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Bloomberg: Jack Ma Warns Alibaba, China to Prepare for 20-Year Trade War
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder Jack Ma cautioned China’s business and political leaders to prepare for the trade war with the U.S. to last longer and have a bigger impact than most people think. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stocks Rally Extends to Second Day; Yuan Advances: Markets Wrap
Stocks extended a rally in Asia as investors wagered the world’s two-biggest economies have time to iron out trade differences in the wake of the latest salvos on tariffs. The yuan advanced as Premier Li Keqiang said China won’t devalue its currency. [more...]
Bloomberg: Tesla Is Facing U.S. Criminal Probe Over Elon Musk Statements
Tesla Inc. is under investigation by the Justice Department over public statements made by the company and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, according to two people familiar with the matter. The criminal probe is running alongside a previously reported civil inquiry by securities regulators. [more...]
Bloomberg: This Is the World's Most Disappointing Stock
or the most disappointing stock trade in the world this year, step forward Tencent Holdings Ltd. Of the 10 companies worth more than $100 billion that analysts predominantly rate as buy, Tencent has by some distance had the worst 2018, data compiled by Bloomberg show.  [more...]
Bloomberg: Bond Traders See 2019 as Battleground for Bets on Fed Rate Path
For the world’s biggest bond market, 2019 is turning into a battleground for bets on the path of U.S. monetary policy. Investors in recent weeks have moved closer to the Federal Reserve’s projected path of three rate hikes next year -- they’re now pricing in two, following increases next week and in December. [more...]
Bloomberg: Europe's August Car Sales Surge Ahead of New Emissions Tests
European car registrations skyrocketed in August as automakers hurried to get vehicles out the factory door before the start of new emission-testing regulations. [more...]
Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley Sees $2.5 Billion Equity Raise for Troubled Tesla
Tesla Inc. could raise funds as soon as this year as Elon Musk’s company ramps up production and prepares for maturing debt, analysts at Morgan Stanley predict. [more...]
Bloomberg: JPMorgan Asset Sees Room for Investors to Stay in Risk – For Now
Investors bracing for the next global market slump can afford to stick it out in riskier assets for at least another year -- but it also doesn’t hurt to keep an eye on the exits, according to JPMorgan Asset Management. [more...]
Bloomberg: Goldman Fund Buys Turkey, Argentina Debt, Says Rout Overdone
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is buying Turkish and Argentinian government debt as it bets on the worst-performing emerging markets to offer some of the more profitable bond trades this year. [more...]
Reuters: Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war
The executive from one of China’s biggest soybean crushers sat on a panel at a Kansas City agricultural exports conference, listening to an expert beside him explain why China would remain dependent on U.S. soybeans to feed its massive hog herds. [more...]
Reuters: China to penalize $60 billion of U.S. imports in tit-for-tat move
China and the United States plunged deeper into a trade war on Tuesday after Beijing added $60 billion of U.S. products to its import tariff list in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s planned levies on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. [more...]
CNBC: China's second-in-command: We're facing 'greater difficulties' in keeping economy stable
As U.S.-China trade tensions are escalating, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday his government is able to help the domestic economy withstand challenges. [more...]
CNBC: JP Morgan Chase: Emerging markets selloff is overdone, and investors should consider China
The recent selloff in emerging markets has been overblown, and there are opportunities now for investors, according to the chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase's China business. [more...]
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