Sunday, March 7, 2021

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Fluctuate; Dollar Strengthens: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] 10-year Treasury yield rises to 1.6% after Senate passes stimulus package

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Surge Eases Following Attack on Key Saudi Crude Terminal

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Key Stock Index Enters Correction on Valuation Worries

[Reuters] U.S. could send $1,400 COVID bill payments within days; child tax credit a bigger challenge

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Good Economic News Is Becoming a Double-Edged Sword for Markets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Big Short on Treasuries Spills Over to Yen as Hedge Funds Pounce

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Yuan Becomes Latest Victim of Treasury-Led Selloff

[Reuters] Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi oil heartland with drones, missiles

[Reuters] Shops and factories closed, sarongs waved as protests intensify in Myanmar

[Bloomberg] The Real Taper Tantrum Should Be Happening in China

[Bloomberg] ‘Hey, Hey, Money Maker’: Inside the $156 Billion SPAC Bubble

[FT] Investors fear new Treasury auctions will set off repeat bout of selling

[FT] ECB faces headache from ‘unwelcome’ rise in yields

[FT] Investors should not dismiss Cisco’s dot com collapse as a historical anomaly

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures jump after Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, Dow futures up 200 points

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stock Futures Gain on Growth Outlook; Oil Up: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Jumps Above $71 After Key Saudi Crude Terminal Attacked

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Central Banks Face Jumpy Bond Market With 10 Days of Decisions

[CNBC] U.S. hits record daily Covid vaccinations but health officials warn against loosening restrictions

[Bloomberg] Ferguson: The Fed Doesn’t Fear Inflation. Its Critics Have Longer Memories

[Bloomberg] Treasuries Bear Frenzy Was the Biggest on Record Last Week

[WSJ] Kessler: When the Stock Boom Turns to Bust

[FT] ECB quizzes banks over exposure to Greensill and Gupta

Sunday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Saudi Stocks Lead Gulf Gains on Surging Oil Bets: Inside EM

[CNBC] Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, House Democrats plan final approval Tuesday

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Powell’s Dashboard Shows How Far U.S. Economy Has to Go on Jobs

[CNBC] Chinese foreign minister takes firm tone, calls for ‘non-interference’ between China and the U.S.

[Reuters] China February exports post record surge from COVID-19-depressed 2020 levels

[Reuters] China forex reserves fell to $3.205 trln in Feb

[Bloomberg] Top China Diplomat Warns Biden to Tread Carefully on Taiwan

[WSJ] China-Linked Hack Hits Tens of Thousands of U.S. Microsoft Customers

[FT] Joe Biden enlists ‘Quad’ allies to counter China

[FT] Will the ECB intensify efforts to keep a lid on bond yields?

[FT] Greensill implosion exposes risks of shadow banking

[FT] Militias, corruption and Covid: Rio de Janeiro’s deepening crisis