Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Stocks, euro slip as ECB set to join rate hike club

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] European Bonds Plunge as Euro Heads Higher on ECB: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] European Gas Soars as Fire in US Compounds Russia Supply Concern

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Fluctuates as New Shanghai Curbs Counter Strong Fuels Market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Cements July Liftoff With Bond-Buying to End in Three Weeks

[Reuters] ECB raises inflation, cuts growth forecasts

[Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims rise more than expected

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Why Inflation Is Hitting American Households Like Never Before

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: US Blames Russia for Hunger; Grain Talks Sputter

[Reuters] Ukraine says troops hold on Sievierodonetsk, advance in south

[Reuters] China COVID jitters flare up as parts of Shanghai resume lockdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Exports Rebound in May as Covid Disruptions Ease

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yen at 150 May Risk Rerun of Asia Financial Crisis, O’Neill Says

[Reuters] In shadow of Ukraine war, U.S. and China set to clash at Asian security meeting

[WSJ] Leveraged Loans Become Pricey, Robbing Buyout Boom of Momentum

[WSJ] U.S. Considering Reducing Tariffs on China to Ease Inflation, Yellen Says

[WSJ] SEC’s Revamp of Stock-Trading Rules Faces Criticism From Wall Street

[WSJ] Home Buyers Are Finding Creative Ways to Make Cash Offers

[WSJ] Wheat Harvest Outside Ukraine Is Also Under Threat, Adding Pressure to Global Supply

[FT] ECB plans quarter-percentage point rate rise in July as ultra-loose policy ends

[FT] Runs on Chinese local banks spur fears over health of regional lenders

[FT] China’s reopening already faces challenges

[FT] China digs in for permanent zero-Covid with testing and quarantine regime

[FT] Spac boom dies as wary investors retreat

Wednesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Struggle on Inflation Gloom Amid Higher Oil: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Stock futures are flat on Wednesday evening

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near Three-Month High as US Stockpiles Tighten Further

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yen Is a Whisker Away From Sliding to the Lowest in About 24 Years

[NYT] White House Struggles to Talk About the ‘Problem From Hell’

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street ends down with U.S. Treasury yields above 3%

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] SEC Chief Takes Aim at Payment-for-Order Flow in Sweeping Plans for Stock Markets

[Reuters] U.S. SEC chief unveils plan to overhaul Wall Street stock trading

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: The Price of War; De-Mining Ports a Lengthy Task

[Reuters] Russia's economic slump will wipe out 15 years of gains - IIF

[Reuters] Rising risk of more capital controls in Turkey - S&P Global

[Reuters] Iran expanding nuclear work, switching off cameras amid IAEA censure