Monday, May 27, 2019

Tuesday's News Links

[Reuters] Stocks rally cut off by EU threats over Italy's budget

[CNBC] 10-year Treasury yield drops to 19-month low as trade fights threaten US growth

[Reuters] Oil defies trade fears as prices rise on tight supply

[CNBC] Home price gains weaken yet again in March: S&P Case-Shiller index

[CNBC] Increasing tariffs on China will likely hurt US growth, says Nomura

[SCMP] Was This the Moment U.S.-China Trade Talks Fell Apart?

[Reuters] China dreams on hold: heartland city feels chill of economic slowdown

[Reuters] Trump expects Japan's military to reinforce United States in Asia and beyond

[Reuters] Italy's Salvini calls for new ECB role to guarantee state debts

[AP] Chinese tourism to US drops for 1st time in 15 years

[Reuters] Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with U.S.: foreign ministry

[Bloomberg] PBOC Adds Liquidity as Bank Seizure Ratchets Up Stress

[Bloomberg] China's First Bank Seizure in 20 Years Spooks Investors

[Bloomberg] Italian Bonds Slide for Second Day After EU Vote Boosts Salvini

[Bloomberg] Americans Snap Up Imports From Vietnam at China’s Expense

[Bloomberg] Turkey's Industrial Giants Are Being Squeezed by Financing Costs

[Bloomberg] India Shadow Lenders Face a Margin Squeeze From RBI Guidelines

[Bloomberg] Merkel Decides Her Chosen Successor Isn’t Up to the Job

[WSJ] Trade Fight, Curbs on Huawei Threaten 5G Growth in U.S.

[WSJ] Regulators, Investors Zero In on Corporate Debt Market

[WSJ] REITs Bet Big on the Mortgage Market

[FT] Risk of liquidity shocks haunts China’s fast-growing bond markets

[FT] Matteo Salvini flexes his muscles in call for ‘fiscal shock’ tax cuts

[FT] Lending growth among EU member states diverges

Monday Evening Links

[AP] World stocks rise as EU vote avoids worst case scenarios

[Reuters] European shares rise, Athens stocks jump on snap election

[Reuters] EU likely to start disciplinary steps vs Italy in June over debt

[Reuters] Adjudicator says any security defense of U.S. auto tariffs at WTO 'very difficult'

[Reuters] Ball in U.S. court to start trade talks: EU trade chief

[Bloomberg] China’s Banking Cleanup Needs a Bigger Mop