Sunday, October 16, 2022

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pound and UK Bonds Rally; Stocks Advance: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Pare Losses as Traders Assess Xi’s Policy Signals

[Reuters] Oil steady as recession fears counter positive Chinese signals

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hunt Drops What’s Left of Truss Plan to Save UK Credibility

[Reuters] UK's Hunt says he will raise 32 bln pounds more in tax, limit power subsidies

[Reuters] New UK finance minister faces market verdict after gutting Truss's plans

[Reuters] UK housing market shows strains from "mini-budget": Rightmove

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bear Market in US Stocks Still in Its Infancy Versus History

[Reuters] Russia launches deadly new attacks on central Kyiv using drones

[Reuters] Intense fighting flares in Ukraine's Donetsk region

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Kamikaze Drones Hit Kyiv; EU Ministers Meet

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi Gives Little Reassurance China’s Economic Risks to Ease

[Reuters] Analysis: A $1 trillion headache: China's local fiscal shortfall poses broader growth risks

[Reuters] Exclusive: China's state banks seen acquiring dollars in swaps market to stabilise yuan

[Reuters] As Xi opens congress, China's state hands keep markets steady

[Reuters] China’s next big trade is nationalism

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Unity on Policy Path Is Fraying as Recession Danger Mounts

[Reuters] German spy chief: 'Russia is the storm, China is climate change'

[Reuters] Analysis: G7 fails to reach intervention deal to ease pain of soaring dollar

[Reuters] Bank of Japan likely to raise inflation forecast to over 2.5% - Kyodo

[Reuters] Analysis: Indonesia's defences start crumbling against relentless dollar

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bank Run Shows Risks From Widening Vietnam Corruption Probes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘CLO Whale’ Halts Purchases as UK Volatility Spreads to Global Markets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Floods Hit Australian Firms, Economy as Wild Weather Persists

[Bloomberg] Chinese Conglomerate Fosun Halts Trading Pending ‘Inside Information’ Release

[WSJ] Junk-Rated Companies Search for the Right Time to Tap Investors

[FT] Liz Truss battles for survival as City figures and MPs call on her to quit

[FT] Xi Jinping steers towards confrontation with west in ‘great rejuvenation’ push

[FT] China delays key GDP data in middle of Communist party congress

[FT] EU ministers advised to take a tougher line on China

[FT] IMF calls on policymakers to re-examine ETF risks

Sunday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Drop, Dollar Slips Amid Wary Trading: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Stock futures rise after a rollercoaster week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pound Rallies as Traders Eye Shift in Fiscal Stance Under Hunt

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Edges Higher After Weekly Loss as Slowdown Hangs Over Market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Truss Faces Market Judgment as BOE Exit Leaves UK Exposed

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] FX Traders Eye Japan Response as Yen Approaches 150 Level

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] G-20 Division Over War, Oil Laid Bare in Days-Late Statement

[Reuters] OPEC+ members line up to endorse output cut after U.S. coercion claim

[Bloomberg] Defiant Xi Tells World China Is Ready to Stand Its Ground

[Bloomberg] Key Takeaways From Xi Jinping’s Two-Hour Speech

Sunday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Truss Faces Market Judgment as BOE Exit Leaves UK Exposed

[Reuters] UK finance minister Hunt vows to win back financial market trust

[Reuters] Biden will act 'methodically' in re-evaluating U.S.-Saudi relationship, Sullivan says

[Reuters] China's Xi talks up security, reiterates COVID stance as congress opens

[CNBC] Xi warns against foreign interference in Taiwan, says China will ‘never promise to renounce’ force

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi Sticks to Economic Goals Calling Development Top Priority

[Politico] Xi Jinping’s path to power: From outcast to 'emperor'

[Reuters] China's 20th Communist Party Congress: What you need to know

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Lockdowns Take Toll on Limping Economy: Eco Week Ahead

[Reuters] Russia says its forces repelled Ukrainian advances in several regions

[Reuters] Gazprom CEO says gas price cap would lead to supply halt

[AP] March against inflation turns up political heat in France

[Bloomberg] Tug of War That Markets Fear Is Central Banks Versus Governments

[WSJ] High Inflation Darkens Global Economic Outlook

[WSJ] Higher Heating Bills Poised to Hit U.S. Households This Winter

[WSJ] Shasta Lake Helped Water California; Now Its Dryness Is a Threat to the State

[WSJ] Winter’s Approach Raises Stakes in European Energy Crisis

[FT] Liz Truss is still ‘in charge’, insists new chancellor Jeremy Hunt

[FT] Xi Jinping warns off US as he piles political and military pressure on Taiwan

[FT] Xi Jinping heralds ‘critical time’ in history as he prepares for third term in power