Sunday, May 16, 2021

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Drop With Europe; Gold Climbs: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Hits Three-Month High as Speculators Increase Bullish Bets

[Reuters] Global stocks press pause, gold hits 3-mth high on inflation concerns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] World’s Worst Stock Rout Extends as Taiwan Tightens Virus Curbs

[Reuters] Dollar gains amid caution over virus, data fails to inspire yuan

[Reuters] China's industrial output growth slows in April, retail sales miss forecasts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Offers Banks Nearly $16 Billion to Maintain Liquidity

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Recovery Comes Off Boil as Consumer Spending Lags

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Huarong Secures Funding Backstop From State Banks Through August

[Reuters] Analysis: Rising bond yields, calm ECB - this time is different

[Bloomberg] The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything

[Bloomberg] Iron Ore Rebounds as China Mills Churn Out Steel at Record Pace

[WSJ] Even Short-Term Inflation Will Test the Fed

[FT] Central banks seek out riskier assets for reserves in yield drought

[FT] Corporate bond downgrades by China rating agencies triple

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures dip slightly after Wall Street’s worst week since February

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bitcoin Drops After Musk Implies Tesla May Sell Coin

[CNBC] Elon Musk suggests Tesla is dumping bitcoin holdings

[Dow Jones] Companies Ponder Speeding Up Plans to Bring Workers Back to Offices

[Dow Jones] Inequality Would Widen if U.S. Policies Spur Sustained Inflation — Outlook

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Singapore Closes Schools; U.S. Near 11-Month Low: Virus Update

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up

[Dow Jones] Central Banks Jump Into Climate-Change Policy Fray

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Vigilantes Swarm European Economies Where Inflation Is Hot

[AP] Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks

[Bloomberg] Inflation Angst Turns TIPS Into Must-Watch $1.6 Trillion Market