Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street falls as crucial trade talks resume

[Reuters] Global Markets-Shares sink as U.S.-China trade talks go to the wire

[Bloomberg] China's Yuan Tumbles to Lowest Since January on Trade War Fear

[Reuters] Gold prices hold firm ahead of U.S.-China trade talks

[Reuters] As tariff hike looms, China asks U.S. to meet it halfway, denies backtracking

[CNBC] China's Liu He will have dinner with Trump trade negotiators hours before tariff hike takes effect

[Reuters] Trump says Beijing 'broke' trade talk deals, pledges to keep tariffs on Chinese goods

[AP] US, China wield threats going into high-stakes trade talks

[AP] China says it will retaliate if Trump raises tariffs

[CNBC] US trade deficit widens to $50 billion in March

[Reuters] U.S. producer prices rise moderately in April

[Reuters] China banks temper April lending as debt worries rise, but all eyes on trade threat

[Reuters] China's factory-gate inflation hits four-month high, food prices surge

[CNBC] China's food inflation rose 6.1% in April as pork prices spiked

[Reuters] Deputy of Venezuela's Guaido arrested and dragged away by tow truck

[Bloomberg] Trump and China Signal Tougher Stands Ahead of High-Stakes Talks

[Bloomberg] Weakest U.S. Bond Auction in Decade Validates Dimon’s Warning

[Bloomberg] The U.S. and China Are Living in Different Universes

[Reuters] U.S., Japan, India and Philippines challenge Beijing with naval drills in the South China Sea

[WSJ] Small Mortgages Are Getting Harder to Come By

[FT] US-China trade war leaves global economy counting the cost

[FT] Turkey tightens monetary policy with backdoor rate increase

[FT] Iran-US tensions: Trump gambles on curbing Tehran’s reach