Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds Selloff Resumes; US Dollar Steadies: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yen Falls as Earthquake Raises Bar for BOJ to End Negative Rates

[CNBC] Private payrolls added 164,000 in December, beating expectations, ADP says

[Reuters] US job cuts fall back in December but nearly double for all of 2023

[Dow Jones] Jobless claims drop to nearly three-month low of 202,000

[Reuters] US online holiday spending up 5% on steep discounts, BNPL options - report

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Spot Container Shipping Rates Soar 173% on Red Sea Diversions

[Reuters] US carries out strike in Baghdad against militia leader

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Deadly Iran Blasts and Rea Sea Warnings Fan Mideast Tensions

[Reuters] Euro zone business activity shrank again in Dec, pointing to recession

[Reuters] Inflation up in German states, pointing to national rise

[Reuters] China's Dec services activity expands at quickest pace in 5 months - Caixin PMI

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Fiscal Spending Will Rise This Year, Finance Chief Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Earthquake Raises Hurdle for BOJ to End Negative Interest Rates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Korea Credit Risks Threaten Spillover as Builder Taeyoung Slides

[Reuters] South Korea, US conduct week-long firing drills near North Korea border

[Bloomberg] Dudley: If Only We Knew the Problems Facing America's Banks

[Bloomberg] The Houthis Are Now Iran’s Most Potent Proxy

[Bloomberg] Wall Street's Ambitions in China Run Into a Rising Firewall

[WSJ] Stocks’ Bad Start to 2024 Has Forecasters On Edge

[WSJ] Why Companies Still Aren’t in a Firing Mood

[WSJ] The Hidden Force Pushing Mortgage Rates Down

[WSJ] Iran Vows Revenge Over Deadly Bomb Attack at Soleimani Memorial

[FT] Is private credit a systemic risk?

[FT] China steps up aid for regional banks as economic risks mount