Daily News Links

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Saturday, February 28, 2015

General

• China Steps Up Easing With Second Rate Cut in Three Months
  Bloomberg
• Greece seeks negotiations on ECB bond repayment
  Reuters
• Family Feud: The Tortured Relationship between Schäuble and Varoufakis
  Der Spiegel
• Greek PM accuses Spain, Portugal of anti-Athens 'axis'
  Reuters
• Dudley, top U.S. economists urge later Fed rate hike
  Reuters
• Stanley Fischer Suggests Fed Will Give Less Guidance
  NYT
• Boris Nemtsov murder: West urges 'transparent' probe
  BBC
• Mutual Suspicion Mars Tech Trade With China
  NYT
• Doral Survival Struggle Ends as Puerto Rico Regulators Shut Bank
  Bloomberg

Friday, February 27, 2015

General

• Yuan Drops to Two-Year Low as PBOC Weakens Fixing Amid Slowdown
  Bloomberg
• Lira Drops to Record as Turkey Steps Up Pressure on Central Bank
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Central Bank Will Boost Capital Controls to Avert Panic
  Bloomberg
• Prices From Germany to Italy Signal Weakening Deflation Risks
  Bloomberg
• Petrobras Credit Traders Signal Brazil Support Not Enough
  Bloomberg
• Brazil: In a Quagmire
  The Economist
• Straits Times/Bloomberg] Malaysia's Task to Support the Ringgit Just Became a Lot Harder
• Easy Money Outweighs Fed to Fuel Record Debt Flows to Asia Haven
  Bloomberg
• Biggest Global Banks Go to Pieces Under Pressure From Regulators
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda Invokes Spaceships Lifting Into Orbit in Inflation Push
  Bloomberg
• Cash-Strapped Ukraine Struggles to Keep Russia Gas Supplies
  AP
• Chinese diplomat tells West to consider Russia's security concerns over Ukraine
  Reuters
• China’s Neighbors Bulk Up Militaries
  WSJ
• Germans fed up with 'insulting' Greeks
  CNBC
• Catalan Tax Rebels Dig In for Battle to Escape From Spain
  Bloomberg
• Nigel Farage Roils U.K. Politics as Anti-Immigration Tide Surges
  Bloomberg
• Saudis’ Oil Price War Is Paying Off
  Bloomberg
• Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen
  NYT

Evening

• Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead
  BBC
• Deaths shake Ukraine truce; Poroshenko wary of Russian threat
  Reuters
• Nearly half of Greeks would back Syriza in new election: poll
  Reuters
• U.S. Oil Rigs Get Hammered for the 12th Week
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: Chicago nears fiscal free fall with latest downgrade
  Reuters
• We've Just Received a Bunch of Disappointing News on U.S. Manufacturing
  Bloomberg
• Fischer Says Odds Greatest for Rate Rise in June, September
  Bloomberg
• Shadow Banking Shrinks to Least Since 2000 as Liquidity Declines
  Bloomberg
• In Europe, Bond Yields and Interest Rates Go Through the Looking Glass
  NYT

Thursday, February 26, 2015

General

• Global equities hit new record as cheap money reigns
  Reuters
• Consumer Prices in U.S. Fall by Most in Six Years on Fuel Slump
  Bloomberg
• Greek Bank Liquidity Squeeze Hurts Growth, Stournaras Says
  Bloomberg
• Germany’s Negative-Yield Universe Extends as ECB Prepares to Buy
  Bloomberg
• German unemployment hits lowest level since Dec 1991
  Reuters
• Goldman Sees Bond Market ‘Danger’ as Low Yields Amplify Swings
  Bloomberg
• Bond Conundrum Leads Fund Managers to Plot Fixes: Credit Markets
  Bloomberg
• Merkel Faces Stepped-Up Dissent on Greek Bailout in Party
  Bloomberg
• Greece debt crisis: Athens clears one hurdle . . . and faces more
  FT
• Petrobras Seeks Funds as BofA Sees Need for Asset Sales
  Bloomberg
• Downgrade of Brazil Oil Giant Stirs Wider Concern
  WSJ
• Brazil’s Unemployment Rate Rises More Than Analysts Forecast
  Bloomberg
• Erdogan tirade against central bank knocks Turkish sentiment
  Reuters
• BOJ's Kuroda says no ceiling set on its balance sheet expansion
  Reuters
• Goldman Employees Reaped $2 Billion From 2008 Options Last Year
  Bloomberg
• Populism Spans Globe After Piketty’s Message Resounded
  Bloomberg
• Yemenis Withdraw Dollars and Stop Work as Economy Nears Collapse
  Bloomberg
• Exclusive: China drops leading tech brands for state purchases
  Reuters
• China doing 'large scale' reclamation in disputed islands: media
  Reuters
• South Africa’s $38 Billion Tab That Won’t Come Cheap
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Oil tumbles on revived oversupply worries
  AFP
• That Awkward Moment When Stocks Rise While Profits Fall
  Bloomberg
• Major Firms Are Saying the Stage Is Set For Another Crisis In The Bond Market
  Bloomberg
• Greek protesters clash with police in first backlash against Syriza
  Reuters
• Hedge Fund Returns Falter, Yet Money Continues to Flow In
  NYT, Stewart
• For Yemen’s Arab Spring activists, hope plummets as chaos deepens
  Washington Post
• California Residents See Drought as Serious
  WSJ

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

General

• World stocks near all-time highs after Fed signals
  Reuters
• Germany's Schaeuble: credibility of new Greek plan still in doubt
  Reuters
• Ukraine Prime Minister Denounces Central Bank Ban on Currency Trade
  Reuters
• Ukraine Bans Banks From Purchasing Foreign Currency for Clients
  Bloomberg
• Oil Bust Empties Out Private-Jet Parking Lot in Texas
  Bloomberg
• The 0-for-27 Tally on Debt Ratings Seen Worsening: Brazil Credit
  Bloomberg
• Radioactive Water at Fukushima Site Leaks Into Ocean, Tepco Says
  Bloomberg
• Yemen Slides Toward Breakup as Hadi Rallies Support in South
  Bloomberg
• Yemen Houthis take over U.S.-trained special forces base in Sanaa
  Reuters
• Europe risks right-wing backlash, Greece's Varoufakis tells Charlie Hebdo
  Reuters
• China c.bank newspaper warns of rising deflation risk
  Reuters
• China Readies Measures to Counter Housing Market Slump
  Bloomberg
• U.S. military vehicles paraded 300 yards from the Russian border
  Washington Post
• Civilians Fleeing Boko Haram Flood Northern Nigerian Cities
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Varoufakis Counts On ECB to Avoid Greek Default in March
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine under pressure from currency fall, gas supply threat
  Reuters
• Eurozone’s Future Remains at Risk, Mario Draghi Warns
  NYT
• Exclusive: China drops leading technology brands for state purchases
  Reuters
• Turkey's Erdogan questions whether central bank under external influence
  Reuters
• U.S. Oil Inventories Surge for Seventh Week
  Bloomberg
• Petrobras Junk Rating Pressures Brazil’s Levy to Deliver
  Bloomberg

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Evening

• Greek Plan to Tackle Economy Goes Before Finance Chiefs
  Bloomberg
• Greek bank deposit outflows rose to 3 billion euros last week: JP Morgan
  Reuters
• Kiev says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
  Reuters
• Ukraine Signals It Needs Cash Fast as Capital Controls Tightened
  Bloomberg
• Banco do Brasil looks most exposed to Petrobras probe, UBS says
  Reuters

General

• Yellen: No rate hike for next couple FOMC meetings
  CNBC
• Treasuries Decline as Yellen Signals Fed to Be Flexible on Rates
  Bloomberg
• European Commission Accepts Greek Economic Measures After Review
  Bloomberg
• Brussels signs off on Greek reform plan
  FT
• Greek Three-Year Notes Climb a Fifth Day in Longest Run in Month
  Bloomberg
• Greece makes more concessions to euro zone, Germany sets vote
  Reuters
• Exclusive: Greece Pledges to Respect Privatizations, Avoid Budget Derailment
  Reuters
• Yellen faces Senate grilling on Fed rate policy, transparency
  Reuters
• Shelby Signals Support For Curbs on Some New York Fed Powers
  Bloomberg
• Banks Face U.S. Manipulation Probe Over Metals Pricing
  Bloomberg
• Why Lenders Love the $2.5 Million Home Loan
  Bloomberg
• Meet Wall Street Refugees Running Bonds at Freddie Mac
  Bloomberg
• What 28 Central Banks Will Do This Year
  Bloomberg
• Turkey’s ‘Measured’ Rate Cut Leaves Premier Calling for More
  Bloomberg
• Japan Inc shops abroad to duck bleak domestic prospects
  Reuters
• Gazprom Limiting Gas to Ukraine for Lack of Payment, Miller Says
  Bloomberg
• The wealthy are walling themselves off in cities increasingly segregated by class
  Washington Post
• Venezuela Still Seen Defaulting to Deutsche Bank: Andes Credit
  Bloomberg
• Catalan Independence Push Opens Divisions in Mas’s Party
  Bloomberg
• Broken Door Led to India Corruption Probe Ensnaring Tycoons
  Bloomberg
• Special Report: How Iran's military chiefs operate in Iraq
  Reuters

Evening

• Petrobras Downgraded to Junk by Moody’s Amid Graft Probe
  Bloomberg
• Greece Gets Warnings From Creditors Now Comes Hard Part
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Yellen Outlines Path for Rate Increases
  WSJ, Hilsenrath
• Janet Yellen Says Fed Is in No Hurry to Raise Rates
  NYT, Appelbaum
• Hedge Funds Get Quick Fix in Credit With Hutchin Hill Buying ETF
  Bloomberg
• High-End Home Buyers Call the Tune in a Cautious Market
  NYT
• The Coming Chaos in the U.K. Election
  Bloomberg

Monday, February 23, 2015

General

• Greece to send reform list to Eurogroup Tuesday, misses Monday deadline
  Reuters
• Oil prices fall as dollar strengthens and oversupply adds pressure
  Reuters
• Russia Eurobonds Drop as Offshore Ruble Falls After Moody’s Cut
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Currencies Drop as Moody’s Cut Hurts Ruble; Lira Falls
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Bonds Fall for 7th Day to Record After Kharkiv Bombing
  Bloomberg
• Europe Stocks Rise With Italy Bonds on Greece; Oil Falls
  Bloomberg
• ECB Distorting Debt Markets as UniCredit Bonds Converge With ANZ
  Bloomberg
• Greece discussing reforms with partners to ensure acceptance: government
  Reuters
• Greek bank deposit outflows rose to 3 billion euros last week: JP Morgan
  Reuters
• INTERVIEW-Japan PM adviser says BOJ can halve inflation target
  CNBC
• Denmark Dismisses Report It Could Consider Capital Controls
  Bloomberg
• Kaisa Creditors Need to Allow Payment Halt: Sunac Manager
  Bloomberg
• Analysis: As states tighten belts, Brazil edges closer to recession
  Reuters
• 'It's treason!' Greek anger at government U-turn
  CNBC
• Kiev says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
  Reuters
• BofA Leads Charge Into Bonds as Banks Hoard $2 Trillion
  Bloomberg
• Yellen Faces Congress Amid Direst Threat to Fed Since Dodd-Frank
  Bloomberg
• Rent walkouts point to strains in U.S. farm economy
  Reuters
• INSIGHT-US shale oil's crash diet likely to bring forward output dip
  Reuters
• Tales From an Oil-Sands Downturn: Angst Meets Bravado in Alberta
  Bloomberg
• Russian offers Iran latest anti-aircraft missiles: TASS
  Reuters

Sunday, February 22, 2015

General

• Greece readies reform promises
  Reuters
• Germany to approve Greek deal if promises met: Merkel ally
  Reuters
• Insight - No feel-good victory for Germany in debt clash with Greece
  Reuters
• Weekahead: Fed rate rise timing back in the spotlight
  Reuters
• U.S. refinery strike spreads to one-fifth of national capacity
  Reuters
• Ukraine crisis: Deadly bomb blast hits rally in Kharkiv
  BBC
• Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
  Reuters
• Greece debt deal: Reforms will 'combat tax evasion'
  BBC

Evening

• Bank of Japan under pressure as some board members question inflation target
  Reuters
• Greece Is on a High Wire
  Bloomberg
• Greek Leaders Face Revolt at Home as They Try to Appease Creditors
  NYT
• Blackstone Draws Tokyo Junk Investors as New York Warns of Froth
  Bloomberg
• Amid controversy, oil trains quietly rerouted through Virginia towns
  Reuters
• Spain Said to Lead EU Push to Force Terms on Greece
  Bloomberg
• France's National Front seen leading local elections: poll
  Reuters