Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fluctuate as Traders Weigh Inflation Risks: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Asia shares fall as global energy crunch fuels inflation worries

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Gains With Energy Shortage Boosting Winter Demand

[Reuters] Yen slumps as rising energy prices, U.S. yields bite

[Reuters] Energy crunch stokes inflation, economic recovery fears

[AP] House returns to stave off default with debt limit vote

[CNBC] IMF cuts its global growth forecast, citing supply disruptions and the pandemic

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BofA Warns the Fed Won’t Rush to Stock Market’s Rescue This Time

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stagflation Is All Anyone in Markets Wants to Talk About Now

[Reuters] 'Desperate for tires.' Components shortage roils U.S. harvest

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Developers See More Debt-Rating Cuts: Evergrande Update

[Reuters] China's property sector stalked by Evergrande default fears

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Developer Sinic Warns of Default as Hidden Risks Mount

[Reuters] Looming Evergrande bond coupon payments intensify contagion fears

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Developer Fantasia’s Troubles Mount After Directors Quit

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Starts Inspection on Financial Regulators, State Banks

[Reuters] China launches new round of graft busting in finance sector

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Physical Coal Prices in China Surge on Nationwide Shortage

[Reuters] Japan wholesale inflation hits 13-year high, squeezing corporate profits

[CNBC] China isn’t the only huge Asian economy with a coal shortage now

[Reuters] Putin orders government to protect households from inflation

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Rethinks Path to Climate Goals Due to Energy Crisis

[Bloomberg] Coal Hits Another Record in China as Floods Deepen Energy Crisis

[Bloomberg] Heart Damage Plagues Covid Survivors a Year After Infection, Study Shows

[NYT] In China, Home Buyers Who Went All In Say They Want Out

[WSJ] China to Let Power Prices Rise in Bid to Fix Electricity Crunch

[FT] IMF warns of need to be ‘very, very vigilant’ of rising inflation risks

[FT] The acute dangers of a conflict over Taiwan

[FT] China’s bellicose behaviour is the driver of tensions in Asian waters

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Set to Dip Amid Inflation, China Risks: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Wall St ends choppy session lower on earnings jitters; financials down

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Crude Closes Above $80 With Energy Crisis Boosting Demand

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Commodity Surge Fuels Inflation Threat

[Reuters] Dollar attracts safe-haven flows, soars versus yen

[Yahoo Finance] 'Home prices will grow a further 16%' by end of next year: Goldman forecast

[Reuters] Poor countries' debt rose 12% to record $860 bln in 2020- World Bank

Monday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Drop Amid Oil Jump, China Crackdown Worries: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] Surging oil prices lift U.S. material, energy stocks; Yen wilts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Turkish Lira Slides to Record Low on Rising Tensions, Rate Cut

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Favorite Bond Market Inflation Gauge Set to ‘Cross the Rubicon’

[Yahoo Finance] Fed Chairman Powell's renomination odds complicated by trading scandal

[Reuters] U.S. IPO boom braves market volatility

[Reuters] JPMorgan's Dimon blasts bitcoin as 'worthless', due for regulation

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Shale Oil Is Booming Again in the Permian

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fierce Winds Raise California Fire Threat, Bring Blackouts

[Bloomberg] Lending at U.S. Banks Drops to New Low as Cash Hoards Rise

[WSJ] Xi Jinping Scrutinizes Chinese Financial Institutions’ Ties With Private Firms

[WSJ] Oil Price Jumps Above $80 and Natural Gas Races Higher, Turbocharged by Supply Shortages