TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 10/03 – 10/09

Weekend 10/08 & 10/09

Top 5 Things to Watch in Markets in the Week Ahead – investing
Covid’s Shadow Looms Large Over Any Post-Holiday China Gains – bbg
Investors on Guard as Stocks Rally Sputters Ahead of Data Deluge – bbg

Inflation, High Inflation, & Hyperinflation – Zerohedge
Are Central Banks Going Bankrupt? Morgan Stanley Makes A Striking Observation – Zerohedge
Tesla’s China-Made Sales Hit Record Following Shanghai Factory Upgrade – Reuters
“Day Of Reckoning Is Finally Here” – Peter Schiff Warns Inflation Will & It’s Here To Stay – Zerohedge
El-Erian Blames Fed for ‘Very High’ Risk of a Damaging Recession – bbg
Era of Peak Yields Signals Entry Point for Emerging-Market Bets – bbg
Global margin call hits European debt markets – asiatimes
Your Sunday Briefing: The World’s Finance Chiefs Are Coming to Town – bbg
Your Sunday Asia Briefing: Welcome Back Mr. Xi – bbg
Supply Chain ‘Normal’ Appears on Horizon, With Sights Set on March – bbg
China Covid Cases Rebound as Party Gears Up for Key Congress – bbg
Central Banks Plow On Hiking Rates Despite Pivot Talk – bbg
Italy’s Bonds Come Under the Spotlight After UK Budget Fiasco – bbg
Xi to Convene Final Party Meeting Before Big Leadership Congress – bbg
Your Saturday Briefing: Musk Makes a U-Turn – bbg
Your Next Pain Will Be Soaring Electricity Costs As Energy Crisis Comes To America – Zerohedge
Fed Officials Won’t Relent on Path to 4.5% and May Move Higher – bbg
Who Else Bought BlackRock’s LDI Swindle Products? – Zerohedge
Danger of $4 Trillion Hole in World Outlook Haunts IMF: Eco Week – bbg
The Renewable Energy ‘Paradox’: A More Costly Way Forward – Zerohedge
Wall Street Is Missing the Risk to Stocks If Inflation Is Beaten – bbg
Negative-yielding debt slides below $2tn as central banks lift rates – ft
Used Car Prices Record First Annual Drop In Two Years; Luxury Car Prices Take Beating – Zerohedge
California Begins Fighting Inflation With Stimulus Checks This Week – Zerohedge
China’s Services Activity Falls for First Time Since May – Caixin PMI – Reuters
China Services Activity Drops as Covid Lockdowns Curb Spending – bbg
How a Ban on Russia’s Mining Giants Could Shake the Metals World – bbg
Buy Short-Term Quality Bonds as Stocks Fall, Pimco’s Browne Says – bbg
Wall Street banks slash $34bn from earnings forecasts for big companies – ft
US Earnings to Watch: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Walgreens, Pepsi – bbg
Up next for the markets: October 10 – October 14 – jpm


Friday 10/07

Business Live – guardian
Unemployment Rate Tumbles in September – KPMG
September Unemployment Rate Tumbles As Payrolls Print Above Expectations, Lowest Since April 2021 – Zerohedge

White House Announces New Restrictions on Chip Exports to China – bbg
Red New Deal? – Zerohedge
Dow drops 600 points, Nasdaq closes 3% lower as rates pop after September jobs report – cnbc
Shocking Consumer Credit Numbers: Everyone Maxed Out Their Credit Card As Economy Slid Into Recession – Zerohedge
US Consumer Borrowing Rises More Than Forecast on Credit Card Use – bbg
Recession Beat Grows Louder With Slower Earnings, Weaker Economy – bbg
Things Are Starting To Move Fast: FedEx Tumbles After Preannouncing Dismal Results For 2nd Time In 2 Weeks – Zerohedge
Fedex Expects Fewer Packages During Holiday Season – bbg
UK Government Will Need to Cut 200,000 Jobs to Avoid Debt Spiral – bbg
The Fed Will Soon Face Its First True Volcker Test: Continuing To Hike Into A Full-Blown Recession – Zerohedge
Fed Mouthpiece: “On Track For Another Large Rate Increase After Solid jobs Report” – Zerohedge
September job gains affirm that the Fed has a long way to go in inflation fight – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CVS, Credit Suisse, AMD, Lyft and more – cnbc
US Sells 10.2 Million Barrels of Reserve Crude After OPEC+ Production Cuts – bbg
The Strong Dollar Is A Risk To Corporate Profits – Zerohedge
Clock ticking down on US debt time bomb – asiatimes
European markets close lower after key U.S. jobs report; Credit Suisse jump 5% – cnbc
Tesla’s Week to Forget Is the Anchor Weighing On the S&P 500 – bbg
Instant View: Sept Payrolls Beat Gives Fed Room to Stay Aggressive – Reuters
Unemployment rate falls to 3.5% in September, payrolls rise by 263,000 as job market stays strong – cnbc
Jobs Report Shows Fed Tightening Still a Work in Progress – Reuters
Think this winter’s energy crisis will be bad? Next year’s will be WORSE – DAILYMAIL
US Jobs Rise While Unemployment Drops, Keeping Pressure on Fed – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMD, Levi Strauss, DraftKings and more – cnbc
Jittery Futures Coiled Tightly Ahead Of Today’s Jobs Report Main Event – Zerohedge
Analysis-Dollar’s Gains Spell Earnings Pain for U.S. Companies – Reuters
BOE’s Nightmare Scenario Came to Life as UK Markets Crashed – bbg
Morgan Stanley Boosts 2023-24 LNG Price Forecast on Europe Demand – bbg
Risk-Averse Investors Pile Into Cash at Fastest Rate Since April 2020 – Reuters
Global Outflows Continue From Bond and Equity Funds for a Seventh Week – Reuters
U.S. Equity Funds See Vast Outflows on Rate Hike Worries – Reuters
Morgan Stanley Calls an End to European Tech Underperformance – bbg
German Retail Sales, Industrial Output Fall as Inflation Tightens Grip – Reuters
Credit Suisse to buy back $3 billion in debt, sell landmark hotel as credit fears persist – cnbc
Marketmind: Get the Munchies, Pass on the Chips – Reuters
Europe’s Carmakers Scrap Growth Hopes, Ask Policy Makers for Aid – bbg
Commodities Roared Into the New Quarter. Now Comes the Hard Bit – bbg
Asia-Pacific markets fall ahead of U.S. jobs report – cnbc
Take Five: China’s Challenges – Reuters
China EV Stocks Tumble as Trader Sentiment Sours on Sector – bbg
Chip makers from Samsung to AMD see ‘breathtaking’ earnings plunge as recession looms – scmp
Samsung Profit Falls as Memory Chip Downturn Worsens – bbg

 

Thursday 10/06

Business Live – guardian
Lukashenko imposes ban on price increases in Belarus from 6 October – belta

AMD warns of third quarter revenue shortfall on weaker PC demand, supply chain issues – cnbc
Bonds & Stocks Falter On Flood Of FedSpeak, Payrolls Paranoia – Zerohedge
Stocks close lower as investors await September jobs report, Dow drops nearly 350 points – cnbc
Moody’s Says Credit Suisse Could Suffer $3 Billion Loss in 2022 – Reuters
Tesla Shares Take Hit on Risk That Musk Must Sell to Buy Twitter – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Compass, General Electric, Shell, Pinterest and more – cnbc
Explainer-Why Russia Stands to Gain Most From OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts – Reuters
Initial Jobless Claims Suddenly Jumped Last Week – Zerohedge
Citi Expects Global Equities to Rally 18% by End-2023 – Reuters
UK Pensions Are Still Dumping Assets Before BOE Pulls Support – bbg
About That “Giant” Derivative Trade That Sent Stocks Soaring – Zerohedge
IMF’s Georgieva Sees ‘Darkening’ Outlook for Global Economy, Rising Recession Risks – Reuters
Global Economy Could Lose $4 Trillion in Output, IMF Chief Warns – bbg
LNG Shipping Rates “Shooting For The Stars” At $500,000 Per Day – Zerohedge
US National Debt Blows Past $31 Trillion – Zerohedge
Futures Slide As OPEC+ Cut Sparks Gas Inflation Fears And “Tighter For Longer” Fed – Zerohedge

Euro Zone Retail Sales Fall as Expected in August – Reuters
Pension Crisis Threatens City of London’s Brexit Insurer Reform – bbg
Morgan Stanley Sees Tighter Oil Market Ahead, Ups Q1 Forecasts – Reuters
‘Uninvestable’ UK Market Lost £300 Billion in Truss’ First Month – bbg
Bank of England says pension funds were hours from disaster before it intervened – cnbc
German Industrial Orders Slump More Than Expected in August – Reuters
Weaker refining, gas trading to hit Shell’s third-quarter results – cnbc
Here’s What Goldman to UBS Say About Oil After Big OPEC+ Cut – bbg
OPEC+ Oil Output Cut Ahead of Winter Fans Inflation Concerns – Reuters
SocGen Traders Cut China Counterparty Exposure as Risks Escalate – bbg
Zinc, Copper Gain After LME Bans New Metals from Russian Giant – bbg
Yen’s Top Forecaster Says Rout Over on Peak US Rate Hike Bets – bbg
Asia: this is not 1997 – ing
Battery Maker CALB Debuts in Hong Kong After $1.3 Billion IPO – bbg
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after U.S. stocks slip – CNBC
China’s Covid Cases Hit One-Month High as Holiday Spots Flare – bbg
Stocks Retreat, Dollar Gains as Uncertainty Looms: Markets Wrap – bbg
Oil Extends Rally on OPEC+ Output Cut and Russian Supply Warning – bbg


Wednesday 10/05

Business Live – guardian
OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day to shore up prices, defying U.S. pressure – cnbc
Gas Crisis Set to Worsen After Europe Burns Through Winter Stocks – Reuters
Global Bond Funds See Biggest Outflows in Two Decades – Reuters
One Big Option Trade Fueled S&P 500’s Midday Jump, Wells Fargo Says – bbg
EU agrees on price cap for Russian oil over Ukraine war – ap

Dollar & Yields clawback recent downside while Services PMI offers glimpse of hope ahead of Friday’s NFP – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Black Gold & Bond Yields Jump As Stocks Dump’n’Pump – Zerohedge
S&P 500 closes lower Wednesday after two days of strong gains – cnbc
“Please Don’t Panic Buy”: France Taps Strategic Reserve After Gas Stations Run Out Of Fuel – Zerohedge
Global Car Sales Might Stay Below Pre-Pandemic Levels for Another Year – bbg
Mortgage Application Pace Plunges To 25-Year Low As Housing Recession Deepens – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Enphase Energy, Exxon Mobil and more – CNBC
Wall Street Cranks up Exxon’s Outlook on Booming Natgas Prices – Reuters
Goldman Hikes Third-Quarter GDP Growth Estimate to 1.9% – Reuters
Factbox-Government Measures to Ease Inflation Pain – Reuters
JPMorgan Sees Oil Rising Back Over $100 If These Five Conditions Are Met… – Zerohedge
LNG Market Supply to Remain Tight for Years, Top Producers Say – bbg
What Does OPEC’s 2 Million b/d Cut Really Mean: Goldman Crunches The Numbers – Zerohedge
Services Surveys Signal Q3 Recession Imminent Amid “Tightening Financial Conditions” – Zerohedge
US Services Growth Remains at Solid Pace, Price Pressures Ease – bbg
Futures Fall As Rally Fizzles, Dollar Spikes Amid Fresh Doubts Of Fed Pivot – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Tesla, Ford Motor, Goldman Sachs and more – cnbc
Italy Bonds Slump Most Since Pandemic Start on Moody’s Warning – bbg
ADP Reports Better Than Expected Jump In Jobs In September, Wage Growth Accelerates – Zerohedge
US Companies Added 208,000 Jobs in September, ADP Data Show – bbg
IMF Sees Low Risk of Global Wage-Price Spiral From Rate Hikes – bbg
Wage-Price Spiral Risks Appear Contained Despite High Inflation – IMF
Romania Surprises With Larger Rate Hike as Inflation Persists – bbg
Hungary’s Central Bank Launches Tool to Drain Liquidity After Ending Rate Hikes – Reuters
Poland Unexpectedly Keeps Rates on Hold Despite Inflation Surge – bbg
Spanish Central Bank Halves 2023 GDP Forecast as Inflation Bites – bbg
Computer-Driven Hedge Funds Surge Ahead Amid Chaotic Markets – bbg
Volcker Lesson to Generation QE: Stock Recoveries Can Take Years – bbg
US Stocks Have Just Started Pricing In Recession, Citi Quants Say – bbg
Hedge Funds Suffer $32 Billion of Outflows in Q2 -Data – Reuters
Junk Market Is Only Open to Familiar Firms Offering High Yields – bbg
Euro Zone Likely to Endure Recession as Downturn Deepens – Reuters
Even Deutsche Bank Sees Paris as a Rising Hub for Traders – bbg
European markets set to fall at the open, reversing positive trend – cnbc
Marketmind: Bear Trap? – Reuters
German Exports Beat Expectations Despite Cooling Global Economy – Reuters
Fidelity Is Buying Treasuries and Yen as Top Recession Hedges – bbg
Morgan Stanley Says Bottom Is Near for Emerging Market Stocks – bbg
China, Equities Weigh as EM Sees Another Month of Outflows – IIF – Reuters
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng pops 6% on return to trade; Asia markets rise after U.S. stocks rallied – cnbc
Chinese Oil Demand Set to Rebound as Refiners Rush to Use Quotas – bbg
Taiwan Intervenes in FX Again as Reserves Fall Most Since 2012 – bbg
RBNZ Delivers Fifth Half-Point Hike, Signals More to Come – bbg
Japan to Curb Electricity Costs Amid Weak Yen, Recession Risks, PM Says – Reuters
Citadel’s Flagship Hedge Fund Gains 29% in Year of Market Turmoil – bbg

 

 

Tuesday 10/04

Business Live – guardian
Emerging Stocks Haven’t Had Such a Long Stretch of Bear Market – bbg
Europe May Avoid Gas Disaster This Winter, Next Could Be Worse -Trafigura Exec – Reuters
Short Sellers Pounded Anew in Latest Trial for Market Timers – bbg
Analysis-Hopes of Elusive Fed Pivot Drive Markets Higher Once Again – Reuters

 

Musk’s Losses in Twitter Court Fight Presaged His Surrender – bbg
Stocks and bonds continue ascent with cracks in US data testing Fed resolve – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Stocks, Bonds, Bitcoin, & Bullion Jump As Dollar Dumps – Zerohedge
Wall St Rallies as Data, RBA Move Lifts Hope of Fed Easing – Reuters
Dow rallies more than 1,500 points in two days, S&P 500 posts best 2-day gain since 2020 – cnbc
Cash ETFs Draw Record $36 Billion With Even Dalio Changing Tune – cnbc
Musk to Proceed With Original $44-Billion Offer for Twitter Before Trial – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Poshmark, Rivian and more – cnbc
BofA Warns Of ‘Bear Stearns Moment’ If Central Bank Put Fails – Zerohedge
Credit Suisse Stock Lending Clients Retreated Amid Market Swings – bbg
Fed Pivot Trade Sparks Again as Bonds Rally, Dollar Weakens – bbg
Job openings dropped by 1 million last month—here’s why – cnbc
US Job Openings Drop to 10.1 Million, Lowest Since June 2021 – bbg
Futures Storm Higher After Smaller Than Expected RBA Rate Hike Boosts Speculation Global Tightening Is Ending – Zerohedge
Pimco Says Bond Returns Look ‘Compelling’ Given Rise in Yields – bbg
Marketmind: Stress Buster – Reuters
Euro Zone Aug Producer Prices Rise Slightly More Than Expected – Reuters
Explainer-What Is LDI? Liability-Driven Investment Strategy Explained – Reuters
Spanish Banks Need to Increase Provisions Amid Economic Slowdown, De Cos Says – Reuters
Analysis-Under Water: How the Bank of England Threw Markets a Lifeline – Reuters
ECB’s de Cos says Spanish banks will need to raise provisions to cover potential losses – forexlive
Greenwashing Enters a $22 Trillion Debt Market, Derailing Climate Goals – bbg
Key European Bond Market Suffers Record Dry Spell With Zero Deals – bbg
Micron Plans Investment of Up to $100 Billion in New York Chip Factory – bbg
Foreign Outflows From EM Asian Equities Exceed 2008 Outgo – Reuters
Germans Panic-Buy Electric Heaters As Authorities Warn Of Winter Gas Shortage – Zerohedge
German Grid Operator Warns of Potential Cuts to Winter Power Exports – bbg
European Real Estate’s Decade-Long Party Is Coming to an End – bbg
Pound’s Rally Looks About to Change Direction, Strategists Say – bbg
Cathie Wood Scoops Up Tesla as Stock Tumbles on Deliveries Miss – bbg
In Putin’s Nuclear Brinksmanship, Weapons Leave Room For Warning – bbg
European markets head for higher open as global markets rally – cnbc
New Zealand House Prices Suffer Near-Record Quarterly Slump – bbg
Indonesia is the best-performing Asia-Pacific market so far this year – cnbc
Australia stocks jump after smaller-than-expected rate hike; Asia markets rise – cnbc
RBA Surprises Market With Quarter-Point Hike, Currency Tumbles – bbg
JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Warns Anew on Policy Risk to S&P 500 Target – bbg
EU Commissioners Call for Joint Debt to Tackle Energy Crisis – bbg

 

Monday 10/03

Pound rallies on 45p tax rate U-turn; recession fears mount – business live – guardian
Credit Suisse, Citi cut 2022 year-end target for S&P 500 – Reuters
UK U-Turn – Reuters
Global Manufacturing Index Contracts for First Time Since 2020 – bbg
The Worst September, Q3 And YTD Of Your Career? – Zerohedge

Stocks and Bonds rally as aggressive Fed hike bets pare after soft data – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Pivot Dreams Spark Panic Bid As Lehman-Suisse Forgotten – Zerohedge
Stocks surge to kick off October and a new quarter as bond yield – cnbc
Ray Dalio No Longer Thinks ‘Cash Is Trash’ – bbg
Home Prices Crash At Fastest Pace Since Lehman Bankruptcy – Zerohedge
Global Recession Can Be Avoided With Right Fiscal Policies -IMF’s Georgieva – Reuters
September’s Credit Wipeout Foretells Even More Pain in Junk Debt – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Peloton, Tesla, Viasat, Wells Fargo, Box and more – cnbc
Economists downgrade UK growth forecasts in wake of ‘mini-Budget’ – FT
USD: What a strong dollar means for the US economy – BofA – forexlive
Tesla shares dip after third-quarter production and deliveries report – cnbc
Citi Sees UK Stocks ‘Cult’ Emerging After Gilts Rout – bbg
Solar Is Now 33% Cheaper Than Gas Power in US, Guggenheim Says – bbg
US Coal Prices Climb Past $200 as Global Energy Crunch Boosts Demand – bbg
Polkadot, XRP, Cardano among the top 10 crypto assets chosen by banks – BIS study – finbold
ISM Manufacturing Unexpectedly Slides In September; New Orders, Jobs Shrink – Zerohedge
U.S. Manufacturing Activity Slowest in Almost 2-1/2 Years in September-ISM – Reuters
US Manufacturing Downshifts as Orders Shrink, ISM Data Show – bbg
Swiss Central Bank Steps up Policy Tightening as Sight Deposits Drop $78 Billion – Reuters
Futures Swing Wildly As Nervous Traders React To Every Rumor In Extremely Illiquid Markets – Zerohedge
Hungary Strikes Deal With Gazprom as Gas Bill Threatens Economy – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Credit Suisse, Tesla, Myovant Sciences and more – cnbc
Key Event This Week: Jobs, Jolts And ISMs – Zerohedge
More Than 12,000 Crypto Coins Become Zombies in Market Slump – bbg
Euro Zone Factory Activity Declined Again in Sept as Energy Bills Bite -PMI – Reuters
German Manufacturing Shrinks in Sept as New Orders Slump – PMI – Reuters
Euro Zone’s Negative-Yielding Debt Pile Has Almost Disappeared – Reuters
European stocks turn lower after streak of quarterly declines – ft
Goldman Sees More Selling in US Stocks by Households in 2023 – bbg
Factbox-Credit Suisse’s Scandals – Spies, Lies and Money Laundering – Reuters
Credit Suisse shares tank 10% on restructuring, capital concerns – cnbc
Explainer-Credit Suisse Stuck in Spotlight Ahead of Strategy Shift – Reuters
Credit Suisse CEO Seeks to Calm as Default Swaps Near 2009 Level – bbg
Factbox-The UK’s Top Tax Rate – What Is It and Why Does It Matter? – Reuters
British pound jumps on reports UK government will U-turn on cut to top tax rate – cnbc
UK’s Truss Set to Abandon Plan to Scrap 45% Tax Rate, BBC Says – bbg
Pound Hedges Become Most Expensive Since Brexit as Fears Grow – bbg
Inflation in Europe Now Looks Even Less Transitory Than in US – bbg
Europe Stock Futures Fall Amid UK Turmoil, Credit Suisse Woes – bbg
European stocks set to slump at the open, following gloomy sentiment in Asia-Pacific – cnbc
Morgan Stanley Says ‘Likely’ Fed Pivot Won’t End Earnings Pain – bbg
Italy’s Economy to Shrink for 3 Straight Quarters, Treasury Says – Reuters
Asia-Pacific markets mixed, Hang Seng index at lowest levels in 11 years; oil rises – cnbc
Asia Stocks Set for Cautious Open After Sept. Rout: Markets Wrap – bbg
A $1 Trillion Burden Looms For World Borrowers Refinancing Debt – bbg
Global Gas Markets to Remain Tight Next Year Amid Supply Squeeze-IEA – Reuters
Japan Spent $20 Billion In Its Intervention To Support Yen – Zerohedge
Premier Kishida Wants Japan to Take Advantage of Weak Yen – bbg
Marketmind: Quiet Start After Torrid Quarter – Reuters
Brazil Assets Set to Outperform as Lula, Bolsonaro Go to Runoff – bbg

US Economy Dodges Harsher Hit on Inflation From Hurricane Ian – bbg