Monday, August 24, 2020

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Climb on Trade Optimism: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Asian stocks mostly higher as trade, virus treatment hopes lift mood

[Reuters] U.S. new home sales beat expectations in July

[CNBC] Home prices show signs of recovery, rising 4.3% in June, according to Case-Shiller index

[Reuters] As uncertainty threatens U.S. growth, Fed seeks more firepower

[Reuters] China agrees with U.S. to push forward implementation of Phase 1 trade deal

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Fauci warns that rushing a vaccine could disrupt trials

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The Great Inflation Debate Is Heating Up With Trillions at Stake

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds No Longer Work to Diversify Stock Risk, Credit Suisse Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Losses from China Overseas Takeover Binge Are Piling Up Fast

[Reuters] Turkey, Greece to hold rival naval drills as Germany aims to cool row

[WSJ] California Wildfires Grow as Responders Brace for More Blazes

[FT] The risk of China-US military conflict is worryingly high

[FT] ECB support wipes out stress over bank funding

[FT] Shenzhen: where property speculation is ‘more lucrative than dealing drugs’

Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] S&P, Nasdaq close at new highs as Wall Street rides bull momentum

[Reuters] Global stocks advance on coronavirus treatment hopes, dollar gains

[CNBC] Powell set to deliver ‘profoundly consequential’ speech, changing how the Fed views inflation

[Reuters] Top U.S., Chinese official optimistic on Phase 1 trade deal after phone call: USTR

[Reuters] Global companies raise most funds for the month of August in a decade

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: First confirmed case of reinfection; WHO says 172 countries on global vaccine plan

[Reuters] Erdogan says Greece 'sowing chaos' in Mediterranean

[Bloomberg] Losses from China’s Overseas Takeover Binge Are Piling Up Fast

[Bloomberg] China’s Banks Hire Tens of Thousands in Latest Rescue Mission