Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Advance as Earnings Return to Center Stage: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Holds Near Record as Traders Look Past Later Rate-Cut Odds

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Edges Lower as Israel Weighs Up Response to Iranian Attack

[Reuters] UK's Cameron, in Israel, says Israelis have decided to retaliate against Iran

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Blunt Powell signals rate cut plans on ice

[AP] Biden is seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel as he courts union voters

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to a Four-Month High of 7.13%

[Reuters] What the fresh march higher in oil means for world markets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China's Loosening Grip on Yuan Allows Currency to Test a Key Milestone

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yuan Funding Costs Climb in Hong Kong, Pressuring Bearish Bets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] South Korean Officials Ramp Up Warnings on Won Weakness

[Reuters] Indonesia's plunging rupiah twists the policy plot

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Philippine Peso’s Drop Past 57 Puts Pressure on Central Bank

[Reuters] UK inflation slows its fall, pushing back rate cut bets

[Reuters] The ECB is seen forgiving Italy its fiscal sins, if needed

[Reuters] Global property insurers see 'alarming' losses as risk models lag, report says

[Bloomberg] Hezbollah Rocket Assault on Israeli Military Site Wounds Six

[NYT] The Global Turn Away From Free-Market Policies Worries Economists

[WSJ] Emboldened Iran Makes Dangerous Gamble on Open Confrontation

[WSJ] Dealmaking Is Looking Up as Companies Stop Waiting Out the Fed

[WSJ] China’s Punishment for People With Bad Debts: No Fast Trains or Nice Hotels

[FT] Vix ‘fear gauge’ soars on Middle East tension and interest rate shift

[FT] China warns west of ‘survival of the fittest’ as manufacturing boosts economy

[FT] Private credit is even larger than you think

[FT] Ukraine’s air defence struggle shows risks to Israel