Monday, January 11, 2021

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Churn Higher as Dollar Steadies: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Global Markets - Stocks pause for breath as bond selloff extends

[Reuters] Oil hits 11-month high as Saudi cut supports

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Worsening U.S.-China Tensions Put Companies in Crosshairs

[CNBC] Covid live updates: More Chinese cities lock down amid new cases; U.S. vaccine rollout picks up

[CNBC] Coronavirus mutations: Here are the major Covid strains we know about

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Credit Growth Slows as Policy Support Normalizes

[Reuters] China outstanding total social financing up 13.3% y/y at end-Dec

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Quants With $2 Trillion Hit by Correlations at 20-Year High

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Investors Have a New Default Worry in China’s Debt Market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Double-Dip Recession Beckons in Europe as Lockdowns Drag On

[Reuters] Exclusive: China plans further Hong Kong crackdown after mass arrest - sources

[Reuters] Japan to widen state of emergency beyond Tokyo as virus surges: media

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] RBI Warns Bad Debt Surge Threatens India Financial Stability

[Bloomberg] U.S. Small-Business Optimism Slumps to Seven-Month Low

[Bloomberg] Surge in U.S. Home Prices Eases in Sign Pandemic Rally May Cool

[Bloomberg] Upbeat Xi Says Time on China’s Side as Turmoil Grips U.S.

[Bloomberg] Italy Premier Conte Under Threat as Tensions With Ally Escalate

[WSJ] Covid-19 Pandemic Drives Municipal Borrowing to 10-Year High

[WSJ] More Blue-Chip Companies Halt Political Donations After Capitol Riot by Trump Supporters

[FT] Now Republicans and Democrats alike want to rein in Big Tech

[FT] Jack Ma vs Xi Jinping: the future of private business in China

[FT] A strong recovery could be bad for asset prices

[FT] German carmakers outpace Tesla with electrified vehicle surge