Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks and Bonds Churn as BOJ Rattles Traders: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond Rally Stalls as BOJ Hike Bets Meets US Jobs Caution

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Pile Into Bets That End of Negative BOJ Rate Is Near

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Mounts Modest Rebound After Plunging to Five-Month Low

[Reuters] U.S. layoffs jumped in November led by retail and tech, report shows

[Dow Jones] Jobless claims inch up to 220,000, layoffs still low

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ’s Ueda Talks Through Monetary Policy Stance With Kishida

[Reuters] BOJ's Ueda flags options on policy target upon ending negative rates

[Reuters] China's exports grow for first time in 6 months, imports unexpectedly shrink

[Reuters] China's Xi warns top EU officials not to engage in 'confrontation'

[Reuters] China-Russia trade hits $218 bln in Jan-Nov, completing goal planned to reach in 2024

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Moody’s Asked Staff to Stay Home Ahead of China Cut, FT Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB’s Lagarde Squeezed as Markets Boost 2024 Rate-Cut Bets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Euro-Zone Risks Recession as German Economy Falters

[AP] Who are the Houthis and why hasn’t the US retaliated for their attacks on ships in the Middle East?

[Bloomberg] Options Trading Is Rigged Against Average Investors

[NYT] From Unicorns to Zombies: Tech Start-Ups Run Out of Time and Money

[WSJ] The Most Important Debate on Wall Street: Is Inflation Licked?

[WSJ] Wall Street Puts a ‘Sell’ on Its China Holdings

[WSJ] Moody’s Faces Growing Backlash Over Its Negative Outlook on China

[FT] Companies rush to take advantage of sharp drop in borrowing costs

[FT] Commercial property confronts the ‘comedown’ from easy money

[FT] Oil market caught by surprise as US output surges

[FT] This is a moment of renewed danger for the Middle East

[FT] El-Erian: The peculiar market divide on the rate outlook

[FT] China deepens ties with Saudi Arabia at Hong Kong gathering

[FT] Can Jews and Arabs still coexist peacefully within Israel?