Monday, March 15, 2021

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Up; Oil Slips: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] Oil drops amid rising stockpiles and COVID-19 demand concerns

[Reuters] Fed officials may talk technical rate move but delay acting for now

[CNBC] Why this week’s Fed meeting could be ‘March madness’ for markets

[CNBC] Harsh weather temporarily weighs on U.S. retail sales in February

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Small Businesses Are Holding Off the Debt Apocalypse. For Now.

[Reuters] Analysis: Private equity investors fret over record U.S. buyout prices

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi Jinping Warns Against Tech Excess in Sign Crackdown Will Widen

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Evergrande $121 Billion Empire to Give Scorecard After Scare

[Reuters] ECB wants to keep yields in check while economy heals, Lane tells FT

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] VIX Meets Tough Resistance as Fears of ‘Mini-Shocks’ Persist

[Reuters] Toyota warns rivals' gasoline engine phase-out goals must overcome huge challenges

[Reuters] Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression' on first Asia trip

[Reuters] Biden's top diplomat calls for deeper Japan ties, as China, North Korea cast shadow

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Kicked Off 2021 With $49 Billion Sale of Treasuries

[NYT] The Financial Crisis the World Forgot

[WSJ] Fed Seen Standing Firm on Interest Rates, Bond Purchases

[WSJ] The Pandemic Ignited a Housing Boom—but It’s Different From the Last One

[WSJ] Chinese Monetary Policy Looks Looser Than Advertised

[WSJ] Fearing a Property Bubble, China Overhauls How It Sells Land

[FT] Five things to watch from the Federal Reserve meeting

[FT] Treasury sell-off sweeps in to US corporate bond market

[FT] Bank of Japan wrestles with never-ending stimulus

[FT] Business worries intensify over China’s tightening grip on Hong Kong

Monday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fluctuate Near Record Highs; Oil Pares Loss: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Investor questions for the Fed: rebound, inflation and yields

[Reuters] A year since Black Monday 2 and a round trip for markets

[Reuters] Germany, Italy, France to halt AstraZeneca shots, further hitting EU vaccination campaign

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] GOP’s Toomey Seeks Democratic Help to Free Fannie, Freddie