Monday, May 20, 2019

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Climb on Huawei Reprieve; Bonds Mixed: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Home sales fell in April despite a big drop in mortgage rates

[CNBC] Xi Jinping says China is embarking on a ‘new Long March,’ signaling no end to trade war soon

[AP] AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?

[AP] Powell says he sees ‘moderate’ risk from corporate debt

[Politico] 'Big 4' leaders to meet Tuesday on budget caps, debt limit

[CNBC] Kohl’s, JC Penney earnings disappoint, sparking selloff of department store stocks

[Gallup] Four in 10 Americans Embrace Some Form of Socialism

[CNBC] As the stock market makes a comeback, the bond market flashes a ‘dire’ warning about the economy

[Reuters] British Steel risks collapse with 25,000 jobs under threat

[Reuters] Trump: U.S. will respond with 'great force' if Iran attacks interests

[CNBC] Iran ramps up uranium production, throwing ‘a brick on the accelerator’ to nuclear threshold

[Bloomberg] Huawei Ban Clouds Outlook for World's Growth Engine

[Bloomberg] How the Yuan Could Create Havoc

[Bloomberg] China Has a Big Currency Decision to Make

[Bloomberg] Here's Where China's Debt Iceberg Shows the Biggest Risk

[Bloomberg] Turkey Central Bank Undoes Tightening After Adding Lira Defenses

[Bloomberg] Soggy Australia House Market Boosted as Lending Rules Eased

[WSJ] Huawei Accuses U.S. of Bullying as It Seeks Support From Europe

[WSJ] Fed Chairman Powell Warns of Economic Risks From Rising Business Debt

[WSJ] U.S. Slows Hiring of Chinese Nationals by Chip Makers

[FT] Huawei suffers hammer blow with Android ban

[FT] The US is seeking to constrain China’s rise

Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] Asian shares near four-month lows on Huawei fallout fears

[Reuters] Wall St. lower as tech stocks sell-off on Huawei fallout worries

[NPR] Trump Administration Eases Ban on Huawei After Technology Stocks Tumble

[Reuters] Fed's Powell: Business debt no subprime crisis, but still merits reflection

[Reuters] Worries of longer, costlier U.S.-China trade war hits markets

[Reuters] U.S. unlikely to suffer big damages from China trade dispute: Fed

[Reuters] Tight U.S. job market not attracting new people to the labor force: paper

[Reuters] Policymakers have changed views on how low unemployment can go: Fed's Williams

[CNBC] Ford to cut 7,000 jobs by August, including 900 this week

[Reuters] Turkey imposes settlement delay on FX purchases more than $100,000

[Bloomberg] China Warns About ‘Unwavering Resolve’ to Fight U.S. ‘Bullying’

[Bloomberg] Top U.S. Tech Companies Begin to Cut Off Vital Huawei Supplies

[NYT] As Huawei Loses Google, the U.S.-China Tech Cold War Gets Its Iron Curtain

[WSJ] Negative Rates, Designed as a Short-Term Jolt, Have Become an Addiction

[FT] Fed chair tempers fears over corporate debt meltdown