Monday, March 1, 2021

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Decline as Europe Shares Gain: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Wall Street heads for subdued start, on bond watch

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Focus on Bubble Risks Is a Warning Sign for Stock Market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China ‘Worried’ About Bubbles in Property, Foreign Markets

[Reuters] Australia's central bank commits to keep 3-year yields low amid bond rout

[Reuters] To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

[Yahoo/Bloomberg[ Xi Mobilizes China for Tech Revolution to Cut Dependence on West

[Reuters] Brazil monthly producer price inflation 3.36% in January, second highest since 2014

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] How Covid-19 caused a global shortage of semiconductors and computer chips

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] India Inc. Borrowing Costs Surge Most Since 2013 Menacing Growth

[Bloomberg] Taiwan Factories Face Worst Supply-Chain Delays on Record

[WSJ] Greensill Faces Another Fund Freeze as It Explores Insolvency

[WSJ] Chinese Developer’s $4.6 Billion in Offshore Debt Is in Doubt After Default

[FT] Asia shares fall as China bank regulator warns of foreign ‘bubble’

[FT] The US’s blockbuster manufacturing PMI points to supply chain issues

[FT] Spac dealmaking sets new record

[FT] Brazil virus variant found to evade natural immunity

[FT] Democratic senators call for tougher capital requirements for US banks

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Track U.S. Gains; Treasuries Steady: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Sinks Toward $60 Before OPEC+ Meets to Decide on Supplies

[Reuters] S&P 500 surges in strongest one-day rise since June

[Reuters] Senate to debate COVID-19 bill this week after Democrats retreat on minimum wage

[CNBC] Fed policy changes could be coming in response to bond market turmoil, economists say

[CNBC] Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders propose 3% wealth tax on billionaires

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] San Antonio Says Texas Storm Left It With $1 Billion Power Bill

[Reuters] S.Korea's factory activity expands at fastest pace in almost 11 years

Monday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Jumps 2% in Risk-On Rally; Treasuries Drop: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] S&P 500 set for best day in nine months on vaccine, stimulus cheer

[Reuters] U.S. manufacturing activity hits three-year high; cost pressures accelerating

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB’s Villeroy Signals Action to Battle Threat of Rising Yields

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Barkin Plays Down Market Swing, Says Focus Is Real Economy

[Reuters] Texas power cooperative files for bankruptcy, citing $1.8 billion grid debt

[Reuters] Brainard says pandemic showed financial systems flaws, need for reform

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Greensill Supply Chain Empire Unravels as Backers Show Doubt

[Reuters] Greensill Capital in trouble as Credit Suisse suspends funds

[WSJ] U.S. to Take Hard Line on Chinese Trade Practices, Administration Says

[WSJ] Biden’s Plans to Rally Allies on China Are Put to the Test

[WSJ] Fed’s Brainard Urges Steps to Address Weaknesses in Short-Term Funding Markets

[WSJ] Greensill Capital Faces Possible Insolvency After Credit Suisse Suspends Investment Funds

[WSJ] Texas Blackout Bills Plunge Power Supplier Brazos Into Bankruptcy