Sunday, March 8, 2020

Monday's News Links

[CNBC] Dow craters 2,000 points and S&P 500 down more than 7% after trading resumes

[CNBC] 10-year Treasury yield hits new all-time low of 0.318% amid historic flight to bonds

[Reuters] Oil prices plunge by a third after Saudi Arabia launches output war

[Reuters] Gold gains as global markets slide on coronavirus fears

[Reuters] Yen and euro soar as investors stampede to safety amid coronavirus worries

[Reuters] World shares trampled in coronavirus panic, oil prices plunge

[Reuters] Italian bond yields spike, euro zone inflation expectations tumble on recession fears

[Reuters] Oil shock, coronavirus spread sends Saudi, Italy CDS sharply higher

[CNBC] The market has triggered a ‘circuit breaker’ that keeps stocks from falling through the floor. Here’s what you need to know

[CNBC] Fed to step up cash injections for banks to guard against market pressure

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Amazon won’t dock warehouse workers’ pay, US politicians self-quarantine

[Reuters] Japan's economy shrinks faster than estimated as virus compounds recession risk

[Reuters] Nikkei plummets to 14-month low amid heightening coronavirus fears

[Reuters] Italy locks down millions as its coronavirus deaths jump

[Bloomberg] U.S. Credit Market Fear Gauge Surges Most Since Lehman

[Bloomberg] Financial Conditions Are Tightening at Fastest Pace Since Lehman

[Bloomberg] Fed Faces Fresh Pressure to Act, Boosts Repo Operations

[Bloomberg] Historic Day in Markets Has Traders Rethinking What’s Possible

[Bloomberg] Global Rout Threatens to End China’s Leverage-Loving Stock Binge

[Bloomberg] Gulf Currency Pegs in Spotlight as Saudi, Omani Forwards Jump

[Bloomberg] Biggest Rescue of India Bank to Deepen Lenders’ Funding Woes

[NYT] In Coronavirus Fight, China’s Vulnerable Fall Through the Cracks

[FT] Saudi Arabia launches oil price war after Russia deal collapse

[FT] Corporate supply chains vulnerable to coronavirus shocks

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Dow futures tumble more than 1,000 points as all-out oil price war adds to coronavirus stress; 10-year Treasury yield drops below 0.5%

[CNBC] Oil plummets 30% as OPEC deal failure sparks price war

[CNBC] Japan stocks drop more than 4%, Australia shares plummet beyond 5% amid oil price war

[CNBC] Putin just sparked an oil price war with Saudi Arabia — and US energy companies may be the victims

[Reuters] U.S. stock futures tumble at open on coronavirus contagion fears

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: US cases top 500 as Oregon joins list of states declaring emergencies

[AP] Anxiety grips companies across the world as virus spreads

[Reuters] U.S. financial regulators start contingency planning as virus reaches Washington

[Reuters] Investor fears rise over recession, bear market as coronavirus spreads in U.S.

[UK Guardian] Leaked coronavirus plan to quarantine 16m sparks chaos in Italy

[Reuters] Saudi Arabia locks down Qatif region, suspends schools over coronavirus

[Bloomberg] Oil Crashes, U.S. Stock Futures Plunge in Asia: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Crazy Start to Currency Trading Gives Hint of Markets in Crisis

[Bloomberg] Debt-Default Showdown Looms as Lebanon Freezes Eurobond Payment

[FT] US economy is dangerously dependent on Wall Street whims

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Mideast Stocks - Equity markets plunge after OPEC deal collapses

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Washington state weighs mandatory measures to contain outbreak

[Reuters] Alarmed Italy locks down north to prevent spread of coronavirus

[Reuters] Lebanon hopes debt talks could be wrapped up within nine months: minister

[Reuters] Turbulent markets test U.S. retail investors as coronavirus fears rage

[Reuters] U.S. financial regulators start contingency planning as virus reaches Washington

[Reuters] Saudi Arabia slashes April crude oil prices after OPEC’s supply pact collapsed

[Bloomberg] JPMorgan Sees ‘Early Signs’ of Stress on Credit and Funding

[Bloomberg] Private Equity at Crossroads as Rout Offers Deals, Curbs Lending

[Financial Times] Oil price war spells danger for US junk bonds