Daily News Links

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

General

• Pro-Russia rebel build-up near port city alarms Ukraine military
  Reuters
• U.S. and allies discuss new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine: Kerry
  Reuters
• The Real Battle Over Greece Still Lies Ahead
  Bloomberg
• Greece's banking system would have collapsed within days had Athens not compromised significantly
  Reuters
• Greek PM Tsipras says euro zone deal cancels past austerity commitments
  Reuters
• Greece says euro zone deal won time as cash bled from banks
  Reuters
• Debt’s Two Sides: Riches and Misery
  NYT
• U.S. refinery strike widens to include nation's largest refinery
  Reuters
• The risks of putting Germany front and center in Europe’s crises
  Washington Post, Applebaum
• The Grexit Dilemma: What Would Happen if Greece Leaves the Euro Zone?
  Der Spiegel
• Russia finance minister says Moody's downgrade had 'political character
  Reuters
• Currency’s Weakness Troubles China’s Policy Makers
  NYT

Evening

• The Real Battle Over Greece Still Lies Ahead
  Bloomberg
• Greek debt deal: PM Alexis Tsipras warns of 'difficulties'
  BBC
• Ukraine PM says cease fire non-existent, Putin on a larger mission
  Fox
• U.S. Prepared to Halt Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Kerry Says
  Bloomberg

Friday, February 20, 2015

General

• German-Led Bloc Willing to Let Greece Leave Euro
  Bloomberg
• Greek bank deposit outflows jump over long weekend jitters-source
  Reuters
• Greece, euro zone close to a deal before Friday's Eurogroup: Greek official
  Reuters
• Global Stock Quiet as Most Asian Markets Closed for Holidays
  AP
• Varoufakis Meets Euro Partners as Greece Seeks to Avoid Default
  Bloomberg
• Why Germany Might Not Be Bluffing in Greece
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda Ally Says Weak Yen Shouldn’t Stop Stimulus If Needed
  Bloomberg
• Crowded-Out Bond Traders Gorge on Corporate Debt: Credit Markets
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Drag: surging buck hits US corporate earnings
  AP
• Investors Create a Billion-Dollar-Baby Boom
  NYT
• Currency War Feeds Denmark’s Housing Boom Amid Extreme Rates
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Fighting Shifts to Mariupol After Debaltseve Takeover
  VOA
• Ukraine crisis: House of Lords criticises EU and Britain for 'sleepwalking into crisis' as Moscow and Nato remain on diplomatic collision course
  UK Independent

Evening

• Greece, euro zone creditors reach accord on loan
  Reuters
• Greece Deal Reached
  Bloomberg
• Breaking Down the Greece Deal
  Bloomberg
• No Payout for Greece Before Program Is Completed: Schaeuble
  Reuters
• Russia's credit rating is cut to junk by S&P
  BBC
• Ukrainian Bonds Hit by Record Weekly Selloff on Rebel Offensive
  Bloomberg
• Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east Ukraine
  Reuters
• Carwash Prosecutors Seek $1.6 Billion From Brazil Builders
  Bloomberg

Thursday, February 19, 2015

General

• Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
  Reuters
• Germany Leaves Door Open to Deal Based on Greek Proposal
  Bloomberg
• Greece offers concessions to win euro zone loan extension, Germany objects
  Reuters
• Oil Slides With Ruble as Bonds Rise; Greeks Stocks Climb
  Bloomberg
• Brazil’s Real Falls on Concern Economy Faces Contraction in 2015
  Bloomberg
• Puerto Rico’s Default Risk High in Next Two Years, Moody’s Says
  Bloomberg
• Greece’s Bonds Advance on Aid Request as Spain, Italy Join Rally
  Bloomberg
• Greece requests euro zone loan extension, offers big concessions
  Reuters
• Greece Loan Extension Revives Wrangling Over Aid Terms
  Bloomberg
• E.C.B. Could Be Power Broker in Solving Greek Debt Crisis
  NYT
• What would happen if Greece quits the euro?
  BBC
• Lenders Step Up Financing to Subprime Borrowers
  WSJ
• Port dispute is felt all along West Coast
  LA Times
• L.A. Home Prices Surpass Peak in High-End Neighborhoods
  Bloomberg
• Russia accuses Ukraine of aiming to destroy Minsk accords
  BBC
• Qatar recalls ambassador from Egypt in dispute over Libya strikes
  Reuters
• Iran wields power from Syria to Gulf as rise alarms Sunni rivals
  Chicago Tribune
• ECB Set to Publish Summary of QE Deliberations
  Bloomberg
• Speculators Can’t Force Denmark to Exit Peg, Callesen Says
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Germany holds up Greek bid for euro zone loan extension
  Reuters
• U.S. Stepping Up Efforts to Break Greece Impasse, Official Says
  Bloomberg
• ECB Plans to Push Greek Banks to Shed State Debt If Talks Fail
  Bloomberg
• Debaltseve debacle puts Ukraine’s leader in jeopardy. That suits Vladimir Putin just fine.
  Reuters
• Caracas mayor who opposed government violently arrested
  Washington Post
• Pro-Islamic State militants seize Libyan university: residents
  Reuters
• Islamic State aims to flood Europe with 500K migrants
  Washington Times

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

General

• Exclusive - Greece to run out of cash by end-March without new aid: source
  Reuters
• Greece to Propose Compromise on E.U. Bailout
  NYT
• Greek Bonds Advance With Spain’s as Loan Agreement Seen Closer
  Bloomberg
• Greece to submit loan request to euro zone, Germany resists
  Reuters
• Greece Poised to Request Six-Month Loan Extension
  Bloomberg
• Greece faces resistance to extra emergency funds for banks
  Reuters
• Greek negotiations with euro zone at crucial stage: PM Tsipras
  Reuters
• Ukraine troops retreat from key town Debaltseve
  BBC
• Ukraine: US accuses Russia of breaching ceasefire after fighting at key town
  UK Guardian
• SEC Sees Pervasive Bad Behavior in Complex Debt: Credit Markets
  Bloomberg
• Pressure Builds to Weaken the Yuan
  WSJ
• China to crank up oil product exports, add to supply glut
  Reuters
• Million-Dollar Bribe at Beijing Jazz Bar for Top Banker
  Bloomberg
• Kuroda Sees Inflation on Track as BOJ Keeps Record Stimulus
  Bloomberg
• Lawmakers Hospitalized in ‘Police State’ Brawl in Turkey
  Bloomberg
• Venezuela Squanders Its Oil Wealth
  Bloomberg
• Soros Shifts to Europe, Asia as Investors Cut U.S. Equities
  Bloomberg
• Battle lines drawn for a civil war in Yemen
  Reuters
• Italy warns of Libya threat, pressure for action grows
  Reuters
• Argentina gov’t braces for march to protest prosecutor death
  Washington Post

Evening

• Did the Fed Just Enter the Currency Wars?
  Bloomberg
• Fed Appears to Hesitate on Raising Interest Rate
  NYT
• Greece Pressure Mounts as ECB Shows Caution on Bank Funds
  Bloomberg
• ECB Said to Expand Greek Bank Lifeline to Cover Fleeing Deposits
  Bloomberg
• Many Fed Officials Were Inclined to Keep Zero Rates Longer
  Bloomberg
• A Bloody Retreat From Debaltseve as Ukrainian Forces Suddenly Withdraw
  NYT
• China Lowers Holdings of U.S. Treasuries as Reserve Growth Slows
  Bloomberg
• China calls the shots in Asia's currency war
  Reuters
• Bubbles ‘Wherever We Look’ Unnerve Top Nordic Buyout Fund
  Bloomberg
• Manhattan Condo Lists for Record $150 Million
  Bloomberg
• Yanis Varoufakis: How I became an erratic Marxist
  UK Guardian

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

General

• Lack of trust hampers race to salvage Greece bailout deal
  FT
• Greek Banks Need More Emergency Funds as Deposits Drop
  Bloomberg
• EU hangs tough, waiting for Greece to bend as euro wilts
  Reuters
• Greece’s Bonds Decline for a Second Day After Debt Talks Halt
  Bloomberg
• Greek Banks Fall on Concern of Capital Controls as Aid Talks End
  Bloomberg
• Greek Euro Exit Risk Increases as EU Delivers Ultimatum on Aid
  Bloomberg
• Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis: 'Austerity Has Done Nothing to Solve Greece's Problems'
  Der Spiegel
• Tsipras Needs to Rethink His Timetable
  Bloomberg, El-Erian
• Student-Loan Delinquencies Rise in U.S.
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Truce Blighted by Battle for Key Town as Monitors Urged
  Bloomberg
• Bank Indonesia Unexpectedly Cuts Interest Rate to Bolster Growth
  Bloomberg
• Emerging fund managers stuck in buy-and-hold as trading shrivels
  Reuters
• Kaisa Debt Mystery Flags Query on Home Buyers Turned Lenders
  Bloomberg
• China Property Recovery Fails to Gain Traction With Prices Dropping
  Bloomberg
• China's Churning Out Billionaires Like It’s 1999
  Bloomberg
• Dollar Risk at $115 Billion Looms Over Turkish Rate Cycle
  Bloomberg
• Libya’s Chaos Puts Neighbors on Alert as Italy Weighs Action
  Bloomberg
• Libya Is Turning Into Iraq
  The Atlantic

Evening

• EU patience frays as Greek PM refuses "blackmail"
  Reuters
• Greece Said Poised to Request Six-Month Bailout Extension
  Bloomberg
• German Finance Minister Says Extension of Greece's Loan Agreement Not Up for Debate-ZDF
  Reuters
• Chinese Local Debt Shunned as 50,000 Auditors Probe Provinces
  Bloomberg
• JPMorgan tops list of risky banks: government study
  Reuters
• Leveraged Loans Need to Reshape Their Pitch as Individuals Flee
  Bloomberg
• Despite Ukraine Truce, a Battle That Continues
  NYT
• Putin tells Kiev to let troops surrender as Ukraine ceasefire unravels
  Reuters
• Putin finds warm welcome in Hungary, despite European chill
  Reuters
• Canadian home sales fall again, seller 'sense of panic'
  Reuters
• A High-End Property Collapse in Singapore
  NYT

Monday, February 16, 2015

Evening

• Japan Hobbles Out of Recession With Growth Below Estimates
  Bloomberg
• Yen Gains Third Day as Economic Rebound to Keep BOJ on Sidelines
  Bloomberg
• Greece, confident as EU meeting looms, sticks to no-austerity pledge
  Reuters
• Greek Postwar Alliances Show Europe Has More to Lose Than Money
  Bloomberg
• Greek Euro Exit Risk Signals ECB’s QE Safeguards Wanting
  Bloomberg
• With port talks gridlocked, White House move ramps up pressure for a deal
  LA Times
• Japan's economy emerges from recession, growth weaker than forecast
  Reuters
• Turkey’s Lira Keeps Calm in Descent to Records: Chart of the Day
  Bloomberg
• Putin Fearing Russian Subservience to China Casts Wider Asia Net
  Bloomberg
• Houthi rebels in Yemen eye oil-rich province, sparking fears of all-out civil war
  Washington Post

General

• Greek Stocks Fall on Deal Skepticism as Ruble, Oil Rise
  Bloomberg
• Schaeuble's Skepticism Hits Greek Markets
  Bloomberg
• Hopes fade for early end to Greece debt crisis as Germany digs in
  UK Guardian
• Greek Financing Talks Break Down Amid Deep Divisions Over Bailout
  WSJ
• Markets hold breath before crucial Greek debt talks
  Reuters
• France hints euro zone should ease stance for Greek deal
  Reuters
• Heavy shelling hits Ukraine town where rebels reject ceasefire
  Reuters
• Fighting Strains Ukraine Truce; Russia Criticizes EU Blacklist
  Bloomberg
• Germany's Schaeuble 'very skeptical' about Greek debt talks
  Reuters
• Bundesbank urges Greek banks not to buy short-term state debt
  Bloomberg
• Eurozone ministers not optimistic over Greek debt deal
  BBC
• Greek Euro Exit Risk Signals ECB’s QE Safeguards Wanting
  Bloomberg
• Greek View on Austerity Worries Other Governments
  NYT
• Puerto Rico debt worries muni bond market
  FT
• Kaisa Bonds Slip Further Into Distress, Shares Halted
  Bloomberg
• China's Kaisa says total debt now over $10 bln, looking to restructure
  Reuters
• Kaisa Faces $5.7 Billion Payments Amid Restructuring
  Bloomberg
• China’s One Trillion Reasons to Prevent Yuan Tumbling
  Bloomberg
• Could the Whale Cause a Bond Tsunami?: Japan Credit
  Bloomberg

Evening

• Global shares, euro tumble as Greek debt talks break down
  Reuters
• Japan Futures Drop, Yen Holds Euro Gains After Talks Fail
  Bloomberg
• Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout
  Reuters
• Greece bailout talks break down after Athens rejects 'unacceptable' eurozone demands
  UK Guardian
• Eurozone Issues Greece an Ultimatum; Athens Hopeful of Deal
  AP
• Meeting on Greek Debt Produces an Ultimatum
  NYT
• How a Liquidity Squeeze Could Push Greece Out of the Euro
  Bloomberg
• Yanis Varoufakis: No Time for Games in Europe
  NYT
• Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
  Reuters
• Ukraine Fight Grinds On as First Deaths Reported After Truce
  Bloomberg

Sunday, February 15, 2015

General

• Merkel's conservatives suffer blow in state vote, eurosceptics gain
  Reuters
• Greece confident ahead of EU meeting, but sticking to its no-austerity guns
  Reuters
• ECB has track record with funding stick it holds over Greece
  Reuters
• Greece Extends Talks With Creditors on Eve of Eurogroup Meeting
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
  Reuters
• The War Next Door: Can Merkel's Diplomacy Save Europe?
  Der Spiegel
• Greece, EU see need for 'national reform plan' to fix economy
  Reuters
• Eyes of the world on Greece
  Reuters
• Greeks brim with pride as country totters on the edge
  Reuters
• Geopolitics versus politics in Greek debt drama
  Reuters
• China's capital flows to remain volatile in 2015: forex regulator
  Reuters
• Bank of England's Weale: rates to rise sooner than markets think
  Bloomberg
• Online Bank Robbers Steal as Much as $1 Billion, Says Kaspersky
  Bloomberg
• Nigeria unravelled
  FT
• The meaning of the Minsk agreement
  FT, Ferguson