Sunday, July 14, 2024

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Curve Steepens as Traders Bet on Trump Return: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Wavers With Trump Attack and Chinese Economic Data in Focus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Emerging-Market Currencies Under Threat as Trump Odds Rise

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Trump shooting ricochets in Treasuries 

[Reuters] Powell opens key week of Fedspeak as rate cut case develops

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms

[Yahoo/WSJ] Fed Up With Their Car-Insurance Bills, Drivers Shift Gears

[Reuters] US importers balk at return of $10,000 container shipping rate

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] French Plans to Fix ‘Worrying’ Finances Lack Credibility, Auditor Says

[Reuters] BlackRock assets hit record $10.6 trillion high on ETF flows, bull market

[Reuters] Hedge funds' growing sway underlies volatility in European stocks

[Reuters] China's economy falters, raises pressure for more stimulus

[Reuters] China new home prices fall at fastest pace in 9 years, more support needed

[Reuters] Explainer: What is China's 'third plenum'?

[NYT] China’s Economy Slows Sharply as Housing Troubles Squeeze Spending

[NYT] China Is Holding a Major Meeting on the Economy That You Can’t Watch

[WSJ] Evictions Surge in Major Cities in the American Sunbelt

[WSJ] Stock Dudes Risk a Market Wipeout

[WSJ] China’s Lopsided Economy Loses Steam

[WSJ] China’s Economy Is in Trouble. Xi Jinping Has Other Priorities.

[FT] US politics is plagued with extreme rhetoric – and violent acts

[FT] French fiscal doubts strengthen ECB reluctance to repeat rate cut signal

[FT] Can Xi keep a lid on China’s mounting social strains?

[FT] The increasing complexity of the ETF universe

[FT] Private equity has become hazardous terrain for investors