Daily News Links

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

General

• Emerging Stocks Fall as Energy Companies Drop; Ruble Slides
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Sink With Aussie While U.S. Futures Signal Reprieve
  Bloomberg
• China's Stocks Erase Heavy Loss Before WWII Holidays
  Bloomberg
• Ruble Falls Second Day as Citigroup Sees Further Weakness on Oil
  Bloomberg
• PBOC Said to Include Swaps, Options in Yuan Reserve Requirement
  Bloomberg
• Welcome to Quantitative Tightening as $12 Trillion Reserves Fall
  Bloomberg
• Forex reserves unwind could reverse bond super cycle
  Reuters
• Risk parity funds suffer a cruel summer
  FT
• China move to apportion blame for market rout spooks investors
  FT
• Jitters as Australian economy grows by just 0.2% in June quarter
  UK Guardian
• Brazil's Industrial Production Falls 1.5% in July
  Dow Jones
• Turkey Gloom Seen in Yields Above Russia as Inflation Risks Grow
  Bloomberg
• Marc Faber: There Is No Safe Asset Anymore
  Bloomberg Video
• Malaysia’s economic frailty is all too familiar
  FT
• On eve of World War Two par
  Reuters

Evening

• Investors Withdraw Most From U.S. Mutual Funds Since June 2013
  Bloomberg
• Ackman's Pershing Square Hedge Fund Drops 9.2 Percent in August
  NYT
• Vantage Bonds Plunge as Petrobras Cancels Deal Amid Bribe Probe
  Bloomberg
• Five Chinese Navy Ships Are Operating in Bering Sea Off Alaska Coast
  WSJ

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

General

• American Factories Expand at Slowest Pace in More Than Two Years
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stocks Tumble as China Slowdown Deepens Concerns on Growth
  Bloomberg
• Dollar slides against yen as weak China data spur safe-haven demand
  MarketWatch
• Oil falls on weak China factory data
  Reuters
• China jitters send global stocks tumbling
  Reuters
• China Stock Probes Send Shivers Through Investment Community
  Reuters
• China Caixin factory, service PMIs suggest economic slowdown worsening
  Reuters
• China central bank to clamp down on forwards trading to curb yuan depreciation
  Reuters
• Bank of America Crunches the Numbers on Summer's Quant Storm
  Bloomberg
• China, euro zone weaken despite world awash with cash
  Reuters
• At 2 p.m. in China, the Stock Market Rescue Suddenly Switches On
  Bloomberg
• China's Stocks Extend Rout as Factory Data Adds to Economy Woes
  Bloomberg
• Yen Reigns With Euro as China Stock Slump Boosts Safety Demand
  Bloomberg
• The $2 Trillion Emerging-Stock Drop Fixing All Eyes on China
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Drop as China Manufacturing Slump Boosts Yen, Gold
  Bloomberg
• China Orders Banks to Hold Reserves for Currency Forwards
  Bloomberg
• Man Group’s China Chief Said to Assist Police in Probe
  Bloomberg
• Hong Kong Buys $2 Billion to Keep the City's Currency Pegged
  Bloomberg
• South Korea's Exports Fall Most Since 2009 as China Slows
  Bloomberg
• China’s Economic Woes Echo Across Asia
  WSJ
• Brazil's Epic Era of Splurging Is Over
  Bloomberg
• Canada Economy Contracts for 2nd Straight Quarter on Oil Shock
  Bloomberg
• Southeast Asia's Biggest Companies Risk $392 Billion Debt Burden
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: U.S. weighs sanctioning Russia as well as China in cyber attacks
  Reuters
• Why China Had To Crash Part 2
  Forbes, Keen
• Understanding the Mechanics—and Risks—of Securities-Based Loans
  WSJ
• China Parade Draws Putin, but Few Other Major World Leaders
  NYT

Evening

• Asian Futures Signal More Pain
  Bloomberg
• US corporate bonds going through a barren stretch
  FT
• Hit by cheap oil, Canada's economy falls into recession
  Reuters
• U.S. Markets Dive Amid Worries About China
  NYT
• China Boosts Efforts to Keep Money at Home
  WSJ
• China Hedge Funds Face Worst Month in 16 Years After Carnage
  Bloomberg

Monday, August 31, 2015

General

• U.S. Stocks Slide With S&P 500 Headed for Worst Month Since 2012
  Bloomberg
• Junk-Rating Dread Sends Ibovespa, Real to World's Biggest Losses
  Bloomberg
• SocGen: Half-Hearted Capital Controls Are Coming to China
  Bloomberg
• Europe Stocks Head for Worst Month Since 2011 Amid Fed, China
  Bloomberg
• Asian Currencies Record Biggest Monthly Decline in Three Years
  Bloomberg
• China's Stocks Cap Biggest Selloff Since 2008 on Rescue Doubts
  Bloomberg
• China Brokers Tumble as Citic Staff Detained, Rescue Costs Grow
  Bloomberg
• Emerging-Market Stocks Head for Biggest Monthly Slide Since 2012
  Bloomberg
• Your ETF Is Not All It Seems for Emerging-Market Currency Hedges
  Bloomberg
• 30-Minute VIX Frenzy Exposes Obsession With Volatility Hedging
  Bloomberg
• Fed Appears to Hold Line on Rate Plan
  WSJ, Hilsenrath
• Venture capital cash surfers may see waves recede in market turmoil
  Reuters
• China Asks Brokerages to Boost Market and Buy Back Shares
  Bloomberg
• China announces confessions in stocks plunge probe
  Reuters
• Brazil Analysts See Deeper Recessions and Raise 2016 CPI Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Brazilian Government Is Said to Expect a Primary Deficit in 2016
  Bloomberg
• Ruble Tracks Oil by Most on Record After Fourth Monthly Slide
  Bloomberg
• Turkish Exports See Worst July Since 2010 as Russia Slump Hurts
  Bloomberg
• Catalans in fresh surge for independence from Spain
  FT
• Challenged on Left and Right, the Fed Faces a Decision on Rates
  NYT
• U.S. developing sanctions against China over cyberthefts
  Washington Post
• Central bank monetary arsenal is increasingly ineffective
  FT
• Ukraine Kiev protest blast wounds 100 police after MPs vote
  BBC
• Crises Put First Dents in Xi Jinping’s Power
  WSJ
• Japan eyes defense budget hike to fortify island chain facing China
  Reuters
• Catalonia Must Restructure Finances, Ciudadanos Candidate Says
  Bloomberg

Sunday, August 30, 2015

General

• Middle Eastern Stocks Rally Led by Oman After Oil-Price Rebound
  Bloomberg
• China Construction Bank Posts Zero Profit Growth on Weak Economy
  Bloomberg
• China Premier Li Says No Basis for Yuan’s Continued Depreciation
  Bloomberg
• China’s banks face tightening bad loans squeeze
  FT
• Malaysia's Mahathir calls for 'people power' movement to topple PM
  Reuters
• Huge protest in Tokyo rails against PM Abe's security bills
  Reuters
• Stock Market Investors Should Watch the Credit Canary
  WSJ
• Analysis-Why Reforms Don't Work So Well in Italy
  Reuters
• China ready to launch military power from artificial islands in South China Sea
  SMH

Evening

• Beijing abandons large-scale share purchases
  FT
• China’s Stocks Fall on Concern About State Support, Economy
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Stock-Index Futures Slide With Volatility Set to Continue
  Bloomberg
• Japan Stocks Fall, Extending Biggest Monthly Loss Since 2012
  Bloomberg
• Asian Stocks Drop, Extending Biggest Monthly Retreat Since 2012
  Bloomberg
• Fed at Jackson Hole: Gearing Up to Hike Amidst Rocky Terrain
  Bloomberg
• If the Options Market Is Right, China's Stock Rescue Is Doomed
  Bloomberg
• Xi's Military Parade Fans Unease in Region Already Wary of China
  Bloomberg
• Behind Tianjin Tragedy, a Company That Flouted Regulations and Reaped Profits
  NYT
• China Slowdown’s Next Victim: Asian Parts Suppliers
  WSJ
• China’s problem is the economy itself, not the market sell-off
  FT

Saturday, August 29, 2015

General

• Fed's Fischer sees inflation rebound, allowing gradual rate hikes
  Reuters
• Hilsenrath’s Take: In Jackson Hole, Uncertainty About the World’s #2 Economy
  WSJ
• Malaysia protests against PM Najib Razak draw thousands
  BBC
• Turkey Central Bank Imposes New Steps to Prepare for Fed Moves
  Bloomberg
• China to cap 2015 local government debt at $2.5 trillion: Xinhua
  Reuters
• Consumer Anxiety in China Undermines Government’s Economic Plans
  NYT
• European Bonds May Extend Losses as Sovereign-Debt Supply Rises
  Bloomberg

Friday, August 28, 2015

General

• Fed’s Mester, Bullard Say U.S. Outlook Justifies Rate Hike
  Bloomberg
• Market turmoil shouldn't delay at least one Fed rate hike: Bullard
  Reuters
• China banks warn of rising bad loans and falling margins as economy slows
  Reuters
• Zombie Factories Stalk the Sputtering Chinese Economy
  NYT
• Japan inflation stalls and spending slides, keeps policymakers under pressure
  Reuters
• Worst Brazil Quarter of 2015 Worse Than Economists Forecast
  Bloomberg
• How Brazil’s China-Driven Commodities Boom Went Bust
  WSJ
• Treasuries Rally Turns to Rout in Week of Surging Volatility
  Bloomberg
• Fed Up Investors Yank Cash From Almost Everything Just Like 2008
  Bloomberg
• U.S.-based stock funds post $17.8 bln outflows in latest week - Lipper
  Reuters
• Exclusive: Market Regulators Probing Chaotic ETF Trades
  Fox Business
• 5 Things to Watch at the Kansas City Fed's Jackson Hole Conference
  WSJ
• Carlyle Finds Hedge Funds Hazardous
  NYT
• Ackman's hedge fund down 13.1 percent for August
  Reuters
• US funds compare notes on torrid August
  FT
• Erdogan Is Fighting Wars on Three Fronts
  Bloomberg

Evening

• All of That Dollar Borrowing in Emerging Markets Looks Like It's Been One Giant Carry Trade
  Bloomberg
• Rout Ruins Another August as Years of Peace End for U.S. Stocks
  Bloomberg
• Central Bankers Rethink Views on Inflation
  Dow Jones
• On Second Thought, China Slowdown Will Hit Global-Growth Outlook
  Bloomberg
• China: Credibility on the line
  FT

Thursday, August 27, 2015

General

• European Stocks Join Global Relief Rally
  Bloomberg
• China Intervened Today to Shore Up Stocks Ahead of Military Parade
  Bloomberg
• China Sells U.S. Treasuries to Support Yuan
  Bloomberg
• China Brings Back High-Risk Debt Structures to Increase Leverage
  Bloomberg
• China's Central Bank Intensifies Assault on Financing Costs With Cash Injections
  Bloomberg
• Don't Blame Yuan Devaluation for Global Market Rout-China Central Bank Official
  Reuters
• Kuroda Says Bank of Japan Can Still Achieve Inflation Target
  Bloomberg
• Petrobras Taps Brazil Bond Market as Dollar Borrowing Costs Soar
  Bloomberg
• From Manhattan to Detroit, Dollar’s Rally Spreads Economic Pain
  Bloomberg
• Exporters run for high ground as China growth story unravels
  Reuters
• Oil Industry Needs Half a Trillion Dollars to Endure Price Slump
  Bloomberg
• China's Central Bank Won't Do Beijing's Dirty Work
  Bloomberg, Pesek
• Russia Says It Won’t Participate in Ukraine Restructuring
  Bloomberg
• Forget Templeton, Ukraine Still Has Putin’s Bond to Contend With
  Bloomberg
• Seven Ukraine servicemen killed, 13 wounded: Ukraine military
  Reuters
• China denies rushing forces to border during Korean tensions
  Reuters
• Kremlin pivot to China slowed as projects delayed
  Reuters

Evening

• Money Pours Out of Emerging Markets at Rate Unseen Since Lehman
  Bloomberg
• JPMorgan Analyst Sees Quantitative Traders Lashing U.S. Equities
  Bloomberg
• Frictions shake Brazil’s ruling coalition
  FT