Thursday, October 20, 2022

Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Drop as Yields Keep Rising; Pound Weakens: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond Yields Break New Milestones as Rate-Hike Bets Mount

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japanese Yen Tumbles 1% Against Dollar Despite Intervention Talk

[Reuters] Shares slip, dollar surges as U.S. yields march on

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fall of 150 Has Yen Watchers Wondering When Japan Will Act

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yuan Falls to Lowest Since 2008 on Hawkish Fed, Growth Risks

[Reuters] Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to be UK's next prime minister

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Inflation Hits 3% for First Time Since 1991 Excluding Tax Hike Impacts

[Reuters] Japan's inflation hits 8-year high in test of BOJ's dovish policy

[Reuters] BOJ's Kuroda says must watch FX impact on economy

[Reuters] As intervention threat grows, Japan says FX speculators dealt with 'strictly'

[AP] Russian, Ukrainian troops gird for major battle in Kherson

[Reuters] Factbox: Is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine about to be blown?

[CNBC] An often-overlooked economic measure is signaling serious trouble ahead

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BofA Says Investor Capitulation Yet to Show Up in Equity Flows

[Reuters] EU leaders seek united front on China dependency

[Reuters] The big reveal: Xi set to introduce

[Reuters] Wildfire smoke chokes U.S. Northwest, residents don masks

[Reuters] Iranian trainers on the ground help Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, U.S. says

[Bloomberg] The Squeeze That Has the US Treasury Thinking About Buying Back Bonds

[FT] Conservative MPs split over the prospect of Boris Johnson’s return

Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street ends lower as Fed worries outweigh earnings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Pares Gains as Equity Weakness Counters China Covid Optimism

[MSN/WP] Truss implosion shows big change in financial climate

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Swaps Price In 5% Peak for Policy Rate in First Half of 2023

[Reuters] Prescient or traitor? Rishi Sunak is the favourite to be next UK PM

[Reuters] U.S. container imports tumble as supply stress gives way to slack

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Says Russia Must Pay for Devastation

[AP] US: Iranian troops in Crimea backing Russian drone strikes

[Reuters] Analysis: Overlapping crises add urgency for IMF, World Bank resources, reforms

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Traders Strike Again as Colombia Forced to Walk Back Plans

[FT] Trafigura warns the world is running low on copper

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Retreat as Fedspeak Props Up Hawkish Wagers: Markets Wrap 

[BBC] Tory leadership race: Who could replace Liz Truss as prime minister?

[Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims fall

[Reuters] Fed's Harker says high inflation calls for more rate hikes

[Reuters] Truss and UK market turmoil: What you need to know

[Reuters] Column: Beware yen, global market ructions if Japan tweaks 'YCC'

[Reuters] Factbox: Europe's alternatives if Russia shuts off gas supply

[Bloomberg] Wall Street Is Taking a ‘YOLO’ Page Out of Retail’s Playbook

[WSJ] The U.K. Market Meltdown Could Be Headed Your Way

[FT] Succession battle begins after Liz Truss quits as UK prime minister

[FT] Tett: The market in Treasuries is storing up trouble