Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Mixed With Earnings in Focus; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Rally Pauses for Breath as Short Positions Unwind

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises With Strength in Equities Countering Higher Stockpiles

[Reuters] U.S. mortgage applications decline in latest week as rates steadily rise -MBA

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Debt Ceiling Debacle Threatens Fireworks in U.S. Money Market

[Reuters] Bubbles, bubbles everywhere: Jeremy Grantham on the bust ahead

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Four of Hong Kong’s Top Banks Halt Some Evergrande Mortgages

[CNBC] As China’s debt risks grow, here are 3 warning signs to watch

[CNBC] WHO chief warns that the world is going into the ‘early stages of another wave’

[Reuters] Central Chinese province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years

[AP] Japanese envoy says Tokyo ‘struggles every day’ with China

[AP] Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily senior editor

[Bloomberg] Evergrande Bonds Pledged at 53% Discount in China Funding Market

[Bloomberg] Evergrande’s Boss Needs a Lot of New Friends

[Bloomberg] ECB Set to Rewrite Stimulus Pledge After Raising Inflation Goal

[WSJ] Fed Chair Powell Enjoys Support for Reappointment, but He’s Not a Lock

[FT] US housing inflation: the sleeping giant that might tip the Fed’s hand

[FT] Markets haven’t even begun to reflect China-US decoupling risks

[FT] South-east Asia’s Covid surge poses latest blow to global chip supply

[FT] China is pushing Japan to take on a growing military role in Indo-Pacific