Sunday, October 17, 2021

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bonds, Stocks Fall as Inflation Fears Mount: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] China property shares stumble on tax worry, signs of weakness

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Touches Multiyear Highs With Energy Crunch Intensifying

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] OPEC+ Once Again Fails to Pump Enough to Meet Its Output Target

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rate-Hike Bets Stoke Yield Surge From Treasuries to Kiwi Bonds

[Reuters] Tight U.S. job market triggers strikes for more pay

[AP] Crunch time: Biden faces critical next 2 weeks for agenda

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Schumer Nears Make-or-Break Moment to Deliver on Biden Agenda

[AP] Farmers and John Deere suppliers worry about strike’s impact

[Reuters] Coal prices surge; power squeeze hits China's economy, global supply

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Can ‘Contain’ Risks; Home Sales Drop: Evergrande Update

[Reuters] China's plunging construction starts reminiscent of 2015 downturn

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Property and Energy Crises Deliver Blow to GDP Growth

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Channels Bernanke With Assurances Evergrande Is Contained

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Early Freeze Across China Adds to the Nation’s Energy Crisis

[CNBC] Supply chain chaos is already hitting global growth. And it’s about to get worse

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Staff Says Wall Street Is Getting Inflation Call All Wrong

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOE Rate Bets Imply One of Fastest Tightening Waves This Century

[CNBC] Faced with a power crisis, China may have ‘little choice’ but to ramp up coal consumption

[Bloomberg] China Home Sales Slump 17% as Evergrande Saga Deters Buyers

[WSJ] Unions Push Companies as Workers Stay Scarce

[WSJ] Chinese Property Slump Extends

[FT] Xi Jinping undeterred from structural shifts despite China’s economic slowdown

[FT] Emerging markets’ slowing growth poses challenge to investors

Sunday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks to Start Week Higher; Bonds Decline: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] China faces challenges from 'mismanagement' at certain firms, says PBOC head

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] PBOC’s Yi Says China Can ‘Contain’ the Risk From Evergrande

[Reuters] China could widen property tax trial, official media outlet reports

[Reuters] Bank of England will have to act to contain inflation - Bailey

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bailey Says Rising Energy Means Inflation Could Last Longer

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] New Zealand Inflation Surges to Fastest Pace in 10 Years

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Middle East Stocks Advance as Oil Surpasses $85: Inside EM

[CNN] Labor flexes its muscle as leverage tips from employers to workers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Economy Is Reeling From Successive Punches: Eco Week

[Reuters] China condemns U.S., Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait

[Reuters] China surprises U.S. with hypersonic missile test, FT reports

[Bloomberg] Port Gridlock Stretches Supply Lines Thin in Blow for Economies

[Bloomberg] $2.7 Trillion in Crisis Savings Stay Hoarded by Wary Consumers

[WSJ] ‘Crazy’ Bets on $200 Oil Invade the Options Market

[FT] China’s energy crisis threatens lengthy disruption to global supply chain