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Bloomberg: U.K. Rating at Risk of Downgrade Amid No-Deal Brexit Concern
The U.K. has been put on a formal downgrade warning by Fitch Ratings, which pointed to increased risks that the country could tumble out of the European Union without an agreement in place. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stocks Mixed as U.S.-China Trade News Awaited: Markets Wrap
Stocks saw a mixed session Friday in Asia, with Japanese shares modestly lower, their Chinese counterparts higher and U.S. futures little changed as investors await results from key U.S.-China trade talks. Treasuries edged higher. [more...]
Bloomberg: Twelve Empty Supertankers Reveal Truths About Today’s Oil Market
They are slowly plowing their way across thousands of miles of ocean toward America’s Gulf of Mexico coastline. As they do, twelve empty supertankers are also revealing a few truths about today’s global oil market. [more...]
Bloomberg: Kraft Heinz Sinks Near Record Low on $15.4 Billion Writedown
Kraft Heinz Co. recorded a $15.4 billion non-cash charge to write down assets including some of its most well-known brands, a striking acknowledgment that changing consumer tastes have destroyed the value of some of the company’s most iconic products. [more...]
Bloomberg: Australia's Central Bank Chief ‘Sighs’ at U.S. Fiscal Discipline
Central bank chiefs are often reticent to criticize policy settings abroad. Not today: Australia’s central bank chief Philip Lowe questioned the wisdom of America’s fiscal largess and warned the U.S. will struggle to deploy stimulus in the next downturn. [more...]
Bloomberg: Tesla Slumps to Lowest in a Month on Lost Model 3 Recommendation
Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 lost a coveted recommendation from Consumer Reports, dropping its brand from the top 10 of the magazine’s closely watched annual ranking. The electric-car maker’s shares dropped. [more...]
Bloomberg: This $12 Billion Manager Says It's Time to Sell Risky Assets
Jupiter Asset Management’s Ariel Bezalel says it’s time to shun riskier assets and gird for world recession-like conditions. The London-based head of strategy, fixed income, who manages $11.8 billion of debt, said he hasn’t been this cautious in five years for his Dynamic Bond fund. [more...]
Bloomberg: Winter Whimper Sees LNG Slump to 17-Month Low in Biggest Market
Liquefied natural gas prices in North Asia, the world’s biggest market for the fuel, have slumped to the lowest in 17 months as the peak demand season ends with a whimper. [more...]
Bloomberg: Deal or No Deal, the Damage Has Already Been Done for the Pound
Whether Theresa May gets her Brexit agreement or not, the pound’s troubles look far from over. Even as the U.K. government makes a frantic push to secure a pact to ensure an orderly withdrawal from the European Union, another threat is emerging for the currency: Britain’s faltering economy. [more...]
Reuters: A Fed pivot, born of volatility, missteps, and new economic reality
The Federal Reserve’s promise in January to be “patient” about further interest rate hikes, putting a three-year-old process of policy tightening on hold, calmed markets after weeks of turmoil that wiped out trillions of dollars of household wealth. [more...]
Reuters: Asia shares fall as weakening global outlook offsets trade progress
Shares in Asia slipped on Friday as a deteriorating global economic outlook outweighed further signs of progress in trade talks between China and the United States. [more...]
CNBC: The US keeps demanding actions on the yuan that China wants to take anyway
U.S. negotiators are reportedly demanding China not devalue the yuan as a condition for any potential trade deal. Such a measure is likely to encounter little resistance from the Chinese: It's actually in Beijing's interest to have a stronger currency, experts told CNBC. [more...]
CNBC: Morgan Stanley: China's debt is set to worsen, but there's less risk from shadow banking
China's debt problem is set to worsen this year, according U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley — but Beijing is expected to better manage the risks of people borrowing from non-official channels this time, compared to years ago. [more...] |
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