Friday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Payrolls in U.S. Increased 215,000 in March as Wages Picked Up

[Bloomberg] WTI Crude Erases 2016 Gains as Saudis Say Freeze Hinges on Iran

[Bloomberg] Emerging Stocks Retreat After Strong Rally on Mixed China PMIs

[Bloomberg] China Top Underwriter Sees More Defaults as Bond Sales Jump 66%

[Bloomberg] Shanghai Jinlu Financial Advisors Halts Wealth Product Payments

[Reuters] China home prices extend gains in March - surveys

[Reuters] Japan March manufacturing activity contracts most in over three years: PMI

[FT] China hits back at rating agencies in wake of debt downgrades

[Bloomberg] Global Banks Said to Demand Dollar Guarantees on Brazil Loans

[Bloomberg] Hedge Fund Momentum Trade Blows Up With Losses Worst Since 2009

[FT] S&P 500’s record dividend run ends in first quarter

[Bloomberg] Manhattan Apartment Prices Top $2 Million While Condo Glut Looms

[Reuters] World's top banks in U.S. government cross-hairs over dealings with 1MDB

[Reuters] Italy's Renzi under pressure over influence peddling scandal

[Reuters] China steps up criticism of U.S. over possible air defence zone