Thursday, April 21, 2022

Friday's News Links

[Reuters] Russian general says Moscow aims to capture southern Ukraine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Mariupol Messaging; Russia Wants South Ukraine

[Reuters] American 'Ghost' drones for Ukraine designed for attack: Pentagon

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Fall With Treasuries; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond Rout Extends as Three Half-Point Fed Hikes Priced In

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Plunge in China’s Markets Intensifies as Yuan Hits One-Year Low

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] PBOC Governor Signals Policy Caution With Focus on Inflation

[Reuters] World stocks hit five-week low, yields soar on rate hike outlook

[Reuters] Global equity funds see biggest weekly outflows since December

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Downplays Currency Concerns Amid Record Outflows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Developer Sued, Shares Eye Weekly Loss: Evergrande Update

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Urges Big Investors to Buy Stocks After Market Tumbles

[Reuters] Shanghai doubles down on strict lockdown enforcement in COVID fight

[Reuters] Nerves fray, frustration grows in Shanghai's lockdown purgatory

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Record-Level Risk Aversion Hits Japan Credit as Yen Drops

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.K. Consumer Confidence Sinks to Lowest Since 2008 Recession

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mexico’s Accelerating Inflation Raises Odds of Bigger Rate Hike

[Bloomberg] U.S. Blasts China’s Support for Russia, Pledges to Help India

[Bloomberg] Economists Cut China’s Growth Outlook Amid Virus Lockdowns

[WSJ] China Wants to Reopen Factories After Covid-19 Lockdowns. It Isn’t That Easy.

[WSJ] Crypto Thieves Get Bolder by the Heist, Stealing Record Amounts

[FT] Fed fallout spreads as shift to raise US rates starts to jolt markets

[FT] Surging US inflation expectations defy Fed’s efforts to tame price growth

[FT] Rising US rates and China’s slowdown hit renminbi

Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Biden Boosts Aid, Kyiv Sees $600 Billion Rebuild

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall in a Dramatic Reversal as Yields Surge: Markets Wrap

[AP] Powell reinforces expectations of sharp rate hike next month

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Powell Hardens Hawkish Pivot Toward Half-Point Fed Rate Hikes

[WSJ] Fed’s Powell Seals Expectations of Half-Point Rate Rise in May

[FT] Jay Powell signals Fed is prepared to raise rates by a half-point in May

Thursday Afternoon Links

[AP] Biden announces heavy artillery, other weapons for Ukraine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Biden Unveils New Aid; U.K. Bans Russian Goods

[CNBC] Rally on Wall Street loses steam as traders weigh rising rates; Tesla pops after earnings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as Array of Supply Risks Eclipse China Concern

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Price Three Half-Point Fed Hikes as Bond Selloff Deepens

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mortgage Rates in U.S. Extend Climb to 5.11%, Highest Since 2010

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Energy Executives Cash In on Oil Boom With Stock Sales

[Bloomberg] Hunger and Blackouts Are Just the Start of an Emerging Economy Crisis