Thursday, September 17, 2020

Friday's News Links

[CNBC] U.S. stocks are mixed after Dow snaps a 4-day winning streak

[Reuters] Global stocks weighed down by virus angst, lack of stimulus

[Reuters] Oil prices fall after Haftar signals Libya output to resume

[Reuters] What are the Fed's new hurdles for rate hikes? Only the Fed knows

[Reuters] Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday - officials

[CNBC] Government mortgage bailout numbers improve slowly, but the real test is ahead

[Reuters] Explainer: What happens next with UK plan to breach Brexit divorce treaty?

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Israel locks down again ahead of High Holidays; EU strikes vaccine deal with Sanofi, GSK

[MarketWatch] Billionaire investor Ray Dalio on capitalism’s crisis: The world is going to change ‘in shocking ways’ in the next five years

[NPR] 'A Very Serious Situation': WHO Says Coronavirus Cases Are Rising In Europe Again

[Forbes] Nearly Half Of All Americans, Including Most Republicans, Say They Would Not Get Covid-19 Vaccine

[Reuters] Taiwan scrambles jets as 18 Chinese planes buzz during U.S. visit

[FT] Investors vent their frustration over Fed’s balance sheet inertia

[FT] Why China’s recovery is not what it seems

[FT] China cranks up tensions in Taiwan Strait as US diplomat visits Taipei

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street sinks more than 1% as tech stocks resume slide

[Reuters] Latam FX retreats, Argentine assets plunge on capital controls

[Reuters] U.S. labour market recovery stalling; housing market presses ahead

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: New York City delays in-person classes again; Texas starts reopening after summer surge

[Reuters] France sees new 24-hour record of more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases

[FT] Wildfires, hurricanes and vanishing sea ice: the climate crisis is here