Thursday, May 6, 2021

Friday's News Links

[Reuters] Global stocks rally amid surging commodity prices 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tech Leads Stock Gains After Weak Jobs: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Gold heads for best week in 5 months on softer dollar, yields

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Copper Jumps to Record as Growth Bets Supercharge Commodities

[CNBC] U.S. added just 266,000 jobs in April, and March payrolls revised lower

[CNBC] The global chip shortage is starting to have major real-world consequences

[Yahoo Finance] Homebuyer sentiment sinks to a 10-year low amid tight supply

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] From Archegos to Crypto, SEC Chief Signals Cop Is Back on Beat

[Reuters] China's export growth unexpectedly speeds up in April

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Investors Prepare Taper Tantrum Strategy as Fed Demurs On Timing

[Dow Jones] China Private Services-Sector Gauge Rose in April

[Reuters] Mexico inflation accelerates to highest level in over 3 years

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Ramp Up Bets on a Hawkish Fed Surprise at Jackson Hole

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Make Biggest Short Bet on Junk Bonds Since 2008

[CNBC] India reports over 400,000 daily cases for the third time in a week as second wave hammers country

[Reuters] British scientists warn over Indian coronavirus variant

[NYT] Meme Stocks and Archegos: Fed Calls Out Financial Weak Spots

[Bloomberg] Fed Comes as Close as It Can to Saying ‘Bubble’

[Bloomberg] ECB’s Kazaks Says June Decision to Slow Bond-Buying Possible

[WSJ] From Dutch Tulips to Internet Stocks, How to Spot a Financial Bubble

[WSJ] The Global House Price Boom Could Haunt the Recovery From Covid-19

[WSJ] The Lithium Gold Rush: Inside the Race to Power Electric Vehicles

[FT] The ‘crowding out’ risk to the economy