Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Stocks Soar on View Fed Rates Have Peaked: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Resumes Rally as Equities Gain and US Inventories Decline

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wheat Jumps After Russian Strike Boosts Black Sea Supply Fears

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Pile Into Hedges Against Yen Gains Before BOJ Meeting

[CNBC] GDP grew at a 2.4% pace in the second quarter, topping expectations despite recession calls

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] A Post-Fed Wall Street Buckles Up for High-Stakes Economic Data

[Reuters] US grid operator PJM declares level one emergency amid scorching heat

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Private Credit Lures $71 Billion in Second Quarter, Preqin Says

[Reuters] ECB raises rates to 23-year high; keeps options open for September

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Debt Ratio Hits Record, Masking Slowdown in Borrowing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Asks Banks to Bankroll Tech in Latest Private Sector Boost

[Reuters] China industrial profits extend double-digit slide on weak demand

[Reuters] Insight: Obscure traders ship half Russia's oil exports to India, China after sanctions

[CNBC] IEA says coal use hit an all-time high last year — and global demand will persist near record levels

[Reuters] North Korea's Kim shows off banned missiles to Russian minister

[NYT] Credit Markets Are Creaking, Creating Economic Uncertainty

[WSJ] What Fed Hikes? Much of America’s Consumer Debt Is Still Riding Ultralow Rates

[WSJ] Private-Equity Fundraising Falls to Lowest Level in Five Years

[WSJ] Russian Attack on U.S. Drone Spurs Fears of Escalation Over Syria

[FT] ECB raises interest rates back to highest-ever level

[FT] ‘Last hike of the cycle’: economists predict Federal Reserve is done with interest rate rises

[FT] Russian defence minister vows to strengthen military ties with North Korea

[FT] Emmanuel Macron hits out at ‘a new imperialism’ in Indo-Pacific