Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] China tariff cut buoys stocks as investors look beyond virus

[Reuters] Oil rises for a second day as OPEC+ weighs coronavirus action

[CNBC] China to halve tariffs on hundreds of US goods worth about $75 billion

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Tesla closes stores, Tokyo Olympics sets up task force

[Reuters] China drafts banks, brokerages and funds into war on virus

[Reuters] China virus death toll jumps past 500, more cases found on cruise ship off Japan

[Reuters] Ten more virus infections on cruise ship in Japan, test results for 171 still pending

[Reuters] Australia economy to take 'significant' hit from coronavirus: Morrison

[CNBC] Hundreds of millions of chickens at risk of being wiped out with much of China locked down due to virus

]Bloomberg] China Lashes Out at Countries Restricting Travel Over Virus

[Bloomberg] Citi Warns of Euphoria, ‘Substantive’ Complacency on Stock Surge

[Bloomberg] China’s Banks Are Going to Suffer. But Not Equally

[WSJ] Wuhan Coronavirus Hospitals Turn Away All but Most Severe Cases 

[FT] China’s property market stalls amid coronavirus outbreak

[FT] Coronavirus: the cost of China’s public health cover-up

Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] S&P 500, Nasdaq mint record highs after strong U.S. data, waning virus fears

[Reuters] China reports 73 new deaths on mainland from virus outbreak on February 5

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: US can’t keep virus ‘out of our border,’ NYC has 2 new ‘patients under investigation’

[Reuters] China virus hits cruise ships, carmakers, airlines and Airbus

[Reuters] Mattress seller Casper's IPO slashes valuation by more than half

[Bloomberg] Virus Hits Copper Trade as China Asks Chile to Defer Cargoes

[Bloomberg] Virus Hits Hong Kong Insurers Already Reeling From Protests

[Bloomberg] China Risks Exporting Its Market Volatility Like Never Before