Thursday, July 20, 2023

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Slumps as Netflix Dents Tech Shine: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wheat Soars After US Warns of Explosives at Ukrainian Sea Ports

[Reuters] Dollar steadies after one-two punch from Aussie, Chinese yuan

[Reuters] Exclusive: China's state banks seen selling dollars offshore to slow yuan declines - sources

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Ramps Up Yuan Support With Fixing, Borrowing Measure Tweak

[Reuters] Column: US grain futures make biggest strides since onset of Ukraine war

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near $80 as US Stockpile Drop Offsets Demand Worries

[Reuters] US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Seen Hiking Final Time to a 22-Year Peak in Economist Survey

[Reuters] Analysis: Fed's top regulatory official faces uphill battle to overhaul bank capital

[Reuters] Fed set to launch long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system

[Reuters] Russia bombards Ukraine ports, threatens ships, jolting world grain markets

[Reuters] China keeps lending benchmarks unchanged; economic weakness tests policymakers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Mulls Mortgage Easing to Spur Homebuying in Big Cities

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi’s Big Private-Sector Push Runs Into Wall of Skepticism

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Swallows Record Flows of Russian Oil and Coal as War Drags

[Reuters] China says its 'priority' is to stop Taiwan VP visiting US next month

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Turkey Slows Pace of Rate Hikes in Shift That Imperils Lira

[Reuters] Global hedge funds ditch losing trades after failing to beat the MSCI - Goldman

[Bloomberg] Selloffs, Inequality, China Tension: Here Are the Next Big Risks

[Bloomberg] Evergrande Creditors Seized a $1.6 Billion Tower They Can’t Sell

[Bloomberg] Nadella’s Microsoft Payouts Top $1 Billion on 1,000% Stock Boom

[WSJ] In Europe, Far Right is Gaining Influence. Spain Could Be Next.

[FT] China’s billionaires back Xi Jinping’s plan to restore economy

[FT] TSMC warns of deepening chip slump as AI boom fails to offset economic woes

[FT] Deal-driven hedge funds struggle as mergers hit regulatory roadblocks