Monday, September 28, 2020

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] Shares lose ground as U.S. presidential debate looms

[Reuters] U.S. goods trade deficit widens in August

[CNBC] Home prices rose 4.8% in July, according to Case-Shiller index

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Death toll exceeds 1 million people worldwide

[Reuters] Fed's Mester says economic recovery is split into 'tale of two cities'

[MarketWatch] IPO market is headed for busiest third quarter since the dot-com years — and there’s lots more to come

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge Funds in Biggest Dollar Short Since 2017 Risk Squeeze

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Looks to Normalize Monetary Policy as Economy Stabilizes

[Reuters] China faces arduous task in achieving new economic growth model: advisor

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Evaluates Ways to Contain Evergrande Financial Risks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Too-Big-to-Fail Real Estate Giant Pulls Back From Brink

[AP] Tensions mount as Armenia, Azerbaijan continue fighting

[Bloomberg] Warning Signs Are Flashing Ahead of Covid’s Second U.S. Winter

[Bloomberg] New York Region Sees 40% Bankruptcy Surge, Braces for More\

[WSJ] U.S. Retail Bankruptcies, Store Closures Hit Record in First Half

[WSJ] Gold’s Record High Gives New Life to Dollar Doomsayers

[WSJ] Dollar Regains Appeal in Carry Trades

[WSJ] Manhattan Offices Are Nearly Empty, Threatening New York City’s Recovery

[WSJ] Complex Aircraft Investments Face a Reckoning

[FT] Fears of disputed US election fuel market volatility bets

[FT] Upbeat bond market at odds with banks over scale of Covid risks

[FT] Chinese Communist party asserts greater control over private enterprise

Monday Evening Links

[CNBC] U.S. stock futures mostly flat after Monday’s rally

[Reuters] Tech, bank shares drive Wall Street higher

[The Hill] Fears grow of chaotic election

[AP] Healthy US economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019

[Reuters] Fiercest clashes since 1990s rage in Azerbaijan's ethnic Armenian enclave

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Running Biggest Dollar Short Since 2017 Risk Squeeze

[Bloomberg] Taiwan Bank Lending to Chinese Firms Declines Amid Uncertainty

[FT] Chinese Communist party asserts greater control over private enterprise