Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Rally Spreads as Tech Bounce Gains Momentum: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nikkei 225 Rises Most in Month, Halting 7-Day Drop on Weaker Yen

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Advances for Second Day on Hurricane and Risk-On Tone

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] From Fed to Elections, FX Turbulence Buffets Dollar Investors

[Reuters] Morning Bid: The first cut isn't always the deepest

[Reuters] US weekly jobless claims rise moderately

[CNBC] Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in August, in line with expectations

[Reuters] Boeing strike threat looms as workers vote on contract

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Homebuyers Hit by Price Surge, Supply Crunch Rock 2024 Election

[AP] Francine weakens moving inland as the storm leaves behind flooding and widespread power outages

[Axios] California faces "dangerous" situation as wildfires threaten U.S. West

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Posh Real Estate Deals Boom in High-Flying Junk Muni Market

[Reuters] ECB cuts rates as growth and inflation slow

[Reuters] Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for rates to rise to at least 1%

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Attempt to Boost Demand Is Stifled by Wall of Austerity

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China to Cut Rates on $5 Trillion Mortgages as Soon as September

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Detains Investment Bankers, Takes Passports in Corruption Sweep

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US companies see record-low profits in China amid geopolitical tensions and slow growth, report says

[Reuters] US businesses' optimism in China falls to record low, survey shows

[Reuters] Philippines stands firm on Sabina Shoal but looks to ease tension with China

[Bloomberg] Xi Urges Efforts to Hit Annual Growth Target Amid Rising Doubt

[WSJ] Investors Adopt Defensive Crouch Ahead of Fed Rate Cut

[WSJ] Western Firms That Flocked to China Are Now Pulling Back

[FT] US Navy Seal unit that killed Osama bin Laden trains for China invasion of Taiwan

[FT] How China has ‘throttled’ its private sector

Wednesday Evening Links

 [Reuters] Wall Street closes up on tech boost; inflation data dents hopes for big Fed rate cut

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Market’s Bet on a Half-Point Fed Cut This Month Is Over

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bearish Signals Flash in Risky Parts of $9.5 Trillion ETF Market

[AP] Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm

[Reuters] California wildfires burn dozens of homes, ski resort

[FT] US and UK discuss easing restrictions on Ukraine’s use of western weapons

[FT] Vladimir Putin hints at curbing uranium exports

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St falls after inflation data dents bigger rate-cut hopes

[Reuters] Oil recovers as US inventory drop, storm provide support

[Reuters] Blinken, UK's Lammy visit Ukraine in show of support at key juncture in war

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Putin Asks Government to Consider a Cap on Nickel, Uranium Exports