TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 01/01 – 01/07

Weekend 01/06 & 01/07

Fed Pivot Will Dominate Year of Rate Cuts in Turn of Global Cycle – bbg
Bond Traders Seize on 4% Yields, Confident Fed Rate Cuts Coming – bbg
Congress Leaders Ease Shutdown Risk With Deal on Spending Levels – bbg
JPMorgan Strategists See Treasuries’ Rally Resuming After ‘Rest’ – bbg

Wall Street’s Holiday Hangover: Your Saturday US Briefing – bbg
Germany’s Lost Year Is Over But 2024 May Not Be Much Better – bbg
Charting the Global Economy: Employment Growth Picks Up in US – bbg


Friday 01/05

Business Live – guardian
Holiday Hangover Grips Stocks and Bonds in Worst Start Since 2003 – bbg

Large Bank Loan Volumes Continue To Shrink Despite Soaring Deposit Inflows – Zerohedge
Dollar, Bonds, and Stocks whipsaw amid hot NFP and tumbling ISM Services – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Global Markets Suffer Worst Start In Over 20 Years As ‘Soft’ Data Stalls, Financial Conditions Tighten – Zerohedge
S&P 500 closes slightly higher Friday, but major averages end 9-week win streak – cnbc
Bitcoin ETF Issuers Clear Major Hurdle on Path to SEC Approval – bbg
Goldman Sees Potential Upside to Its S&P 500 Earnings Forecast – bbg
Apple’s Ugly 2024 Start Plagued With Downgrades And Muted Foxconn Demand – Zerohedge
US Factory Orders Surged In November – Biggest Jump Since Jan 2021, But… – Zerohedge
ISM Services Plunged In November, Employment Crashed – Zerohedge

US Payrolls Pick Up, Wages Gain as Labor Market Stays Solid – bbg
December Payrolls Unexpectedly Surge As Wages Jump, Unemployment Remains Low – Zerohedge
U.S. payrolls increased by 216,000 in December, much better than expected – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Palantir, Costco, Peloton and more – cnbc
Futures Slide, Yields Jump Above 4% As Jobs Report Looms – Zerohedge
ECB Rate-Cut Odds Tumble As EU Inflation Re-Accelerates In December – Zerohedge
Euro zone inflation rebounds in December, fueling rate-cut debates – cnbc
Europe stocks open lower as global sentiment falters; euro zone inflation data due – cnbc

Asia markets mostly higher as investors await a slew of economic data – cnbc
China’s Shadow-Banking Giant Files For Bankruptcy – Zerohedge

China Automakers Miss 2023 Sales Goal as Competition Intensifies – bbg
China Markets Are Betting Big on Further PBOC Easing This Year – bbg

Stocks, Bonds Fall as Investors Pare Rate Cut Bets: Markets Wrap – bbg

 


Thursday 01/04

Business Live – guardian

Bank Bailout Fund Usage Just Keeps Soaring, Money-Market Funds Biggest Inflow Since SVB Crisis – Zerohedge
Stocks chop and bonds tumble after hot European and US data ahead of NFP – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Dow Ends Higher on Financials, Strong Jobs Data – Reuters
‘Goldilocks’ Gored By Growth Gains; Bitcoin Bounces As Rate-Cut Hopes Hammered – Zerohedge
Nasdaq closes lower for a fifth day, its longest losing streak since October 2022 – cnbc

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Walgreens, Mobileye, Eli Lilly and more – cnbc
Merck Looks to Join the Obesity Drug Frenzy – bbg
Carrefour to halt Pepsi sales over price rises – bbc
‘Soft’ Services Survey Soars To 5-Month-Highs As ‘Hard’ Data Hits 2023 Lows – Zerohedge

Claims Data Confirm Receding Recession Risk – Zerohedge
Initial Jobless Claims End 2023 At Year Lows – Zerohedge
Futures Halt Slide As Oil Extends Rally – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walgreens, Apple, Yeti & more – cnbc
German Inflation Jumps Less Than Expected in Boost for ECB – bbg
APA to Buy US Shale Oil Driller Callon Petroleum for $4.5 Billion – bbg
Apple Hit With Second Downgrade This Week as iPhone Worries Grow – bbg
Eli Lilly Warns Against ‘Cosmetic’ Use of Popular Weight-Loss Drugs – bbg
Mobileye Plunges as Full-Year Revenue Forecast Falls Far Short – bbg
Manufacturing Jobs Decline In Latest ADP Report, Services Soar – Zerohedge
US Firms Add More Jobs Than Forecast in December, ADP Data Show – bbg
Private payrolls added 164,000 in December, beating expectations, ADP says – cnbc
European stocks head for mixed open as markets assess the outlook for rate cuts – cnbc

China leads losses in Asia as investors assess Fed minutes – cnbc
Asian stocks extend new year rout; China walloped by Fitch downgrades – investing
China Bad-Debt Managers Cut by Fitch on Weaker State Support – bbg
China’s 10-Year Yield Hits Lowest Since 2020 on Easing Hopes – bbg
China’s Services Sector Rises in December, Private Survey Shows – bbg
Fitch Downgrades Four Chinese National AMCs by One Notch; Three on Rating Watch Negative – fitch
China’s Workers Suffer Biggest Drop in Hiring Salaries on Record – bbg
Earthquake Raises Hurdle for BOJ to End Negative Interest Rates – bbg

Asia Stocks to Drop as Fed Minutes Signal Caution: Markets Wrap – bbg

 

Wednesday 01/03

Business Live – guardian

Global Bonds & Stocks Suffer Biggest Rout To Start A Year Since 1999 – Zerohedge
Wall St Notches Second Lower Close as 2024 Starts With Profit-Taking – Reuters
Dow tumbles nearly 300 points Wednesday, Nasdaq closes lower for a 2nd straight day in 2024 – cnbc
Fed Sees Rates Staying High for Some Time With Cuts Eyed in 2024 – bbg
Fed officials in December saw rate cuts likely, but path highly uncertain, minutes show – cnbc
The World Has “Fundamentally Changed” – Jeff Gundlach Warns Tucker Carlson of “Large, Multi-Generational Reset” – Zerohedge
Zuckerberg Sold Nearly Half a Billion Dollars of Meta Stock In Last Two Months – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Xerox, SoFi, Charles Schwab and more – cnbc
Bond ETFs Draw in Record $300 Billion in 2023 – BlackRock – Reuters
European Stocks Tick Higher After Cautious Start to New Year – bbg
European Shares See Worst Day in Nearly Eight Weeks After Stellar 2023 – Reuters
Job openings nudged lower in November, down to 1.4 per available worker – cnbc
Job Openings Slide To Three Year Low As Hiring Suddenly Craters Below Pre-Covid Levels, Quits Tumble – Zerohedge
Generative AI’s Wild 2023 – Reuters
US Factory Gauge Shows 14th Month of Shrinking Activity – bbg
ISM Manufacturing Contracts For 14th Straight Month, New Orders Sink – Zerohedge

US PREMARKET
Oil Jumps Afrer Libya’s Sharara Oil Field Shut Down By Protesters; Terrorist Attack In Iran – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bloomin’ Brands, Coinbase, SoFi and more – cnbc
US Futures, Treasuries Extend Selloff As Oil Jumps Ahead Of Fed Minutes – Zerohedge
Luxury Stocks Are Set for a Bleak Earnings Season, UBS Warns – bbg
Car Sales Slow as US Buyers Suffer Sticker Shock – bbg
Activist ValueAct to Support Disney’s Slate of Board Nominees – bbg
Disney Wins ValueAct, Blackwells Backing in Boardroom Fight With Trian – Reuters
SEC will REJECT Bitcoin Spot ETFs Again Says Matrixport Report – coinpedia
German Labor Market Remains Resilient Despite Growth Struggles – bbg
The Commodities Feed: Energy starts 2024 on a softer note – ING
Oil’s Global Glut Threatens to Drag Prices Lower This Year – bbg
Gloomy sentiment continues with European markets heading for a negative open – cnbc

ASIA NEWS
South Korea and Taiwan lead declines in Asia markets as tech firms slide after Apple downgrade – cnbc
Asia Stocks in Better Shape Than US to Weather Election Turmoil – bbg
‘Hawkish’ China military squeeze on Taiwan likely after election – Reuters

Asia Stocks to Dip After Wall Street Rally Pauses: Markets Wrap – bbg


Tuesday 01/02

Business Live – guardian
2024 OUTLOOK: 9 VIEWS ON WHAT TO WATCH ACROSS S&P 500 EARNINGS, AI, BANKS, AND MORE – factset
Stocks, Bonds Drop in Tandem for Worst Start to Year in Decades – bbg
The Debt Matters Again – NYT

Dollar rips and Stocks dip as Big Tech starts 2024 on the back foot – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
2024 Starts With Bitcoin Breakout, Crude Collapse, Mega-Cap Meltdown – Zerohedge
S&P 500 closes lower to begin 2024, Nasdaq notches worst day since October – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Moderna, Apple, GoodRx, Coinbase and more – cnbc
Reverse Repo Plummets By $314 Billion In First Massive Liquidity Injection Of 2024 – Zerohedge
Copper could skyrocket over 75% to record highs by 2025 — brace for deficits, analysts say – cnbc
IMF Chief Says Fed Is ‘Definitely’ Securing Soft Landing, Warns of Fragmentation – bbg
US Profit Growth to Accelerate in 2024 Despite Economy Risks – Reuters
Global Shipping Firms Continue to Pause Red Sea Shipments – Reuters
Maersk Decides the Red Sea Is Too Unsafe for Its Ships for Now – bbg
Moderna Jumps on Oppenheimer Upgrade, 2025 Sales Growth Goal – Reuters
Citigroup Shares to Double Over Next Three Years, Mike Mayo Says – bbg
Apple Tumbles on Barclays Downgrade Over Cooling iPhone Demand – Zerohedge
US Manufacturing Sector Slump Accelerates In December: Orders Down, Prices Up – Zerohedge

 

US PREMARKET
Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Apple, Tesla, Estee Lauder, Coinbase and more – cnbc
Tesla Deliveries Beat Estimates as Year-End Sales Push Pays Off – Reuters
Tesla reported 485,000 deliveries for the fourth quarter, bringing 2023 total to 1.8 million – cnbc
Futures Stumble On First Day Of 2024 As Oil, Yields, Dollar Jump – Zerohedge
For investors, 2024 is year of transition to a new economic order – Reuters
Global Bonds Start Year on Back Foot as Traders Pare Easing Bets – bbg
Top Wall Street Bull Says US Stocks to Pause Briefly After Run – bbg
Bitcoin tops $45,000 for the first time since April 2022 as wild crypto rally continues – cnbc
ASML blocked from shipping some of its critical chipmaking tools to China – cnbc
Key Events In The First Week Of 2024: Payrolls And ISM – Zerohedge
European Stocks Kick Off 2024 With Gains as Oil Companies Climb – bbg
European markets start 2024 on a positive note; oil and gas stocks up 1.3% – cnbc


ASIA NEWS

Australia market nears all-time high, China stocks fall amid factory activity slump – cnbc
China Stocks Fall in Post-Holiday Trade as Economic Woes Persist – bbg
China’s Factory Activity Picks Up, Private Survey Shows – bbg
Investors are bullish on Asia in 2024. Here’s what to look out for – cnbc

Asia Stocks May Lack New Year Cheer as 2024 Starts: Markets Wrap – bbg