Thursday, August 18, 2022

Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Slide as Global Rate-Hike Wagers Surge: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Safe-haven flows set U.S. dollar for biggest weekly rise since April 2020

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bitcoin Drops to Three-Week Low as Global Markets Turn Risk Off

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yuan Slumps to Near-Two-Year Low as Rate Differential Widens

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Mortgage Lenders Are Starting to Go Broke

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘Very Few Fear Fed’: BofA Says Cash Flooding Into Stocks, Bonds

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Atomic Plant’s Risk to Europe; War Crimes Filing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] War-Hit Ukraine Atomic Plant Poses Risks to Europe’s Energy Grid

[Reuters] Japan's inflation holds above BOJ target, price pressures broaden

[Reuters] UK consumer sentiment hits record low as inflation soars - GfK

[CNBC] China’s heatwave could have a knock-on effect on its economy, says economist

[AP] China's response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi and Putin to Attend G-20 Summit in Indonesia, Jokowi Says

[AP] Yangtze shrinks as China's drought disrupts industry

[Reuters] Record jump in German producer prices adds to gloomy outlook

[Reuters] Factbox: Germany's efforts to tackle energy crisis

[Bloomberg] China’s Virus Hotspots Keep Cases Elevated, Fuel Fears of Spread

[Bloomberg] Erdogan Got His Rate Cut and Now the Heat Is on Turkish Banks

[Bloomberg] India’s Dollar Credit Market Faces Its Worst Drought in 13 Years

[WSJ] Wall Street Bets the Fed Is Bluffing in High-Stakes Inflation Game

[WSJ] It Now Costs $300,000 to Raise a Child

[FT] A winter energy reckoning looms for the west