Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Rise on Aid Report; Stocks Advance: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Stimulus helps stocks shrug off impeachment chaos

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Fall Most Since September, Pulling Back From 13-Year High

[Reuters] Dollar holds gains as markets await Biden's stimulus plan

[Reuters] Biden to unveil plan to pump $1.5 trillion into pandemic-hit economy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Jobless Claims Jump by Most Since March, Approach 1 Million

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biden Economic Plan to Test Republican Taste for Dealmaking

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Italy’s Conte Fights to Retain Power After Junior Ally Quits

[CNBC] Italy plunges into political crisis — again: Here’s what you need to know

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Trade Surplus Hits Record as Pandemic Fuels Exports

[Reuters] Chinese exports grow by more than expected in December, imports quicken

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rising Yields Approach Trigger Point That Risks Upsetting Stocks

[AP] German economy shrank 5% in pandemic year 2020

[Reuters] COVID-19 infection gives some immunity, but virus can still be spread, study finds

[Bloomberg] Italian Bonds Slide as Investors Fret Over Early Election Risk

[Bloomberg] Bond Market’s Scariest Gauge Is Worse Than Ever

[Bloomberg] UBS Analysts Say Evergrande May Tumble in Dramatic Sell Call

[WSJ] Delayed Vaccine Rollout Spells Risk for Debt Investors

[WSJ] Shrinking Grain Supplies Send Prices Soaring

[WSJ] Trump Impeachment Deepens GOP Divide

[FT] Annual inflows drive ETF industry assets to all-time high of $8tn

[FT] Red-hot markets allow PE groups to load up targets with extra debt

[FT] A nation teetering on the edge struggles through transfer of power