Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street sinks again as virus response falls short

[Reuters] Dollar rules; ECB stimulus boosts bonds

[Reuters] Credit markets flash red as coronavirus hits corporate America

[Reuters] Oil jumps after three-day slump but virus and oversupply still weigh

[Reuters] Fed opens new dollar swap lines with 9 new foreign central banks

[Reuters] ECB to print 1 trillion euro this year to stem coronavirus rout

[Reuters] U.S. Fed moves to ensure liquidity in money market mutual funds

[CNBC] UK prepares for lockdown; EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has coronavirus

[Reuters] Exclusive: China to ramp up spending to revive economy, could cut growth target - sources

[AP] Central banks deploy trillions to keep economy running

[Reuters] Japan may hand out cash to households in stimulus package to battle virus fallout

[Reuters] Australia c.bank embarks on QE, cuts rates to record lows

[Reuters] South Korea warns of global credit crunch, will support dollar funding needs

[NYT] Automakers to Close Factories in North America

[Bloomberg] Enormous De-Leveraging in Bond Market Smacks of Margin Calls

[Bloomberg] Dollar Soars to Record as Funds Dump Everything in Risk Exodus

[Bloomberg] Global Liquidation Triggers Limit Down in Multiple Asia Markets

[Bloomberg] Fed Starts Emergency Program to Aid Money Market Mutual Funds

[Bloomberg] China Builders Face Defaults as Cashflow Comes Under Pressure

[Bloomberg] World Could Need $26 Trillion Stimulus, Top Global Fund Says

[WSJ] Coronavirus Testing Chaos Across America

[WSJ] Consumers Face a Massive Credit Crunch. Lenders Are Still Figuring Out What To Do.

[WSJ] Turmoil in Funding Markets Drags Down Mortgage REITs

[FT] The shocking coronavirus study that rocked the UK and US