Monday's News Links

[Reuters] Gold roars to record high, dollar dives again

[CNBC] Stocks rise ahead of big week of earnings, coronavirus stimulus in focus

[Reuters] Dollar struggles amid Sino-U.S. tensions, coronavirus woes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rips Up Record Book as $2,000 Test Looms in Hunt for Haven

[Reuters] U.S. core capital goods orders beat expectations in June

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Moderna wins additional U.S. funding; WHO deems Covid-19 ‘most severe’ health emergency

[Reuters] China takes over U.S. consulate premises in Chengdu as ties worsen

[Reuters] Global prospects dim for China's tech champions as great powers clash

[Reuters] China reports 61 new COVID-19 cases for Sunday, highest daily domestic infections since March 6

[Bloomberg] Dollar Bears Set Currency on Course for Worst July in a Decade

[Bloomberg] Global Second Waves Emerge; China Cases Jump: Virus Update

[Bloomberg] Office Vacancies in China’s Cities Soar Even as Economy Reopens

[WSJ] Fed Outlook Turns Gloomier as Coronavirus Spreads

[WSJ] A Big Unknown in Covid-19 Vaccine Development: How Long Will Protection Last?

[WSJ] Coronavirus Is Back With a Vengeance in Places Where It Had All but Vanished

[FT] Modi stumbles: India’s deepening coronavirus crisis

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures rise ahead of big week of earnings, coronavirus stimulus in focus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Futures Touch Record as Haven Demand Builds, Contract Rolls

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Extends Drop, Gold Futures Rise to Record: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] White House, Senate Republicans reach agreement on coronavirus aid bill, Meadows says

[CNBC] Mnuchin says GOP coronavirus relief plan ready as unemployment boost runs out — ‘We can move very quickly’

[Reuters] Trump aides float piecemeal approach to coronavirus relief in Congress

[Reuters] Joint EU debt must not become a regular thing: Germany's Weidmann

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Profits Tank 73% as Earnings Season Kicks into High Gear

[Reuters] Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons

[Bloomberg] Ray Dalio Warns of U.S.-China ‘Capital War’ That Would Hit Dollar

[WSJ] Investors Set Aside Coronavirus Worries, Driving a ‘Melt-Up’ in Markets

[WSJ] Why Growth in the Fed’s Asset Portfolio Has Paused

[WSJ] Covid’s Next Economic Crisis: Developing-Nation Debt

[FT] US urged to exploit cracks in Russia-China relationship

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Staff leaving U.S. Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms

[CNBC] Here are five charts illustrating U.S. economic trends amid the coronavirus pandemic

[CNBC] Op-Ed: The U.S.-China clash has entered perilous new territory

[Bloomberg] Fed to Debate Dimming Outlook as Virus Surges, Fiscal Help Hangs

[Bloomberg] Europe’s Economy to Outpace U.S. in Upending of Past Roles

[WSJ Investor Anxiety Turns to Greed, Driving Risky Market ‘Melt-Up’

[WSJ] Expiring Jobless Aid Puts Pressure on GOP Senators