Thursday, January 4, 2024

Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds, Stocks Extend Retreat After Strong US Jobs Data: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Set for Weekly Gain as Supply Risks Outweigh Weak US Demand

[CNBC] U.S. payrolls increased by 216,000 in December, much better than expected

[Reuters] Healthy US December payrolls gain complicates Fed pivot timing

[Dow Jones] U.S. Services Activity Grew Only Slightly in December — ISM

[Reuters] Maersk warns of major disruption as diverts ships away from Red Sea

[Reuters] Investors kick off 2024 with $123 bln record cash shift -BofA

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] More BOJ Watchers Shift Hike Forecasts, Seeing January Unlikely

[Reuters] Euro zone inflation jump cools case for ECB rate cuts

[Reuters] Chinese wealth manager Zhongzhi files for bankruptcy liquidation

[Reuters] Taiwan election poses early 2024 test of U.S. aim to steady China ties

[Reuters] North Korea fires artillery at sea against South military 'gangsters'

[Reuters] S.Korea evacuates islands after North Korea fires artillery nearby

[WSJ] Markets Moving in Lockstep Threaten to Make for a Trying 2024

[WSJ] Chinese Company That Sparked Fears of Financial Contagion Falls Into Bankruptcy

[FT] US venture capital fundraising hits a 6-year low

[FT] Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah weighs cost of escalating conflict with Israel

[FT] Becoming Taiwan: in China’s shadow, an island asserts its identity

[FT] El Niño heralds turbulent start to 2024