Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fluctuate as Traders Assess Fed Rate Path: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Fluctuates on Demand Concerns, US Reserve Restocking Plan

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Offshore Yuan Drops Past 7 Per Dollar for First Time Since 2020

[Reuters] U.S. retail sales increase in August; weekly jobless claims fall

[Reuters] U.S. railroad strike averted as unions, companies reach tentative deal

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Amtrak Cancels Long-Distance Trains as Rail-Strike Deadline Draws Near

[Reuters] U.S. tech-focused hedge funds brace for heavy losses amid market slide

[AP] As ‘buy now, pay later’ plans grow, so do delinquencies

[Reuters] U.S. consumer watchdog plans to regulate 'buy-now, pay-later' companies

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Blackout Plans in Play as Europe Sees Shortages: Energy Update

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB’s Guindos Calls for ‘Determined Action’ in Inflation Fight

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Holds Key Rate, Withdraws Liquidity Amid Yuan Defense

[Reuters] China c.bank pauses monetary easing, partially rolls policy loan, keeps rate unchanged

[Reuters] Chinese economy's export pillar shows cracks from global slowdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Banks Cut Deposit Rates in First Broad Move Since 2015

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Record Trade Deficit Shows Growing Pain of Feeble Yen

[AP] Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as Ukraine war dominates

[Reuters] Putin praises Xi over Ukraine, scolds U.S. 'provocations' on Taiwan

[Reuters] Factbox: How does the Xi and Putin 'no limits' partnership work?

[Reuters] Russia says its navy in joint patrols with China in Pacific

[Bloomberg] US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rise After Drop in Prior Month

[Bloomberg] US Jobless Claims Fall for a Fifth Week Amid Strong Labor Demand

[NYT] New Inflation Developments Are Rattling Markets and Economists. Here’s Why.

[WSJ] China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin Showcase Growing Ties

[FT] Wall St regulator backs fresh push to shore up $24tn Treasury market

[FT] Fortress China: Xi Jinping’s plan for economic independence

[FT] Guo Guangchang’s empire under scrutiny as Fosun shares fall

[FT] Investors on edge before $15bn debt sale to fund Citrix buyout

[FT] Cutting Germany’s risky trade dependence on China