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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Drift Higher Before Jobs Data; Dollar Dips: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Investors in China wary as alcohol and e-cigarettes stocks become latest casualties

[Reuters] Oil prices rise on Mideast tensions; crude stock build caps gains

[AP] US trade deficit hits record $75.7 billion in June

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Decline for a Second Week

[Reuters] Analysis: Democrats see chance to reset Wall St. oversight when top Fed official steps down

[AP] Worst-Case Scenario: Firms wrestle with supply bottlenecks

[Reuters] Analysis: Stagflation? Recession? Bond market messages puzzle investors

[Reuters] China-U.S. container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record

[Reuters] U.S. COVID-19 cases hit six-month high at over 100,000 

[Reuters] Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Typhoons Pose Latest Supply-Chain Threat as Ports Shut

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOE Warns Tightening to Be Needed as Inflation Seen Spiking

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Brazil Pledges to End Monetary Stimulus With Steeper Rate Hikes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Czechs Lift Rates Again as Focus Moves to Plans for More Hikes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Imposes Restrictions as Delta Reaches Nearly Half the Country

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown strategy

[AP] Israeli defense minister threatens Iran with military action

[WSJ] SEC Chief Gary Gensler Braces for Clash With Crypto Traders

[FT] Bond rally pushes global stock of negative-yielding debt above $16tn

[FT] Hedge funds betting on bond market anomalies hit $1tn in assets mark

[FT] Shipping costs are still surging at breakneck speed

[FT] China flexes nuclear muscle to burnish its big power credentials

[FT] Fires and floods: can science link extreme weather to climate change?