Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street higher after rally on Powell's dovish remarks

[Reuters] Oil at six-week high on Gulf of Mexico storm, Iran tensions

[Reuters] U.S. underlying inflation firming; labor market tightening

[Reuters] U.S. core CPI posts biggest gain in nearly 1-1/2 years

[Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to three-month low

[Reuters] Trump says 'China is letting us down' on buying from U.S. farmers

[Reuters] Risks aside, Trump's team sees China trade stance as strength in 2020

[Reuters] Wall Street banks bailing on troubled U.S. farm sector

[CNBC] France approves digital tax on American tech giants, defying US trade threat

[Reuters] U.S. probes Deutsche Bank's dealings with Malaysia's 1MDB: WSJ

[Reuters] Storm could become first hurricane of season and is already shutting down energy operations

[Reuters] In challenge to Beijing, Hong Kong activists attempt to take fight to mainland

[Reuters] Iranian boats 'harass' British tanker in the Gulf: U.S. officials

[Bloomberg] Talks With U.S. To Restart on Basis of Equality, China Says

[Bloomberg] ECB Policy Makers Agreed on Need to Prepare to Ease Policy

[Bloomberg] What Powell’s Rate Cut Signal Means for China’s Central Bank

[Bloomberg] Trump Team Sends Defiant Signal to Beijing by Meeting Hong Kong Activist

[Bloomberg] No Easy Exit in Sight From Worst Japan-South Korea Spat in Years

[Bloomberg] China Is Winning the Silent War to Dominate the South China Sea

[WSJ] Strains Emerge in China’s $3 Trillion Financing Market

[FT] Federal Reserve’s dovish tilt stirs debate on how far it will go

[FT] ECB ‘ready and prepared’ to ease policy amid rising uncertainty

[FT] Negative bond yields spill into Europe’s emerging markets

Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street touches new highs after comments by Fed's Powell

[Reuters] Powell testimony, Fed meeting highlight case for 'insurance'

[AP] Powell’s message to Congress: Rate cut is likely coming soon

[Reuters] Fed's Powell bolsters rate cut view on trade, growth concerns

[Reuters] Trump threatens to 'substantially' increase sanctions on Iran

[NYT] China and U.S. Differ Over Agricultural Purchases Trump Boasted About

[WSJ] Jerome Powell Says Outlook Hasn’t Improved in Recent Weeks, Setting Stage for Rate Cut