Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Equities Gain on Cautious China Optimism: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Rally in Hong Kong as Nation Reopens Borders 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Dips From Three-Week High in Choppy Holiday Trading

[Reuters] Chinese hospitals, funeral homes 'extremely busy' as COVID spreads unchecked

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] More Bond Markets Join Slide That Prompted BOJ to Up Purchases

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Credit Market Cracks Widen as Distressed Debt Nears $650 Billion

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Shock BOJ Move Not Aimed at Policy Change, Meeting Summary Reveals

[Reuters] Academic close to Japan's Kuroda says BOJ moving towards policy normalisation

[Reuters] Kosovo closes main border crossing after roadblock in Serbia

[Reuters] Russia and China hold naval drills, practise submarine capture

[Bloomberg] China Job Market Prospects, Income Confidence Plunge to New Lows

[Bloomberg] China’s $1.3 Trillion Housing Crackdown Leaves Few Winners

[Bloomberg] China Reopening Borders Leads Other Countries to Restrict Entry

[FT] Is QE returning by stealth?

[FT] Exit from zero-Covid is no easy path for China

[FT] Inflation in the Baltics: a warning for the rest of Europe

Tuesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Southwest cancels thousands more flights; U.S. government vows scrutiny 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five Scenarios That Threaten More Strife for Global Markets

[Reuters] Japan Nov factory output falls on weakening global demand

[Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Are Suffering Massive Foreign Exodus as Covid Bites

[NYT] ‘Tragic Battle’: On the Front Lines of China’s Covid Crisis

[FT] Beijing changes tack on tackling property crisis


Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St stocks fall, oil rises as China drops quarantine rule

[Reuters] Gold jumps to six-month high on China reopening optimism

[Reuters] Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that implement price cap

[Reuters] Double-digit U.S. home price growth streak skids to an end