TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 12/13 – 12/19

Weekend 12/18 & 12/19

Timing The Crash: Why “Buy The 1st Rate Hike, Sell The Penultimate Hike” Won’t Work This Time – Zerohedge
The Bond Market Isn’t Buying Fed’s Sketch of Rate Hike Plans – Bloomberg
Netherlands orders extreme lockdown until mid-January to rein in spread of omicron variant – ap
Ringing The Bell On Record Stock Inflows: Long Onlies See Biggest Outflow Since March 2020 Crash – Zerohedge
What we are watching next week, including Nike earnings – cnbc
Key events in developed markets next week – ing
Week Ahead: Directional delusions – nordea


Friday 12/17

Business Live – guardian

Turbo-Taper Sends Stocks & Bond Yields Lower On The Week – Zerohedge
Dow tumbles more than 500 points to end a volatile week, S&P 500 sheds 1% – cnbc
Euro Auto Registrations Plunge 17% In November, Post Worst Number Since Data Collection Began In 1993 – Zerohedge
Turkey Halts All Stock Trading As Currency Disintegrates, Central Bank Powerless To Halt Collapse – Zerohedge
Hawkish Fed’s Waller spurs US dollar gains – FXSTREET
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Darden Restaurants, Winnebago, FedEx and others – cnbc
Stocks, Yields Tumble As Quad-Witching Fears Add To Broader Market Slide – Zerohedge
10-year Treasury yield falls below 1.4% amid caution over omicron variant – cnbc
BOJ: Will gradually slow pace of bond buying to pre-pandemic levels after April 2022 – fxstreet
FX Daily: Key takeaways from a “hawkish” week – ing
European stocks slip as omicron concerns persist; autos shed 1.3% – cnbc

 

Thursday 12/16

UK hospitality pleads for Covid support; Bank of England to set interest rates – business live – guardian

Powell-Pump Dumped As Dollar Slumps, Gold Jumps – Zerohedge
Stocks fall, Nasdaq drops 2.5% as tech sector stumbles – cnbc
Fauci says omicron will soon become dominant Covid variant in U.S., urges people to get vaccines and boosters – cnbc
Covid surge is gripping New York City ahead of the holidays: ‘We’ve never seen this before’ – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Adobe, Airbnb, AT&T, Robinhood, Novartis and more – cnbc
US PMIs Tumble In Early December Glimpse, Cost-Burdens Soar – Zerohedge
US Industrial Production Jumps To Highest Since Aug 2019 – Zerohedge
Initial Jobless Claims Rebound From 52-Year-Lows – Zerohedge
Something for everyone from a cautious ECB – ing
Cable Spikes After Bank Of England Unveils Surprise Rate-Hike – Zerohedge
Bank of England surprises again with a pre-Christmas rate hike – ing
Denmark expects omicron to overtake delta within a week Here’s what that means for the U.S. and the world – cnbc
European markets set to surge at the open as investors digest Fed decision – cnbc
Japan’s Nikkei jumps 2% as investors assess Fed decision to dial back bond buying – cnbc


Wednesday 12/15

Business Live – guardian
S&P 500 surges above 4700 despite hawkish Fed signalling three rate hikes in 2022 – fxstreet

Turbo-Taper Sparks Market Turmoil; Yield-Curve, Dollar Signal ‘Policy Error’ – Zerohedge
Dow jumps 380 points, Nasdaq surges 2% in relief rally after Fed gives rate hiking timeline – cnbc
Fed Doubles Pace Of Taper, Now Expects Three Rate Hikes In 2022 – Zerohedge
The majority of Fed members forecast three interest rate hikes in 2022 to fight inflation – cnbc
Fed will aggressively dial back its bond buying, sees three rate hikes next year – cnbc
WHO expects severe omicron cases, warns against treating variant as mild disease – cnbc
UK reports highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began – cnbc
US shoppers pause after a record run – ing
Big Disappointment In US (Nominal) Retail Sales For November – Zerohedge
Futures Coiled Ahead Of Today’s Highly Anticipated Powell Announcement – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Toyota, Vir Biotechnology, Eli Lilly and others – cnbc
UK inflation hits 10-year high ahead of key Bank of England meeting – cnbc

 

 

 

Tuesday 12/14

Business Live – guardian

Stocks, Bond, & Commodities Crumble As Dollar Rips Ahead Of Fed – Zerohedge
Stocks fall ahead of key Fed decision, Nasdaq drops 1.1% as software names slide – cnbc
Goldman Rings The Alarm On Collapsing Market Breadth: 51% Of All Market Gains Since April Are From Just 5 Stocks – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Beyond Meat, AMC, Tesla and more – cnbc
Morgan Stanley Warns The Fed’s Turbo Taper Will Trigger Market Chaos Over “The Next 3-4 Months” – Zerohedge
Wholesale prices measure rises 9.6% in November from a year ago, the fastest pace on record – cnbc
US Producer Prices Explode To Record High In November (And There’s Worse To Come) – Zerohedge
Futures Reverse Lower As Fed Meeting Looms – Zerohedge
Despite omicron risks, Invesco’s top global strategist lists emerging markets — including China — as top 2022 investment picks – cnbc
A strong start to the eurozone’s fourth quarter but winter weakness still likely – ing
Ifo Institute Cuts 2022 Growth Forecast for the German Economy – Marketwatch
European markets head for lackluster open as omicron concerns weigh on sentiment – cnbc
Asian stocks grind lower as Omicron, Fed-linked fears sour sentiment – fxstreet
BoJ Panics, Unleashes Short-Term Liquidity For First Time Since 2006 Amid Repo Spike – Zerohedge
Bank of Japan offers huge cash injection to combat rising short-term interest rates – cnbc
PBOC rate cut needed to boost demand, ensure 5% growth – Chinese think tank – fxstreet
Manufacturing shut downs spread to more firms in COVID-19-hit China province – forexlive

 

Monday 12/13

Business Live – guardian

Elon Musk sells another $906.5 million worth of Tesla shares – cnbc
Moody’s says the Fed’s FOMC will be walking a fine and dangerous line this week (preview) – forexlive
Bonds & The Dollar Jump As Stocks & Crypto Dump – Zerohedge
S&P 500 retreats from record to start the week, Dow sheds 300 points – cnbc
Stocks Extend Losses After Fed Survey Shows Soaring Inflation Expectations – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Harley-Davidson, GameStop, SVB Financial, Coca-Cola and more – cnbc
Bank of Canada mandate review: Maintains 2% midpoint and 1-3% range – forexlive
China’s Banking Assets Are $52 Trillion, Growing By $40 Trillion Since 2008: “This Is What Hyper MMT Looks Like” – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Harley-Davidson, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Peloton and more – cnbc
Pfizer Buys Pharma Rival Arena In All-Cash Deal Worth $6.7 Billion – Zerohedge
Futures Ramp On China Stimulus Hopes Ahead Of Central Bank Barrage – Zerohedge
Key Events This Week: Central Banks Galore, Retail Sales In Store, PMIs And PPIs – Zerohedge
European Gas And Power Prices Jump As Supply Shortage Fears Erupt – Zerohedge
“We Expect A Sea Change”: Morgan Stanley Admits It Was Wrong, Now Sees Liftoff In 2022 As Goldman Goes All-In With 7 Rate Hikes – Zerohedge
European Stocks Edge Higher; Caution Ahead of Central Bank Meetings – investing
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors focus on central bank meetings – cnbc
China Reports First Case Of Omicron As Outbreak Worsens – Zerohedge
Collapse In Shimao Bonds Could Be “More Devastating Than Debt Crises At Evergrande And Kaisa” – Zerohedge
Morgan Stanley: As Uncomfortable As It Can Be To Admit Defeat, Here We Are – Zerohedge