Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise With Tapering in Focus After Jobs, ECB: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Asian shares fall on growth and tapering fears, dollar holds firm 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Edges Higher as Dollar Weakens With Slower ECB Bond Buying

[Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims near 18-month low

[Reuters] Fed's Bostic expects central bank to pull back on asset buying this year - WSJ

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Slows Pandemic Bond Buying as Europe’s Economy Rebounds

[Reuters] ECB dials back support but signals no end to stimulus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Factory Inflation Surge to Add Pressure to Global Prices

[Reuters] China's factory inflation hits 13-year high as materials costs soar

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Lets Evergrande Reset Debt Terms to Ease Cash Crunch

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Tells Gaming Firms to End ‘Solitary’ Focus on Profit

[SA/WP] Xi's crackdown is remaking Chinese society

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Uranium Jumps to Highest Since 2014 as Fund Buys Physical Supply

[Reuters] Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

[Reuters] North Korea puts hazmat suits on parade for national day, but no missiles

[Bloomberg] Authers: Debt Markets' Eerie Calm Echoes Eve of 2007 Credit Crisis

[WSJ] Fed’s Bostic: Door Remains Open to Bond Buying Taper This Year

[WSJ] Democrats’ Split Deepens Over Powell Fed Reappointment

[WSJ] Hurricane Ida’s Fallout Continues to Cripple U.S. Oil Production

[WSJ] Global Economic Warfare Intensifies as Military Conflict Recedes

[FT] ECB to slow asset purchases ‘moderately’ as economic outlook improves

[FT] Evergrande liquidity crisis: why the property developer faces mounting default risk

[FT] Inflation splits emerging countries into doves and hawks