Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Wednesday's News Links

[Reuters] Stocks slide as rising trade tensions fuel slowdown worries

[Reuters] Bond bulls get a boost as trade tensions fan recession fears

[CNBC] 3-month yield tops 10-year rate in widest curve inversion since financial crisis

[Reuters] China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths: ruling party newspaper

[Reuters] China central bank makes biggest daily net OMO injection in over four months

[CNBC] Weekly mortgage applications drop 3.3%, as spring housing season draws to a close

[AP] European Central Bank sends Italy a warning over debt

[Reuters] In China's Baoshang debt repayment, haircuts of 30% possible: sources

[Reuters] Ex-ECB head Trichet denounces rigid inflation targeting

[Reuters] Top U.S. security aide: Iranian mines likely caused UAE tanker blasts

[Bloomberg] U.S. Risks ‘Devastating’ Blow From China’s Rare Earths Monopoly

[Bloomberg] China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War

[Bloomberg] Rattled China Investors Worry What's Next After Bank Seizure

[Bloomberg] China's Economy Weakened in May, Early Data Show

[Bloomberg] China's High-Yield Bond Market Has Ballooned to $159 Billion

[FT] Baoshang takeover spotlights China financial system perils

[FT] Investors raise bets on Fed making two rate cuts

[FT] The race to replace Mario Draghi

[FT] China hits out at US over Huawei blacklisting at WTO meeting

[FT] Chinese cities warned to keep lid on house price rises

[FT] Pork prices soar as China struggles to contain swine fever outbreak