Monday, June 18, 2018

Tuesday's News Links

[BloombergQ] Stocks Slide, Bonds Rally as Trade Fears Build: Market Wrap

[Reuters] Trade war worries slam China and emerging markets

[BloombergQ] Commodities Slide as U.S.-China Spat Hits Soy to Steelmakers

[Reuters] U.S. housing starts jump to near 11-year high, permits fall

[Reuters] China slams U.S. 'blackmailing' as Trump issues new trade threat

[CNBC] China pledges it will fight back firmly if Trump goes ahead and publishes list of additional tariffs

[Reuters] PBOC injects medium-term liquidity in surprise move as trade war escalates

[BloombergQ] PBOC to Use Tools `Comprehensively' as Trade War Sparks Sell-Off

[CNBC] Has a US-China trade war begun? Experts weigh in

[BloombergQ] ZTE Tanks After U.S. Lawmakers Advance Effort to Restore Ban

[BloombergQ] Draghi Says ECB Will Be Patient in Timing of First Rate Hike

[WSJ] Markets Begin to Take Threat of Trade War Seriously

[WSJ] Don’t Fight the Fed’s Balance Sheet Taper

[FT] China readies regulatory weapons in US trade spat

[FT] Brazil’s ‘tragic destiny’ of anti-democratic rebellion looms afresh

[FT] Why Donald Trump has it in for Angela Merkel

Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] Stocks extend slide, yen up as Sino-U.S. trade dispute escalates

[BloombergQ] China's Stock Index Falls Below 3,000 First Time Since 2016

[Reuters] Trump threatens to hit China with new tariffs on $200 billion in goods

[BloombergQ] China Vows to Retaliate as Trump Targets $200 Billion in Tariffs

[BloombergQ] Bipartisan Senate Vote to Punish ZTE Heightens Pressure on Trump

[Reuters] Argentina bank stocks plunge on hike in reserve requirements

[BloombergQ] Pompeo Calls China's Appeals for More Trade Openness a `Joke'

[CNBC] Russia cuts Treasury holdings in half as foreigners start losing appetite for US debt

[BloombergQ] China's Struggling Stock Market Faces Hit From Tariff Tensions

[BloombergQ] Here's How a Trade War Between the U.S. and China Could Play Out

[BloombergQ] History's Not on the Market's Side in a Trade War

[BloombergQ] Fed's Williams Sees Rosy Economy, Bank Culture Still Needs Work

[WSJ] Donald Trump Threatens New Tariffs if China Retaliates

[FT] Trump turns his fire on Germany over immigration