rise in Interest Rates
  NYT
• German carmakers party under China cloud
  Reuters
• Germany’s export machine braced for China slowdown
  FT
• Franklin Templeton suffers record outflows
  FT
• Record percentage of Asian companies destroying shareholder value
  FT
• China Official Says Hong Kong Chief Above Judiciary, Legislature
  Bloomberg
• Russia's Lavrov says Moscow to continue military support of Syria: reports
  Reuters
• Clashes, militant bombing, kill nine in southeast Turkey
  Reuters

Saturday, September 12, 2015

General

• Dollar Enters Pivotal Week With Crisis-Period Trades Uwinding
  Bloomberg
• Egypt government resigns amid corruption inquiry
  BBC
• Marx admirer Corbyn elected UK opposition Labour leader
  Reuters
• Turkey Faces Threat of Growing Unrest
  WSJ
• Syria says two Russian aid planes arrive in country
  Reuters

Friday, September 11, 2015

General

• Equity Funds Shed $46 Billion in Four-Week Run of Outflows: BAML
  Reuters
• Citi's Chief Economist Says China Is 'Financially Out of Control'
  Bloomberg
• How Low Can Oil Go? Goldman Says $20 a Barrel Is a Possibility
  Bloomberg
• China August new loans fall as lending to support stock market fades
  Reuters
• Brazil's Junk Relapse Makes Its Bonds Even Riskier Than Russia
  Bloomberg
• Petrobras Crowned New King of Junk Bonds After Rating Downgrade
  Bloomberg
• Indonesian 10-Year Bond Yield Rises to Highest Level Since 2010
  Bloomberg
• Ringgit in Longest Losing Streak Since 1971 on Capital Outflows
  Bloomberg
• Brazil downgrade triggers prospect of further turmoil for EMs
  FT
• Spanish bonds underperform again as regional vote nears
  Reuters
• China Central Bank Seen Ready to Intervene Again if Offshore Pushes Yuan Too Far
  Reuters
• As a Boom Fades, Brazilians Wonder How It All Went Wrong
  NYT
• China's Stocks Head for Weekly Advance After Offshore Yuan Gains
  Bloomberg
• Hedge Funds for the Masses' Get a Stress Test
  NYT
• Exclusive: Petrobras spending plan already obsolete, new cuts likely - sources
  Reuters
• What Puerto Rico’s New Plan Means
  NYT
• Goldman's Next 11 Markets Are Sinking Even Faster Than the BRICs
  Bloomberg
• Germany's Schaeuble says central banks alone cannot solve economic woes
  Reuters
• 30 years on, parallels with Plaza but currency universe very different
  Reuters
• Urban killings, air strikes as bloodshed worsens in Turkish southeast
  Reuters
• Russia tells Washington: talk to us over Syria or risk 'unintended incidents'
  Reuters

Evening

• Brazil's downgrade sparks concerns over forced selling
  Reuters
• Puerto Rico Fails Without Washington Help, Morgan Stanley Says
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: A Bond Guide as Potential Defaults Loom
  Bloomberg
• Investment Focus - Grating ratings keep emerging markets shaking
  Reuters
• Commercial Credit Is the New Mortgage Credit
  Bloomberg
• Catalans fill streets in Barcelona for pro-independence rally
  UK Guardian
• Obama Warns Russia Against Helping Arm Syrian Government
  NYT

Thursday, September 10, 2015

General

• Brazil's Cut to Junk Sends Bonds Sliding as Petrobras Tumbles
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Cancels Local Bond Offering for Second Time in a Week
  Bloomberg
• China's `New Normal' Growth Model Is Starting to Get Expensive
  Bloomberg
• Bloomberg] Europe Stocks Snap Three Days of Gains Amid Rate Rise Concern
• China's Stocks Decline as Producer Prices Sink Most Since 2009
  Bloomberg
• China's Yuan Jumps Offshore in Suspected Intervention
  Reuters
• China Opens Onshore Currency Market to Foreign Central Banks
  Bloomberg
• Japanese Stocks Tumble After Nikkei 225 Posts Historic Rally
  Bloomberg
• China deflation fears grow as producer prices sink most in six years
  Reuters
• Brazil Returns to Junk as Bonanza Ends and Crisis Traps Levy
  Bloomberg
• Fed Wavers on September Rate Rise
  WSJ, Hilsenrath
• Praet Says ECB Vigilant in Preventing Unwarranted Tightening
  Bloomberg
• Hedge-Fund Bets Against Emerging Currencies Get Crowded
  Bloomberg
• China's Rising CPI, Deepening PPI Deflation Challenges PBOC
  Bloomberg
• Catalonia's Separatists Try to Stage Spain Breakaway Attempt
  AP
• Exclusive: Russian troops join combat in Syria - sources
  Reuters
• Russia raises stakes on Syria ahead of U.N. meeting in New York
  Reuters
• Turkey Kurds: 30 dead in Cizre violence as MPs' march blocked
  BBC
• Turkish election 'becoming impossible' because of unrest: pro-Kurdish party
  Reuters
• Russian group accused of hacking satellites
  FT

Evening

• Petrobras Cut to Junk by S&P Following Brazil Downgrade
  Bloomberg
• Brazil's Real Leads World Declines as Bonds Tumble After S&P Cut
  Bloomberg
• Banco do Brasil Falls to Six-Year Low After Brazil Downgrade
  Bloomberg
• Brazil’s Rousseff, Cabinet Meet as Downgrade Deepens Economic Turmoil
  WSJ
• How the Fed's Big Decision Next Week Could Play Out
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico Seen Trying to Avert Defaults One Bond at a Time
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Suffers for Its Devotion to the Peg
  Bloomberg
• Berlin fights Brussels push for deeper financial integration
  FT
• Why Obama and Xi Are About to Get Tough on Each Other
  Time
• Russia's Syrian Air Base Has U.S. Scrambling for a Plan
  Bloomberg
• To Russia, Syria Is Key in History of Seeking Mideast Allies
  AP