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Bloomberg: Stocks Pressured as Caution Lingers; Lira Advances: Markets Wrap
European stocks pared a gain, Asian shares fell and U.S. futures edged lower on Wednesday as risk appetite continued to be tested by the recent Turkey-induced turmoil. Treasuries climbed, the dollar rose to the highest in 14 months and commodities dropped. [more...]
Bloomberg: Turkey Announces Tariffs on U.S. Goods From Cars to Alcohol
Turkey has slapped an additional tax on imports of a broad range of American goods, the latest escalation in a standoff that’s brought ties between the two NATO allies to a breaking point. [more...]
Bloomberg: Small-Caps Push Stocks Higher as Turkey Fears Wane: Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks halted their longest slide since March and the dollar reached a 14-month high as investors brushed off Monday’s Turkey-induced turmoil. Treasuries dropped and WTI crude hovered above $67 a barrel. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin, Ether Sink as ‘Sense of Panic’ Grips Crypto Investors
Bitcoin touched below $6,000 and dozens of smaller digital tokens including Ether retreated as this month’s sell-off in cryptocurrencies showed few signs of letting up. [more...]
Bloomberg: U.K. Equities Are Global Pariahs Amid Fears of Messy Brexit
Can U.K. stocks get any less love on the global stage? Allocation to British equities dropped to a net 28 percent underweight in a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of global fund managers released Tuesday, the biggest drop since May 2016. [more...]
Bloomberg: Tencent Traders Prepare for Wildest Earnings Reaction Since 2015
Tomorrow is set to be a big day for Tencent Holdings Ltd. investors, one way or the other. The options market is implying a share price move of 5.1 percent in either direction after Wednesday’s earnings report, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. [more...]
Bloomberg: Metals Poisoned by Turkey Contagion as Copper Nears Bear Market
From Turkey’s financial crisis to China’s trade war, the emerging-market contagion is infecting metal markets.
Base metals markets tumbled on Wednesday, with most contracts falling more than 2 percent in London. Copper sank below $6,000 a metric ton and is now approaching a bear market. [more...]
Bloomberg: Turkey Limits Banks’ Ability to Short Lira in Latest Crisis Move
Turkish regulators took another step to help the battered lira, making it harder for banks to short the currency through the swap market. [more...]
Bloomberg: FX Traders Are on Alert as U.S. Dollar Intervention Risk Climbs
Foreign-exchange traders are always scanning the globe for signs of government intervention in the market -- but it’s rare for them to suspect the world’s reserve currency as a candidate. [more...]
Reuters: Turkey doubles tariffs on some U.S. imports; Turkish lira rallies
Turkey doubled tariffs on some U.S. imports including cars, alcohol and tobacco on Wednesday in retaliation for U.S. moves, but the lira rallied a further six percent after a fresh move by banking authorities to underpin the currency. [more...]
Reuters: Dollar hits 13-month high as Turkey crisis rumbles on
The dollar rose on Wednesday to its highest levels in over a year as a crisis in the Turkish lira that has spread to emerging markets fed demand for the greenback as a safe-haven asset. [more...]
CNBC: Winners and losers from the Turkey crisis
The dramatic fall in the Turkish lira over the last few days has rattled global markets, even though experts don't expect the troubles facing Turkey to trigger the next financial crisis. [more...]
CNBC: China's markets have stumbled, but its top tech stocks could rise 20% this year, analyst says
There's still a lot of upside for Chinese tech giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent — known as the BAT stocks — because investors see them as a safe bet, a research analyst told CNBC on Wednesday. [more...]
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