Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Hold Gains as Brent Hits 3-Year High: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Stocks advance on robust earnings, inflation fears ebb for now

[Reuters] Oil prices rise on tight supply, set for weekly gain of more than 2%

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Metals Surge as the Energy Crisis Knocks Out More Supply

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Debt Markets Unshaken as China’s Dollar Junk Yields Hit 20%

[Reuters] U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rise in September despite shortages

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Breaks Silence on Evergrande, Says Risks Controllable

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] PBOC Keeps Status Quo on Liquidity With Policy Loan Rollover

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Eases Mortgages for Rest of Year on Evergrande Contagion Worries

[Reuters] Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans

[Reuters] U.S. banks see wealth management boom on borrowing, new assets

[CNBC] Chip shortage could persist for another 2 to 3 years, major Chinese consumer goods maker warns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Aluminum Makers Sound the Alarm About U.S. Magnesium Shortage

[AP] Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction

[Reuters] Russia and China hold joint naval drills in Sea of Japan

[Bloomberg] Container-Ship Traffic Jam in Southeast Asia Worst Since April

[Bloomberg] China’s Central Bank Says Inflation Risks Are Controllable

[NYT] Rising Rents Are Fueling Inflation, Posing Trouble for the Fed

[WSJ] Trading Furor Complicates White House Decisions on Fed Leadership

[WSJ] Oat Rally Reaches Records Amid Drought

[FT] Rising inflation pierces investor complacency

[FT] Biden’s $3.5tn spending plan: ‘There are choices to be made’

[FT] China coal futures post record weekly increase

Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Stage Rally as Earnings Season Kicks Off: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Gains as Traders Seek Haven Amid Persistent High Inflation

[Reuters] U.S. port's supply chain fix challenge: selling 24/7 shifts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Port-Crisis Plan Seeks Inland U.S. Terminals, More Truckers

[Fox Business] 10,000 John Deere workers strike

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Economy Is Showing Strain From Property to Energy Crises

[Bloomberg] La Nina Arrives, Threatening to Stoke Droughts and Roil Markets

[Bloomberg] Wild Weather Sparks Ship Backlog From Shenzhen to Singapore

[WSJ] 4.3 Million Workers Are Missing. Where Did They Go?

[WSJ] Close to 40% of U.S. Households Say They Face Financial Difficulties as Covid-19 Pandemic Continues

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St ends up sharply as earnings, economic data lift optimism

[Reuters] Dollar dips in choppy trading as risk appetite improves

[Reuters] Risk rally pushes U.S. stock investors to unwind short bets -Vanda Research

[Yahoo Finance] Big banks warn that Fed-induced market volatility is coming soon

[AP] In Brazil, worst drought in decades felt at gigantic dam