Sunday, May 1, 2022

Monday's News Links

[Reuters] EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts

[MSN/WP] Soviet flags keep rising over Russian-occupied Ukraine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall, Dollar Rises Amid Cautious Mood: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five-Minute ‘Flash Crash’ in Nordic Equity Markets Jolts Europe

[Reuters] Oil falls on China growth concerns even as EU weighs Russia import ban

[Reuters] U.S. manufacturing sector slows further in April

[Reuters] U.S. construction spending rises less than expected in March

[Reuters] The Fed wants to cool the U.S. housing market. Here's what that feels like

[Reuters] Setback for Shanghai's COVID battle as Beijing ramps up mass testing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Contagion Threatens to Derail World’s Emerging Markets

[CNBC] It’s not just Russia – China’s also contributing to higher inflation worldwide, report says

[Reuters] Bird flu puts organic chickens into lockdown from Pennsylvania to France

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bitcoin-Hoarding Miners Turn to Options Market for Cash Infusion

[Reuters] Australia home prices keep rising even as Sydney, Melbourne cool

[Reuters] Unrelenting heat in India pushes April power demand to record high

[Bloomberg] Heat to Scorch India’s Wheat Supplies, Adding Food-Shortage Worries to World

[WSJ] Americans Are Showing Inflation Fatigue, and Some Companies See a Breaking Point

[FT] The global stagflation shock of 2022: How bad could it get?

[FT] Beijing teeters on edge of Covid lockdown

[FT] Multilateral development banks’ balance sheets strained by global crises

[FT] El-Erian: Investors face volatility as demand stalls amid supply disruptions

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are flat after the Nasdaq posts worst month since 2008

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Face Challenging Open as Growth Fears Mount: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Lockdowns Wreak Havoc on Economy as Xi Pledges Support

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biggest Treasury Buyer Outside U.S. Quietly Offloads Billions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] End of Easy Money Brings a $410 Billion Global Financial Shock

[Reuters] China COVID hard line eats into everything from Teslas to tacos

[Reuters] Mariupol evacuee recounts heart-stopping terror in the bunkers of Azovstal

[Reuters] Russia's Lavrov says May 9 not a relevant date for Ukraine operations

[NYT] The Extraordinary Wealth Created by the Pandemic Housing Market

[WSJ] China’s Economy Appears to Be Stalling, Threatening to Drag Down Global Growth