Sunday, December 15, 2024

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stock Optimism Builds Ahead of Rate Decisions: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Oil prices drop on soft Chinese spending data

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Cocoa Hits Fresh Record in Blow to Chocolate Makers, Consumers

[AP] Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevated

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street eyes 2025 volatility spikes on Trump tariffs, geopolitics

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] French Private Sector Shrinks for Fourth Month on Political Woes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Home Prices Fall at Slower Pace in ‘Fragile’ Recovery

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Will Keep Trying to Spur Consumption Without Big Stimulus

[AP] China's economy logs a lackluster performance in November as retail sales slow

[CNBC] China’s November retail sales miss expectations as real estate slump deepens

[Reuters] China's Jan-Nov government land sales revenue falls 22.4% y/y

[Reuters] Putin accuses West of pushing Russia to its "red lines" forcing it to respond

[AP] Middle East latest: Assad says he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russians

[NYT] Powell’s Fed Appears Headed for Another Collision With Trump

[NYT] Why America’s Kurdish Allies Are Under Threat in a New Syria

[WSJ] The Fed’s Game Plan on Interest-Rate Cuts Keeps Shifting

[WSJ] China Races to Squelch Unrest as Signs of Economic Malaise Spread

[WSJ] China’s Economy Loses Momentum

[FT] Fed charts more cautious path for rates as high prices persist'

[FT] How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop

[FT] Netanyahu and Erdoğan compete to be the Middle East’s strongman

Sunday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Set to Fall Ahead of China Data Dump: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Weekly Advance as US Signals Tighter Russia Sanctions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week

[Reuters] Morning Bid: 2024 bull run in home stretch, China 'data dump' eyed

[NYT] Automakers Thrived in the Pandemic. Many Are Now Struggling.

[FT] Economists trim Fed rate cut estimates on fear of Trump inflation surge