Sunday, May 15, 2022

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Waver Amid Growth Concerns: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Drops as Virus Lockdowns Across China Pummel Economy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wheat Soars in Risk to Food Inflation as India Restricts Exports

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Traders Reel as Inflation Hits World’s Emerging Local Debt

[Reuters] Surging natural gas prices squeeze U.S. industrial sector

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Economic Activity Collapses Under Xi’s Covid Zero Policy

[Reuters] China's economy skids as lockdowns hit factories, retailers

[Reuters] China April property sales post steepest drop since 2006

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Coal and Gas Power Plummets as Covid Zero Hammers Demand

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: NATO Expansion Nears; Senate Set for Vote on Aid

[AP] In Ukraine and internationally, scenario darkens for Russia

[Reuters] Russia cuts power exports to Finland over failed payments

[AP] McDonald’s to sell its Russian business, try to keep workers

[Reuters] Japan wholesale prices hit record 10% as energy costs soar

[Bloomberg] New York Manufacturing Contracts for Second Time in Three Months

[Bloomberg] China Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged Despite Sharp Economic Slowdown

[Bloomberg] Consumer Confidence Tumbles in Canada as Housing Market Reverses

[WSJ] China’s Economic Distress Deepens as Lockdowns Drag On

[WSJ] A $100 Billion Comedown: Soaring Defaults Shrink Asia’s Junk-Bond Market

[FT] China’s economic activity plummets as Covid lockdowns hit growth

[FT] Outlooks for EU growth and inflation worsen as energy crisis hits

[FT] Inflation returns to haunt Brazilians

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures rise ahead of a big week of retail earnings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Edges Higher Early Monday Amid Growth Risks, NATO News

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Extends Gains as Investors Weigh Russian Ban, China Outlook

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: NATO Embraces Sweden, Finland; US Aid Vote Nears

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany to Stop Russian Oil Imports Regardless of EU Sanctions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Cuts Mortgage Rates to Counter Collapse in Home Sales