Monday, December 5, 2022

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Waver as Rate Bets Thrown Into Doubt: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Decline After Widespread Market Slump Jolts Sentiment

[Reuters] Cryptoverse: Forget crypto winter, this is a bitcoin 'bloodbath'

[CNBC] Jamie Dimon says inflation eroding consumer wealth may cause recession next year

[AP] Ukraine leader defiant as drone strikes hit Russia again

[Reuters] Ukraine warns of emergency blackouts after more missile hits

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: US Ready to Help in ‘Brutal Winter,’ Klain Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] North Carolina Attack Shows US Power Grid Is ‘Extremely Vulnerable

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Safest Credit in Worst Selloff Since 2017 on Good News

[Reuters] Analysis: Europe's inflation problem will linger for years to come

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] A Hedge Fund Hit by FTX Collapse Defaults on $36 Million of Debt

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rising Battery Prices Threaten to Derail the Arrival of Affordable EVs

[Reuters] The year in review: What happened -- and what did not

[Reuters] Eye of the storm: Taiwan at the centre of Sino-U.S. tensions

[Bloomberg] World Economy Heads for One of Its Worst Years in Three Decades

[NYT] Computer Science Students Face a Shrinking Big Tech Job Market

[WSJ] Investors Yank Money From Commercial-Property Funds, Pressuring Real-Estate Values

[FT] China braced for Covid outbreaks among medical staff and migrant workers

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Hit by Fed-Hike Jitters as US Yields Surge: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Leap as US Services Data Add Fuel to Fed Bets

[Reuters] Oil falls over 3% after data raises Fed interest rate worries

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Moscow Blames Ukraine for Attacks Deep in Russia

[Reuters] Rising flu cases drive up U.S. hospitalizations, CDC says

[FT] Russia accuses Kyiv of drone attack on air bases deep in its territory

[FT] What about Blackstone’s $50bn credit fund?

[FT] How FTX used Hong Kong cash-for-crypto shop to turbocharge growth

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St sinks as strong services data causes jitters over Fed direction 

[Reuters] Russia unleashes missiles across Ukraine, drones hit bases deep inside Russian territory

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Moscow Confirms Attacks on Bases Deep in Russia

[Reuters] Exclusive: China may announce 10 new COVID easing steps on Wednesday

[Reuters] First winter cold snap tests French power grid

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Slip as Yields Rise, China Optimism Fades: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Gold clings near $1,800 on soft dollar as China relaxes COVID curbs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as China Loosens Curbs and OPEC+ Keeps Output Steady

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Debt Extends Best Run Since Pre-Covid on China, Fed Bets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Climb, Yuan Rises Past Key Level on Reopening Shift

[Reuters] BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘Huge, Missing and Growing:’ $65 Trillion in Dollar Debt Sparks Concern

[Reuters] COVID confusion in China as authorities row back curbs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Covid Pivot Accelerates as Cities Ease Testing Rules

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China services activity shrinks to 6-month lows - Caixin PMI

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Ukraine Says Russia Launches New Missile Salvo

[Reuters] Russia renews missile attacks on Ukraine as G7 pressures Moscow with oil price cap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Watch Leveraged Loans as Canary in Credit Coal Mine, Traders Say

[Bloomberg] Texas’s Crypto Mining Boom Is Starting to Look More Like a Bust

[NYT] The Crypto Industry Struggles for a Way Forward

[WSJ] Fed Could Pencil in Higher Interest Rates Next Year While Slowing Hikes in December

[FT] Market turmoil threatens to undermine efforts to curb inflation, says BIS

[FT] China steps on Washington’s toes as Xi heads to Saudi Arabia

[FT] Financial instability: the hunt for the next market fracture