Sunday, October 20, 2019

Monday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street rises on trade hopes; Boeing keeps gains in check

[Reuters] Sterling hits 5-1/2-month high on hopes for Brexit deal

[Reuters] British PM pushes for Brexit deal vote after being forced to seek delay

[Reuters] Kudlow: December tariffs could be removed if U.S.-China trade talks go well

[Reuters] U.S. Commerce chief: U.S.-China trade deal doesn't need to be inked next month

[Reuters] NY Fed accepts $58.15 bln overnight repo bids

[Reuters] China's home price growth flatlines in Sept as fewer cities report gains

[Reuters] Many firms in China's third-biggest province struggling to pay debt - S&P

[Reuters] A quiet exit for Draghi? Five questions for the ECB

[Reuters] Chile's Pinera extends state of emergency, says 'we are at war'

[Reuters] China's defense minister says resolving 'Taiwan question' is national priority

[Bloomberg] JPMorgan Warns U.S. Money-Market Stress to Get Much Worse

[Bloomberg] China Home-Price Growth Slowest in 7 Months Amid Discounts

[Bloomberg] China Braces for Economic Growth to Fall Below 6%

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Hurt by Seoul’s Too-Good-to-Fail Bonds

[WSJ] Frackers Float ‘Shale Bonds’ as Traditional Investors Flee

[WSJ] China’s Crackdown on Risky Deposits Ignores Structural Problem

[FT] No inflation? Tell that to my landlord 

[FT] Bridgewater fails to recoup losses from low bond yields

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Asia markets trade mixed amid fresh uncertainties over Brexit

[Reuters] Sterling slips from five-month high after Brexit plan hits snag

[Reuters] Japan September exports fall 5.2% year-on-year: MOF

[Bloomberg] Political Risk Is Alive in Latin America as Protests Spread

[Bloomberg] China Urged to Curb Risky Lending to Vulnerable Pacific Nations

[FT] Can Boris Johnson get Brexit done after latest defeat?

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street Week Ahead: Tech haves and have-nots face third-quarter tests

[Reuters] Brexit will happen on Oct. 31 despite PM's unsigned delay request, UK says

[Reuters] EU plays for time as Johnson spars with UK parliament on Brexit

[Reuters] What happens next after UK PM Johnson writes Brexit delay letter?

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Goodbye Draghi as Lagarde Era Nears for ECB: Global Economy Week

[Reuters] Three die after supermarket set on fire, flights out of Santiago delayed due to Chile riots

[Reuters] Lebanon protesters keep pressure on government as reform deadline nears

[Reuters] Petrol bombs and tear gas scar Hong Kong streets as police, protesters clash

[Bloomberg] Trump Woes Mount With Damaging Witnesses, Mulvaney Blunder

[NYT] In a Strong Economy, Why Are So Many Workers on Strike?

[WSJ] Financial Markets Face Fresh Wave of Political Uncertainty: ‘There’s Literally Nowhere to Hide’

[WSJ] Bond Ratings Firms Go Easy on Some Heavily Indebted Companies

[FT] US corporate debt triggers recession concerns

[FT] China’s Xi Jinping has more to worry about than slowing economic growth