Monday, October 21, 2019

Tuesday's News Links

[Reuters] Shares rise amid Brexit tussle as focus shifts to earnings

[Reuters] Chinese vice foreign minister says progress made in trade talks with U.S.

[Reuters] Brexit in the balance as Johnson faces crunch votes

[Reuters] Canada's Trudeau clings to power, but loses some of his luster

[Reuters] NY Fed accepts $35 billion in overnight repo bids

[CNBC] Long-term negative rates have ‘adverse consequences’ we don’t fully understand, says Jamie Dimon

[Reuters] Turkey may resume Syria assault as some Kurdish fighters yet to withdraw: Erdogan

[Bloomberg] Government Hints Major Amendments Would Kill Bill: Brexit Update

[Bloomberg] China’s Central Bank Boosts Liquidity Ahead of Tax Payment Surge

[Bloomberg] Half the World’s Banks Are Too Weak to Survive a Downturn, McKinsey Says

[Bloomberg] The Short-Volatility Trade Is Now So Big It's Starting to Break

[Bloomberg] Asian Tech Icon Flirts With Crisis After Whistle-Blowers Attack CEO

[WSJ] Wave of Financial Stress Hits Low-Rated Companies

[WSJ] All About the Money: Why Hong Kong Matters So Much to China

[FT] Investors start to ponder ‘QE infinity’ from the ECB

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Trade hopes boost Wall Street; tech shares lead gains

[Reuters] Trump praises U.S.-China trade talks as Beijing seeks billions in WTO case against U.S.

[Reuters] Explainer: As PM Johnson pushes ahead with Brexit, what happens now in parliament?

[CNBC] Falling profit margins raise some alarm: ‘It can be a precursor to layoffs and a recession’

[Bloomberg] Analysts Are Taking a Knife to Their 2020 Profit Estimates

[WSJ] This Year’s Hottest Trade: Buying Everything