Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Slip With Focus on Rates; Pound Falls: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stock Slide Puts Hedge Funds’ Crowded Trade at Risk

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Slumps as US Stockpiles Seen Swelling and Dollar Advances

[CNBC] Retail sales jump 3% in January, smashing expectations despite inflation increase

[CNBC] Mortgage demand drops as interest rates bounce higher

[Reuters] China says U.S. balloons flew over Xinjiang, Tibet, warns of countermeasures

[AP] China threatens US entities over downing of balloon

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Bolsters Liquidity Support to Meet Loan Demand Surge

[Reuters] Japan's Kishida says Ueda is most fit to lead BOJ

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Kishida Says Right BOJ Decisions Vital as Markets Change

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Central Banks Rebuild Reserves as Fed Rate Bets Accelerate

[Reuters] Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war" on poultry

[Reuters] Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

[Reuters] Philippines, U.S. to hold biggest war games in years

[WSJ] What Is Pushing the National Debt to Its Limit?

[WSJ] EU Starts Discussions on New Export Bans, Sanctions Against Russia

Tuesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Set for Choppy Open on CPI, Fed Speak: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Climb on Bets for June Fed Hike: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Wall Street ends mixed as inflation data supports rate worries

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Succumbs to One-Two Punch From US Oil Release and Inflation

[Reuters] Biden taps Fed's Brainard, Bernstein to lead economic team as Republican fights loom

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Officials Float Even Higher Rates After Brisk Inflation Data

[Reuters] Fed officials keep door open to peak policy rate above 5.1%

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Brainard’s Exit Spurs Speculation on Fed Vice Chair Replacement

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Harker Sees Interest Rates Moving to Some Level Above 5%

[Reuters] Rents push up U.S. consumer prices; inflation gradually cooling

[Reuters] Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as earthquake death toll passes 40,000

[Reuters] Column: Markets ride $1 trillion global liquidity wave: McGeever

[FT] Top US bank executives more upbeat about ‘soft landing’ for economy

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Dow drops 400 points, selloff intensifies after hotter-than-expected January CPI report: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Inflation Stays Elevated, Adding Pressure for More Fed Hikes

[Reuters] Fed must be ready to hike rates for longer than now expected, Logan says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BofA’s Moynihan Says Consumers Remain Resilient Amid Inflation

[Reuters] Global Liquidity Drain Is Coming for Markets, Citi’s King Says

[WSJ] Inflation Brings Back the Heat

[FT] Western intelligence shows Russians amassing aircraft on Ukraine border