Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise With Tapering in Focus After Jobs, ECB: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Asian shares fall on growth and tapering fears, dollar holds firm 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Edges Higher as Dollar Weakens With Slower ECB Bond Buying

[Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims near 18-month low

[Reuters] Fed's Bostic expects central bank to pull back on asset buying this year - WSJ

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Slows Pandemic Bond Buying as Europe’s Economy Rebounds

[Reuters] ECB dials back support but signals no end to stimulus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Factory Inflation Surge to Add Pressure to Global Prices

[Reuters] China's factory inflation hits 13-year high as materials costs soar

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Lets Evergrande Reset Debt Terms to Ease Cash Crunch

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Tells Gaming Firms to End ‘Solitary’ Focus on Profit

[SA/WP] Xi's crackdown is remaking Chinese society

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Uranium Jumps to Highest Since 2014 as Fund Buys Physical Supply

[Reuters] Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

[Reuters] North Korea puts hazmat suits on parade for national day, but no missiles

[Bloomberg] Authers: Debt Markets' Eerie Calm Echoes Eve of 2007 Credit Crisis

[WSJ] Fed’s Bostic: Door Remains Open to Bond Buying Taper This Year

[WSJ] Democrats’ Split Deepens Over Powell Fed Reappointment

[WSJ] Hurricane Ida’s Fallout Continues to Cripple U.S. Oil Production

[WSJ] Global Economic Warfare Intensifies as Military Conflict Recedes

[FT] ECB to slow asset purchases ‘moderately’ as economic outlook improves

[FT] Evergrande liquidity crisis: why the property developer faces mounting default risk

[FT] Inflation splits emerging countries into doves and hawks

Wednesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Drop Amid Concern Over Growth Outlook: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Dow and S&P 500 fall for third straight day as investors grow cautious in September 

[CNBC] Businesses are feeling stronger inflation and paying higher wages, Fed’s ‘Beige Book’ says

[Reuters] Fed officials say tapering could still get started this year

[Reuters] U.S. economy "downshifted slightly" in August -Fed's Beige Book

[AP] COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom

[Reuters] Brazil chief justice rebuffs Bolsonaro, speaker calls for calm

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street falls as growth worries grip investors 

[Reuters] Pre-ECB jitters knock 1% off European stocks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Advances With Ida’s Impact on U.S. Supply Lingering

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Aluminum Hits 13-Year High as Supply Woes Build, Demand Booms

[CNBC] Yellen urges Congress to raise debt limit, warns Pelosi about extraordinary measures running out soon

[Reuters] Democrats will not raise debt limit in $3.5 trillion bill -Pelosi

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] No Hurricane Has Hit U.S. Energy Markets Quite Like Ida Has

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] High-Grade Borrowing Onslaught Sets Two-Day Record With 38 Deals

[Reuters] U.S. markets regulator takes aim at Coinbase lending product

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Official Who Warned on Real Estate Was Active REIT Trader

[CNBC] Most expensive home in America defaults on $165 million in debt, heads for sale