Monday, May 6, 2024

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain on Bank Earnings, Rate Cut Optimism: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond Rally Faces Supply Test as US Refunding Kicks Off

[Reuters] US dollar inches up; Aussie, yen slide

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies as Israel Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal for Gaza

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Copper Touches $10,000 Again as Goldman Sees ‘Stockout’ Risk

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Gold Buying Slows as Reserves Grow for 18th Straight Month

[CNN Live Updates] Israeli military captures Palestinian side of Rafah crossing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Doubts Over Intervention After Yellen Spurs Weak Yen Bets

[Reuters] Japan warns of action over rapid currency moves

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ’s Ueda Says Will Closely Monitor Weak Yen’s Impact on Prices

[Reuters] Japan's service activity extends gains on solid demand, PMI shows

[Reuters] Putin starts new six-year term with challenge to the West

[Reuters] Exclusive: Ukraine examines N.Korean missile debris amid fears of Moscow-Pyongyang axis

[Bloomberg] China Tightens Rules on Hedge Funds With Higher Threshold, Curbs

[WSJ] Gen Z Sinks Deeper Into Debt

[WSJ] Secure at Home, Putin Builds on the Alliances He Needs to Prevail in Ukraine

[FT] Australia’s central bank says higher inflation could push rate cuts to 2025

[FT] Ukraine says it foiled Russian plot to kill Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Extends Gains in Final Minutes of Trading: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Global shares rally on rate cut hopes, yen weakens 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains as Technicals Provide Support Amid Cease-Fire Progress

[Reuters] Rafah Live: Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal, Israel 'will continue its operation'

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Says More Banks Tightened Loan Standards to Start 2024

[Reuters] US banks report weaker loan demand, Fed survey says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Jane Street and Citadel Securities Race Deeper Into Bond Markets

[WSJ] Xi Jinping Has Learned a Lot From the War in Ukraine

[FT] Israel tells civilians to leave Rafah as it warns of imminent ‘operation’

[FT] Xi is probing for cracks in the EU and Nato

[FT] Global trade growth set to more than double this year

Monday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Is Set for Its Best Three-Day Run in 2024: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Pares Gains After Hamas Says It Accepts Cease-Fire Proposal

[Reuters] Fed's Williams says next Fed move likely to be lower rates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Barkin Says Full Impact of High Interest Rates Yet to Come

[Reuters] Fed's Barkin: Current rate level will cool demand, doesn't see "overheating"

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Renters Seeing Chance of Owning a Home at Record Low, NY Fed Survey Shows

[Reuters] NY Fed survey finds Americans bracing for higher housing costs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Cash-Stretched New Homebuyers Are Drawing a Line at Fixer-Uppers

[Reuters] Investors pull $9.9 bln from hedge funds in March - Nasdaq eVestment