Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Waver Amid Fed Policy, Growth Risks: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Oil slips as fears of imminent OPEC+ output cut fade

[Reuters] Central bankers head to U.S. mountains with a bad case of inflation reflux

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Kashkari Says ‘Very Clear’ Fed Needs to Tighten Monetary Policy

[CNBC] First-time buyers show more demand for mortgages, even as interest rates rise

[Reuters] Ukrainians, weary but defiant, mark Independence Day amid fears of new attacks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Warns of Attacks on Independence Day

[Reuters] Analysis: Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace - on his terms

[Reuters] China faces heatwave havoc on power, crops and livestock

[MSN/WP] China’s summer heat wave is breaking all records

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] EU Eyes Emergency Talks on Energy Crisis With Prices Spiking

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Even a Jumbo ECB Rate Hike Won’t Stop the Euro From Diving

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Coffee Drinkers Set for Price Pain as Vietnamese Reserves Shrink

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Goldman Says Hedge Funds Back Betting Big on Megacap Tech Stocks

[Bloomberg] A ‘Tsunami of Shutoffs’: 20 Million US Homes Are Behind on Energy Bills

[Bloomberg] Drought Threatens China’s Harvest When World Can Least Afford It

[WSJ] The Surprise in a Faltering Economy: Laid-Off Workers Quickly Find Jobs

[WSJ] Global Economies Flash Warning of Sharp Slowdown

[WSJ] The Problem Plaguing Movies, Concerts and Casinos: China’s Out-of-Reach Spender

[FT] Investors price in $130bn loss on China developers’ dollar bonds

[FT] Turn in global oil markets may be shortlived

Tuesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street ends down as investors eye slowing economy

[Reuters] Goldman sees Powell sticking to July tightening message at Jackson Hole

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘Good But not Great’ as US Crop Tour Hits Nebraska, Indiana

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yuan’s Slump Forces China Into Balancing Act to Help Recovery

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China's Fragile Economy Is Being Hammered by Driest Riverbeds Since 1865

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge Fund Titans Remember Julian Robertson as ‘True Mentor’

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Nasdaq ticks up on hopes of less aggressive rate hikes after weak PMI data

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains Alongside Dollar Weakness and Potential OPEC+ Action

[AP] Weather whiplash: Summer lurches from drought to flood

[Reuters] Weary but uncowed, Ukraine to mark Independence Day amid new strike fears

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Management, dies at 90

[FT] US natural gas prices gyrate on shifting export outlook