Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise With Europe; Bonds Dip: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Stocks welcome Yellen's call to 'act big' on coronavirus spending

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rises With Dollar’s Outlook in Focus After Yellen Weighs In

[Reuters] Biden set to rejoin Paris climate accord, impose curbs on U.S. oil industry

[Reuters] Trump leaves Washington, Biden to assume U.S. presidency

[Reuters] Trump's parting gifts to Biden: Roaring stocks, a weaker dollar, tons of debt

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biden Unveils Sweeping Climate Plan, Moves to Rejoin Paris Pact

[Reuters] Exclusive: Biden administration considers creating White House antitrust czar - sources

[Reuters] China's short-term money rates surge despite huge PBOC cash injection

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Record $30B Bond Defaults Seen Rising This Year

[Bloomberg] The Housing Market Boom Gets Another Boost From Biden

[Bloomberg] South African Study Into New Virus Strain Raises Vaccine Fears

[Bloomberg] Companies Are Buying Back Stock Again. Their Employees, Less So

[WSJ] Biden’s First-Day Orders Will Include Mask Mandate, Blocking Keystone Pipeline

[WSJ] More Americans Face Retirement Insecurity

[WSJ] Europe, Struggling to Exit the Pandemic, Faces Bleak 2021

[FT] Who are the pillars of the Biden-Harris team?

[FT] Janet Yellen vows to take hard line against currency manipulation

[FT] Dear Joe Biden, deficits still matter

[FT] Eurozone banks scale back lending as bad debt fears grow

[FT] Hedge fund industry assets surge to record $3.6tn