Thursday, March 14, 2024

Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks, Treasuries Steady at End of Volatile Week: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near Four-Month High as IEA Flips Forecast to Deficit

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Copper Surges on Supply Threat as Iron Ore Shows Economic Risks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bitcoin Extends Retreat From Record as ‘Bubble’ Talk Escalates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Missile Misses Ship in Red Sea as Houthis Vow More Attacks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Gets More Reasons to Delay Interest-Rate Cuts 

[Reuters] Peak rates boost U.S. demand for riskier form of corporate debt

[AP] Home sellers are cutting list prices as spring buying season starts with higher mortgage rates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] American Debt Stings Like Never Before in New Era for Households

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BofA Says Record Rush to US Stocks Ignores Stagflation Risk

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Strained Texas Power Grid Is Poised to Lose a Big Gas Plant

[Reuters] BOJ preparing to end negative interest rate policy at March meeting, Jiji reports

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Blowout Wage Result May Spur BOJ March Rate Hike Chatter

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Loans Grow at Slowest Pace on Record Amid Weak Demand

[Reuters] China Feb new bank loans dip more than expected, lending growth at record low

[Reuters] China's home prices extend declines despite support measures

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Signals Liquidity Is to Fuel Growth, Not Speculation

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Drains Cash Via Key Funding Tool for First Time Since 2022

[Reuters] China c.bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, as expected

[Reuters] Tight monetary stance needed in many emerging European economies, says IMF

[Reuters] Exclusive: India cenbank widens scrutiny of credit 'exuberance', sources say

[Bloomberg] Putin Digs In to Divide World Order While He Conquers at Home

[NYT] Cities Face Cutbacks as Commercial Real Estate Prices Tumble

[NYT] Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Targets Russia’s Oil Industry

[WSJ] China’s Real-Estate Market Just Set a Record—but Not a Good One

[WSJ] Putin Puts Clash With West at Center of Presidential Election

[FT] We should fear a sticky inflation mess

[FT] State-linked Vanke is latest Chinese property group hit by confidence crisis