Sunday, June 20, 2021

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Advance as Fed Jitters Ease; Asia Slumps: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Stocks clamber up from 4-week lows, dollar eases from 10-week high

[CNBC] Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunges 4%, leading losses across major markets in Asia

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Gains as Biggest Weekly Loss in 15 Months Lures Investors

[Reuters] Oil prices firm on summer demand as Iran talks drag

[Reuters] Bitcoin tumbles 10% in wake of deepening China crackdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Dollar Faces Volatile Week as Fed Policy Makers Line Up to Speak

[Reuters] Analysis: Fed's "big tent" framework may fray under inflation surge

[Dow Jones] U.S. Economic Growth Picked Up in May — Chicago Fed

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Calls Top Banks to a Meeting to Reinforce Crypto Ban

[Reuters] China's central bank urges tougher crackdown on cryptocurrencies

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Evergrande Bounces After Four-Year Low, Squeezing Shorts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] JPMorgan Warns of Possible Return of Year-End Funding Stress

[Bloomberg] U.S. 30-Year Yield Drops Below 2% For First Time Since February

[NYT] The Pandemic Stimulus Was Front-Loaded. That Could Mean a Bumpy Year.

[WSJ] What Investors Can Learn From the History of Inflation

[WSJ] Tight Labor Market Returns the Upper Hand to American Workers

[WSJ] Chip Shortages Are Starting to Hit Consumers. Higher Prices Are Likely.

[WSJ] Chinese Junk Bonds Flash Warning Signs

[WSJ] How Long Can America Keep Borrowing?

[FT] How meme lords fuelled a boom in the ‘stonk market’

[FT] Western powers reignite Beijing anger after G7 and Nato warnings

[FT] Belarus bonds tumble as EU considers ‘Venezuela-style’ sanctions

Sunday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Drop as Fed Pivot Saps Reflation Bets: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Stock futures are mostly flat after Dow’s worst week since October

[CNBC] Beware of inflation ‘headwinds’: It could take a year to break even after a 10% to 20% market correction, economist Mark Zandi warns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Faces Flareups in Its Bid to Tame the Commodities Boom

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Warns China on Covid Origin; Cruise Sets Sail: Virus Update

Sunday's News Links

[CNN] The housing market is on fire. The Fed keeps adding gasoline

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Iran Result Dims Chances of Rapid Oil Return, Analyst Says

[CNBC] Supply chain snafus could affect what’s available to you on Amazon Prime Day

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] World Powers Meet on Nuclear Deal After Iran Hardliner Wins

[Reuters] French far right tests voters’ appetite in regional elections

[WSJ] The New Test for Central Bankers’ Cool: Booming House Prices

[FT] China steps up crackdown on bitcoin mining industry