Monday, June 28, 2021

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Mixed Amid Variant Fears; Dollar Climbs: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Stock markets on edge over Delta virus variant, Fed policy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Slides With Covid Concerns Resurfacing Ahead of OPEC+ Meet

[CNBC] Home prices surged in April at a ‘truly extraordinary’ rate, S&P Case-Shiller says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stimulus ‘Pandexit’ Is Next Big Challenge as Recovery Quickens

[Politico] White House targets corporate giants in draft executive order

[CNBC] Top investment strategist David Roche warns the Fed could burst a market ‘bubble’

[CNBC] These charts show the dramatic increase in China’s debt

[Reuters] Pandemic boom drives UK house prices up by most since 2004

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] World Bank Warns South Asia Risks ‘Hidden Debt’ Financial Crises

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Deadly Delta Variant Starts to Ripple Through Emerging Markets

[Reuters] Undeclared conflict? America's battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again

[Bloomberg] Hubbard and Kohn: Our Financial Early Warning System Is Broken

[Bloomberg] Bank of Japan Cuts Some Bond Purchase Targets Over Next Quarter

[NYT] Boom Times for Lawyers as Washington Pursues Big Tech

[WSJ] Car Dealers Are Selling More Vehicles Above the Sticker Price

[WSJ] Archegos Is a Warning for Aggressive Financial Markets, Says BIS

[FT] Bundesbank boss calls on ECB to scale back bond purchases

[FT] Archegos revealed flaws of markets that still need to be tackled

[FT] Reflation trade unwind wrongfoots several big-name hedge funds

[FT] What’s fuelling China’s new online nationalists

[FT] Taiwan’s unity cracks under Chinese disinformation onslaught

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Seen Mixed Amid Curbs, Treasuries Rise: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 closes at a record

[Reuters] Oil falls 2% on rising COVID-19 cases, ahead of OPEC+ talks

[Reuters] McConnell ups pressure on Biden, Democrats over U.S. infrastructure

[Reuters] Fed's Barkin says U.S. has made "substantial further progress" on inflation goal

[Reuters] NY Fed's Williams says major questions need to addressed as digital currencies emerge

[Reuters] Pacific Northwest cities shatter heat records again, life grinds to a halt

[Reuters] U.S. troops come under fire in Syria after strikes against Iran-backed militias

[Bloomberg] Rubin Sees ‘Material Risk’ High U.S. Inflation Will Be Enduring

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Nasdaq at record high on a boost from tech stocks

[Reuters] Global shares flat, dollar eases ahead of U.S. jobs data

[Yahoo Finance] Hot housing market could threaten labor market recovery: Boston Fed's Rosengren

[Reuters] McConnell ups pressure on Biden, Democrats over infrastructure

[CNBC] El-Erian says the Fed is behind on inflation and risks another recession if it is forced to catch up

[Reuters] ECB hawks and doves spar as tapering debate fires up

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Complicates Nuclear Talks by Hitting Iran-Backed Groups

[Bloomberg] New Water Wars Are Coming to the American West