Monday, September 9, 2019

Tuesday's News Links

[Reuters] Stocks edge lower as China data revives recession fears

[Reuters] Bond yields climb as ECB stimulus expectations fade

[Reuters] Oil hits six-week high on hopes of extended OPEC output cuts

[Reuters] China August factory deflation deepens, prices fall most in three years; pork prices soar

[Reuters] Boris Johnson tells parliament: You can tie my hands, but I will not delay Brexit

[Kyodo] Xi told Abe he "can't believe" Trump amid trade friction

[AP] Big Tech faces a new set of foes: nearly all 50 US states

[Reuters] Deadline looming, Japan struggles to elude Trump tariff threat

[Reuters] Prosecutors raid Commerzbank offices over share-trading scam

[Reuters] Fitch says trade policy disruption is 'darkening' global economic outlook

[Bloomberg] Record Bond Rally Hinges on Draghi Delivering a Full QE Package

[Bloomberg] U.S. Small-Business Optimism Declines to Lowest in Five Months

[WSJ] Mario Draghi’s Plan for Final Jolt of Stimulus Runs Into Opposition

[FT] Why aggressive monetary easing is pushing on a string

[FT] China producer prices fall at fastest rate in 3 years

[FT] Germany pledges to loosen purse strings in event of economic crisis

Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street ends flat amid rate hopes, tech declines

[Reuters] Treasuries - U.S. yields gain, in line with Europe, as risk sentiment improves

[The Hill] Deficit surpasses $1 trillion: CBO

[AP] Moody's downgrades Ford credit rating to junk status

[Reuters] Top U.S. regulator warns over corporate debt, market risks

[Reuters] Moody's sees Fannie, Freddie privatization plan as 'credit negative'

[Reuters] My town is the new Cold War's Berlin: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

[Bloomberg] Big Central Bankers Have Big Problems

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Getting Burned as Growth Stocks Trounced by Value

[Bloomberg] Corporate Pension Funding Moves Closer to Worrisome 80% Level

[Bloomberg] Trump Agriculture Trade Official Calls Xi ‘Communist Zealot’