Monday, August 15, 2022

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Decline Amid Caution Over Economy: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Stocks drift, dollar firms as growth fears stifle sentiment

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Pares Losses as Market Mulls Iran Supply, Weak Economies

[Reuters] U.S. housing starts tumble in July; building permits fall

[MSN/Bloomberg] America’s $7 Trillion Retirement Crisis Is Only Getting Worse

[CNN] Steep water cuts are coming for the Southwest as Colorado River shrinks and Lake Mead's level plummets

[Reuters] China will step up policy support for economy, premier tells state media

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Policy Easing Risks Upending Tentative Return of Inflows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘Too Little, Too Late’ China Rate Cut Spurs Call for More Moves

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Builders Rally on Plans for State-Guaranteed Bond Deals

[Reuters] China supports several private developers with bond guarantee -sources

[AP] High temps, drought in China affect drinking water, crops

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Facing Power Supply Threat From Drought in Sichuan

[AP] Blasts, fire hits military depot in Russian-annexed Crimea

[Reuters] Ukraine calls on world to 'show strength' after shelling near nuclear plant

[AP] Europe drought: German industry at risk as Rhine level falls

[Reuters] Taiwan's president says peace critical to tech supply chain stability

[MSN/Bloomberg] US, Japan, South Korea Conduct Drills to Defend Against Missiles

[MSN/Newsweek] Russia Preparing 'Massive Missile Attack' on Ukraine From Belarus: Intel

[CNBC] Putin slams U.S., claims it wants to drag out war in Ukraine and provoke China

[AP] Putin blasts US ‘hegemony,’ predicts end to ‘unipolar’ world

[MarketWatch] Kissinger says U.S. is heading aimlessly toward brink of war against Russia and China

[CNBC] U.S. Navy is seeing more ‘unsafe’ aerial intercepts by China, says Seventh Fleet commander

[Bloomberg] Rhine River Is Set to Stay Low at Key Waypoint in Coming Days

[FT] US junk bond market in powerful rebound on easing inflation worries

[FT] German recession fears deepen as economy is hit by ‘perfect storm’

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Stocks, U.S. dollar gain despite surprise weak China data

[Reuters] U.S. home builder sentiment, New York state factory activity drop

[CNBC] Homebuilders say U.S. is in a ‘housing recession’ as sentiment turns negative

[Reuters] Analysis: Fed faces balance sheet dilemma as U.S. economy slows

[Reuters] Ignoring Ukraine setbacks, Putin touts 'superior' Russian weapons exports