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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

General

• Swiss Bank Says Investors Favor Gold Amid Charges on Cash
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Climbs as Rising Volatility Spurs Emerging-Market Exodus
  Bloomberg
• Greek bonds hit ahead of key bailout meeting
  FT
• Brazil’s Currency Sinks to a Decade Low as Retail Sales Decline
  Bloomberg
• Brazil’s December Retail Sales Decline the Most on Record
  Bloomberg
• European Stocks Decline as Investors Await Greek Bailout Talks
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Stocks Decline Amid Greece Debt Talks; Ruble Weakens
  Bloomberg
• Greece to present bailout plans to EU finance ministers
  BBC
• Showdown: Crucial 48 hours for Greece
  CNBC
• Greece heads for eurozone showdown
  FT
• Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms
  Reuters
• Athens vs. Brussels: Greece Inches Closer to Renewal of Debt Crisis
  Der Spiegel
• German parliament less willing to help Greece, Merkel ally says
  Reuters
• Time for Greece to end debt standoff, but no Plan B yet: Austria
  Reuters
• Capital controls an unpalatable option for Athens
  BreakingViews
• Obama Says ‘Cold War Lens’ Clouds Putin’s Mind in BuzzFeed Chat
  Bloomberg
• Rebel attacks kill 19 Ukrainian soldiers near rail junction in east: Kiev military
  Reuters
• Greek foreign minister in Russia for talks with Lavrov
  Reuters
• PBOC Enlarges Liquidity Tool to Avoid China Holiday Cash Squeeze
  Bloomberg
• U.S. companies are being targeted in China (say U.S. companies)
  Forbes
• U.S. Firms in China See Rising Anti-Foreign Sentiment
  WSJ
• Federal Reserve Works to Cultivate Stronger Ties to GOP
  WSJ
• Private Equity Firms in a Frenzied Race to Hire Young Investment Bankers
  NYT
• Erdogan Steps Up Foreign Battlefront in War Against His Nemesis
  Bloomberg
• Brazil drought: water rationing alone won't save Sao Paulo
  UK Guardian

Evening

• Eurogroup Fails to Agree to Next Greek Bailout Steps
  Bloomberg
• Greece, euro zone fail to agree on debt, to try again on Monday
  Reuters
• Rejected Eurogroup draft spoke of 'extending' Greek bailout
  Reuters
• A Corruption Scandal at Petrobras Threatens Brazil’s Bond Market and Economy
  NYT
• White House to File Case Against China at W.T.O. Over Subsidies for Exports
  NYT
• Greece Said to Offer Euro Area Four Principles for Talks
  Bloomberg
• Germany faces impossible choice as Greek austerity revolt spreads
  Telegraph, Evans-Pritchard
• Stunning Rallies Are Happening in Greece Today
  Bloomberg
• Euro weakens on worries over outcome of Greek debt talks
  Reuters
• Banco do Brasil Bondholders Burned as Executives Poached
  Bloomberg
• White House to File Trade Case Against China at W.T.O. Over Export Subsidies
  NYT
• Gas explosion kills at least 3 at Petrobras Brazil offshore platform
  Reuters

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

General

• German Finance Minister Schaeuble Just Poured Cold Water on Market Expectations for a Greece Deal
  Bloomberg
• Trading Most Difficult Since Lehman on Greece Redux: Currencies
  Bloomberg
• Tomorrow is Going to be Huge for Europe
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Real Leads Global Declines as Risk Sinks With Commodities
  Bloomberg
• Brazil real weakens past 2.8/dollar for 1st time in 10 years
  Reuters
• Greek Bonds Rise for First Time in 5 Days on Hint of Compromise
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Index Futures Signal Stocks’ Rebound From Two-Day Decline
  Bloomberg
• Bond Vigilantes Gone AWOL Boost Greek Risk of Expulsion
  Bloomberg
• Osborne Sees Rising Danger of Bad Outcome in Greek Crisis
  Bloomberg
• Ukrainian forces launch offensive near Mariupol, east Ukraine: Kiev
  Reuters
• Greek defense minister says Greece has Plan B if EU rigid on deal
  Reuters
• Fed’s George: Wrong to Rely on Regulation Alone to Thwart Bubbles
  WSJ
• Junk-Rated Companies Face $791 Billion in Debt Maturing by 2019
  Bloomberg
• NY financial regulator sends subpoenas in forex probes - sources
  Reuters
• Pension plans, once inviolable promises to employees, are getting cut
  Washington Post
• China Data Shows Liquidity Outpaces Economic Growth
  Reuters/NYT
• 50 Shades of Shadow Banking: China Risks Reined In
  Bloomberg
• China's Pile of Debt Keeps Rising
  Bloomberg
• How Japan Borrows $9 Trillion Practically for Free
  Bloomberg
• Speculation Against Denmark’s Euro Peg Proving Relentless
  Bloomberg
• Egypt’s Currency War: The Devaluation Eclipsed by Russia, Brazil
  Bloomberg
• Tanzania Intervenes to Stem Africa’s Second-Worst Currency Drop
  Bloomberg
• Nigerian Naira Weakens to Record to Breach 200 Per Dollar
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms
  Bloomberg
• Germany Toughens Tone With Greece Before EU Meetings
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Real Drops to Lowest Level in Decade as Commodities Sink
  Bloomberg
• EU's Juncker steps up contacts with Greece, scant progress so far
  Bloomberg
• Bundesbank's Weidmann urges Greece to make 'credible' reform effort
  Reuters
• Lacker Says Incoming Data Harden View for June Fed Rate Increase
  Bloomberg
• United States closes its embassy in conflict-hit Yemen
  Reuters
• AP Exclusive: 20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq
  AP

Monday, February 9, 2015

General

• Greece to Seek 10 Billion-Euro Leeway in Bridge Deal
  Bloomberg
• Greek Investors Buying More Gold Coins From U.K. Royal Mint
  Bloomberg
• The End of Oil Jobs as We Know Them
  Bloomberg
• Greek finance minister condemns bailouts, confirms plans for EU bridge pact
  Bloomberg
• Greek Bonds Decline as Tsipras Holds Firm to Bailout Rejection
  Bloomberg
• Greek Risk Draws Global Concern on Lehman Echo Warnings
  Bloomberg
• Grexit, China growth fears weigh on European assets
  Reuters
• EU delays sanctions by a week to support Ukraine peace talks
  Reuters
• Emerging-Market Stocks Slump After China Imports; Ruble Jumps
  Bloomberg
• Turkish Lira Falls to Record as Erdogan Attacks Monetary Policy
  Bloomberg
• Juncker tells Greek PM: don't assume euro zone will accept your plans
  Reuters
• No extension to Greek bailout, says Tsipras
  FT
• Merkel to urge caution in U.S. as pressure builds to arm Ukraine forces
  Reuters
• Ukraine calls parliament to discuss budget changes for IMF deal
  Reuters
• G-20 Draft Calls for Accommodative Monetary Policy to Aid Growth
  Bloomberg
• Bond Danger Compounded by U.S. Extending Treasury Maturities
  Bloomberg
• Kaisa Sequels Coming to China’s Banks Amid Corruption Web
  Bloomberg
• OPEC Cuts Forecast for U.S. Oil-Supply Growth After Price Rout
  Bloomberg

Evening

• China Jan inflation comes in at 0.8 pct, missing forecasts
  Reuters
• In China, Heavy Industry Unexpectedly Falls Sharply
  NYT
• Greece to Propose a Debt Compromise Plan to Creditors
  NYT
• Merkel Cool to Bailout Compromise as Greece Said to Seek Bridge
  Bloomberg
• Greek bank bonds fall as premier refuses to extend program
  Bloomberg/Chicago Trib
• Greece and its creditors at loggerheads as key debt meeting looms
  AFP
• Euro zone, Greece face off as markets take fright
  Reuters
• Obama says still weighing decision on arming Ukraine forces
  Reuters
• Venezuela’s Rating Lowered by S&P on Outlook for Economic Policy
  Bloomberg
• Bond Traders Unimpressed by Greek Drama They’ve Seen Before
  Bloomberg
• Ruble’s Fall Tests Governor of Russia’s Central Bank
  NYT

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Evening

• Stream of Foreign Wealth Flows to Elite New York Real Estate
  NYT
• Tsipras Scrambles to Find a Way Forward for Greece
  Bloomberg
• Oil price fall exacerbated by hedging, energy firms' debt: BIS
  Reuters

General

• Greek PM Tsipras says EU bailout failed, rejects extension
  Reuters
• Leaders scramble to avert 'dramatic spiral' in Ukraine
  Reuters
• Greenspan Sees Greek Exit From Euro as Just a Matter of Time
  Bloomberg
• Greek leader to reject austerity, lay out hard leftist program
  Reuters
• China's imports slump, capping dismal January trade performance
  Reuters
• China’s Record Trade Surplus Highlights Weak Domestic Demand
  Bloomberg
• Different delivery, one message to Greece's new leaders
  Reuters
• War and Default in Europe Pose Merkel’s Biggest Challenge
  Bloomberg
• G20-Spurring growth centre stage as finance chiefs meet in Istanbul
  Reuters

Evening

• Asia shares stumble as weak China trade stokes growth worries
  Reuters
• Greek finance minister says euro will collapse if Greece exits
  Reuters
• Defiant Tsipras Vows to Reverse Greek Bailout Measures
  Bloomberg
• Is Putin Bent on Reshaping the World Order?
  Bloomberg
• Defiant Greek PM sets up EU clash with bailout rejection, austerity rollback
  Reuters
• Greece has 'moral obligation' to claim German WWII reparations: PM
  AFP
• Fear of Vladimir Putin grows in EU capitals amid spectre of ‘total war’
  UK Guardian
• Petrobras Scandal Drags Rousseff Approval to Record Low
  Bloomberg

Saturday, February 7, 2015

General

• Merkel defends Ukraine arms stance in face of U.S. criticism
  Reuters
• Putin Rejects Attempts to Contain Russia After Peace Talks Fail
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine crisis: 'Last chance' for peace says Hollande
  BBC
• Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns: Kiev
  Reuters
• Defiance and Charm: A Measured First Week for New Greek Leader
  Der Spiegel
• Isolated Greece wants no more bailout money with strings
  Reuters
• Greece must present plans soon to avoid contagion: Buba VicePres
  Reuters
• Different delivery, one message to Greece's new leaders
  Reuters
• Greece Could Run Out of Cash in Weeks
  WSJ
• Ukraine Summit Is Unsuccessful; U.S. Contemplates Next Steps
  Bloomberg
• Merkel rules out arming Ukraine government but unsure peace push will work
  Reuters
• Fed’s Rate Dilemma: Job Gains vs. Low Inflation
  WSJ, Hilsenrath
• Petrobras Fresh Start Could Be More of Same With State Bank Lifer
  Bloomberg
• India to Inject $1.1 Billion in Nine State-Owned Lenders
  Bloomberg
• Gulf countries denounce Shiite rebel’s ‘coup’ in Yemen
  Washington Post
• Thousands march in Yemen to protest rebel takeover
  Washington Post
• Exclusive: Iran warns West that pragmatist Rouhani at risk from talks failure
  Reuters

Friday, February 6, 2015

General

• Isolated Greece rejects bailout extension
  Bloomberg
• Greek Bonds Drop as Eurogroup Chair Says No to Bridging Loans
  Bloomberg
• Greece Seeks Plan C After Eurogroup Rules Out Bridge Loan
  Bloomberg
• Brazil’s Swap Rates Rise to 2015 High as Inflation Accelerates
  Bloomberg
• Brazil January Inflation at Fastest Pace in Nearly 12 Years
  Bloomberg
• Treasuries Drop as Labor-Market Strength Renews Rate Speculation
  Bloomberg
• Jobs Report Crushes Expectations
  Bloomberg
• European Stocks Decline From Seven-Year High After Four-Day Gain
  Bloomberg
• Tsipras Vows to Keep Promises After German Rebuff
  Bloomberg
• Spanish Bonds Underperform Italy’s as Podemos Gains Popularity
  Bloomberg
• Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town to evacuate civilians
  Reuters
• Merkel Said to Plan Tough Message for Putin in Moscow
  Bloomberg
• Merkel dampens hopes for Ukraine ceasefire deal in Moscow talks
  Reuters
• Currency Devaluations Are an Undeclared War
  Bloomberg
• Denmark Pledges More to Come If Speculators Still Doubt Peg
  Bloomberg
• Yen Rally Surprises Traders as G-10 Adopts Stimulus: Currencies
  Bloomberg
• SNB’s Foreign Currency Reserves Hold Steady Amid Cap Exit
  Bloomberg
• China's reserve ratio cut more help to banks than borrowers
  Reuters
• Junk-Era Backsliding in Brazil Bonds Shows Mounting Woes
  Bloomberg
• PBOC Uses Yuan Fixing to Force Appreciation as Bearish Bets Jump
  Bloomberg
• China’s Stocks Fall in Longest Weekly Losing Streak Since May
  Bloomberg
• The Diverging Fates of China's Provinces
  Bloomberg
• CICC Sees China Loans Blowing Out to Highest Since Crisis
  Bloomberg
• Plosser says Fed ‘Will Struggle’ With Policy Statement at March Meeting
  WSJ
• Rich Brazilians, Wary of Government, Look Abroad
  WSJ
• Irish Fighting Bankers Show It’s Not Just Greeks Protesting Debt
  Bloomberg

Evening

• West Coast Port Operators Suspend Weekend Cargo Amid Slowdowns
  Bloomberg
• Isolated Greece wants no more bailout money with strings
  Reuters
• Tsipras Charts Path Forward for Greece as Funds at Risk
  Bloomberg
• Merkel, Hollande end Moscow talks without word of peace deal
  Reuters
• Stunned Wall Street Cries: ‘Sell Treasuries!’
  Bloomberg
• U.S. REITs Slide Most Since September After Jobs Report
  Bloomberg

Thursday, February 5, 2015

General

• Trade Gap in U.S. Widened in December to Largest in Two Years
  Bloomberg
• ECB’s Greek Shock Reverberates in Bonds From Germany to Spain
  Bloomberg
• Greek banks hammered after ECB snub, Athens rejects 'blackmail'
  Reuters
• Hryvnia Plummets 32% as Ukraine Boosts Case for New IMF Lifeline
  Bloomberg
• Greek-German rift opens up at press conference
  FT
• European shares fall after ECB decision on Greek debt
  Reuters
• Greek Bank Bonds Tumble After ECB Ends Access to Funding Window
  Bloomberg
• Greece Sticks to Anti-Austerity Demands Following ECB Loan Cut
  Bloomberg
• Greece Wakes Up to Dornbusch Law as ECB Puts It on Crisis Clock
  Bloomberg
• Banker to the Broke: Lazard Advises Greece, Ukraine
  Bloomberg
• ECB Accord Under Scrutiny as Danes Defending Peg Ask, What If?
  Bloomberg
• A World Overflowing With Debt
  Bloomberg
• Petrobras, Now $262 Billion Poorer, Exposes Busted Brazil Dream
  Bloomberg
• Pushing on a String? Two Charts Showing China's Dilemma
  Bloomberg
• German, French leaders to take Ukraine peace plan to Kiev, Moscow
  Reuters
• Russian Inflation Soars to Fastest Since 2008 After Ruble Plunge
  Bloomberg
• The Rebel Leader Who Makes Putin Look Cautious
  Bloomberg
• Indonesia’s Economy Shrank Last Quarter on Commodities Slump
  Bloomberg
• Yemeni parties agree to form presidential council: negotiators
  Reuters
• Anthem hacked, millions of records likely stolen
  CNBC
• Abe Wants to Revise Pacifist Constitution as Early as 2016, Ally Says
  NYT
• Boko Haram’s Widening Raids Entangle Regional Nations in War
  Bloomberg

Evening

• RadioShack Files for Bankruptcy Protection as Losses Mount
  Bloomberg
• Greek, German ministers clash as ECB snub hits Athens' banks
  Reuters
• ECB Said to Allow Greek Banks 59.5 Billion Euros Lifeline
  Bloomberg
• ECB split points to sensitivity of Greek liquidity curbs
  FT
• NATO strengthens forces in eastern Europe against Russia risk
  Reuters
• Western Peace Initiatives on Ukraine Unlikely to Work, Experts Say
  Time
• Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Suspected in Anthem Attack
  Bloomberg
• Petrobras, $262 billion poorer, exposes busted Brazil dream
  Bloomberg/Chicago Trib
• Petrobras scandal adds to brewing storm for Dilma Rousseff
  FT
• The Strong Dollar Just Took a Bite Out of the U.S. Economy
  Bloomberg
• Russia sees security threat if U.S. gives Kiev lethal arms
  Reuters