Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Set for Weekly Gain as Traders Await Powell: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Pares Second Weekly Decline Before Powell Speaks on Economy

[Dow Jones] Powell and Lagarde Speeches on Tap at Jackson Hole; U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level Since 2001

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Private Equity Turns to Left-Field Finance to Get Deals Done

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Eases Home Purchase Rules in New Push to Boost Economy

[Reuters] Exclusive: China asks banks to limit some Connect bond outflows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Urges Banks to Boost Stock Investments to Support Market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Country Garden Delays Bond Extension Deadline at Last Minute

[Reuters] China has no pain-free solutions for its slowing economy

[Reuters] Exclusive: China plans to cut stamp duty on stocks by up to 50% to revive confidence-sources

[Reuters] Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs - study

[Reuters] BRICS welcomes new members in push to reshuffle world order

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB’s Nagel Says Much Too Early to Consider Rate Hike Pause

[Reuters] Gloomy Ifo fuels fears of second German recession in a year

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Goldman Warns China Stress Can Spill Over to Asia, Cuts Targets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Public Outrage Mounts in China Over Japan’s Nuclear Wastewater

[Reuters] Taiwan reports renewed Chinese military activity, planes in 'response' zone

[Bloomberg] US Budget Deficits Are Exploding Like Never Before

[WSJ] Rising Insurance Costs Start to Hit Home Sales

[FT] China hopes expanded Brics will turn world upside down

[FT] China Construction Bank warns of pressure on profit margin

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St falls as Nvidia boost fades, caution sets in ahead of Powell speech 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Big Tech Rally Falters as Yields Rise Ahead of Powell Speech

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Traders Are Obsessing Over This Gauge Before Jackson Hole

[Reuters] US economic activity picked up in July - Chicago Fed

[Reuters] US Central states, Texas in danger of power shortages in heat wave