Weekend 12/24 & 12/25
Nio CEO Warns of Sales Challenges in First Half on China Demand – bbg
Chinese EV Maker Nio Launches New Models, Upgraded Battery Swaps – bbg
Charting the Global Economy: BOJ Shocks; US Inflation Cools – bbg
Speculators Slash Bets Against the Yen as BOJ Leaves Carry Traders Gasping – bbg
Rolling Losses and Fakeouts Squeezing Hope Out of Stock Market – bbg
Friday 12/23
Stocks set for worst year since ’08 as Grinch steals Santa Rally – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Tech Stocks Tumble Towards 2nd Worst December Ever; Bonds Worst Week Since April – Zerohedge
Wall Street Gains as Investors Eye Data for Rate Prospects, Energy Outperforms – Reuters
S&P 500 and Nasdaq close higher Friday, but fall for a third straight week – cnbc
Investors Look for ‘Santa Rally’ After Grim Year in U.S. Stocks – Reuters
A Heroic End to Bonds’ Villainous Year Spurs Hope for Treasury Investors – bbg
Global Central Banks Deliver Historic Rate Hike Blast in 2022 – Reuters
Jim Rickards: Paul Volcker’s Historic Mistake – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Mission Produce, Nutanix, Alphabet, Tesla and more – cnbc
European Shares End the Week Before Christmas Higher – Reuters
Inflation Split Between Declining Goods Prices And Higher Services – Zerohedge
UMich Inflation Expectations Tumble To 18-Month Lows – Zerohedge
U.S. Consumers’ 1-Year Inflation Outlook Drops to 18-Month Low – UMich – Reuters
US Year-Ahead Inflation Views Drop to Lowest Since June 2021 – bbg
November Home Sales Suffer Biggest Crash In History – Zerohedge
Despite Progress, Fed Remains Focused on Inflation Fight as 2023 Rolls In – Reuters
ECB Terminal Rate Pushes Higher As Officials Hammer Hawkish Message – Zerohedge
US PREMARKET
U.S. Consumer Spending, Inflation Rise Moderately Amid Rate Hikes – Reuters
US Inflation Continues to Ease, But Wages Will Keep Fed on Alert – bbg
Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Hotter Than Expected In November – Zerohedge
US Personal-Consumption Inflation Cools; Spending Misses Forecasts – bbg
US Durable Goods Orders Plunge In November, Biggest Drop Since COVID – Zerohedge
Futures Tick Higher Ahead Of Key PCE Print – Zerohedge
Global Equity Funds See Biggest Weekly Outflows Since March 2020 -Lipper – Reuters
Record Weekly Outflows Cap Worst Year for Equities Since 2008 – bbg
Equity Funds Record Largest Ever Weekly Outflows -BofA – bbg
Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Just Getting Started – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Nutanix, Meta and more – cnbc
Analysis-US Stock Investors Face Recession Fears as They Bid Good Riddance to 2022 – Reuters
UK Suffers Record Equity Outflows in Year of Turmoil – bbg
Why Are So Many Men Leaving The Workforce? – Zerohedge
Russia May Cut Daily Oil Output by 700,000 Barrels, Novak Says – bbg
Musk Says He Won’t Sell Tesla Stock for Two Years, Reuters Reports – bbg
Wall Street Searching for Clues Behind the VIX’s Very Weird Year – bbg
This Value Investor Is Beating the Market With Some Well-Timed Tech Shorts – bbg
European stocks marginally higher as markets wind down for the holidays – cnbc
Asia markets fall as Japan’s core inflation marks highest in over 40 years – cnbc
Asian Shares Slide as Fears Over Hawkish Fed Mount – Reuters
China’s Xi Tells Lee Hong Kong Is Heading In the Right Direction – bbg
China Cbank Makes Biggest Weekly Cash Injection in Two Months – Reuters
China’s Soaring Covid Cases Push Economic Activity Off A Cliff – bbg
China Tech Stocks Are Winning Back Investors After Awful Year – bbg
Japan’s Consumer Inflation Hits Fresh 40-Year High, Eyes on BOJ Policy – Reuters
Japan’s Inflation Speeds Up, Raising Risk of More BOJ Shocks – bbg
How China Downgraded Covid From ‘Devil’ Virus to a Common Cold – bbg
Asian Stocks Face Losses as Data Backs Fed Hikes: Markets Wrap – bbg
Marketmind: Season’s Beatings – Reuters
Thursday 12/22
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AMC Entertainment, Tesla, Micron, Under Armour and more – cnbc
The 60/40 Portfolio Is Set for a Comeback Next Year, BofA Says – bbg
European Shares Fall as Festive Cheer Fades on Rate Hike Worries – Reuters
Guggenheim’s Minerd Was a Wall Street Outsider Who Made It His Home – bbg
Guggenheim Partners Chief Investment Officer Minerd Dies at 63 – Reuters
Stocks Are Crashing Amid Tepper Tantrum, ‘Good’ GDP News, TSLA Tumult – Zerohedge
US PREMARKET
Low Weekly Jobless Claims Underscore U.S. Labor Market Tightness; Q3 Growth Revised Up – Reuters
Final Q3 GDP Comes Unexpectedly Hot At 3.2%, Well Above 2.9% Estimate – Zerohedge
US Third-Quarter GDP Revised Higher to 3.2% on Firmer Spending – bbg
US Leading Economic Indicators Plunge Most ‘Since Lehman’ – Zerohedge
Analysis-Fed’s Balance Sheet Drawdown Could Sunset Next Year – Reuters
Futures Rally Fizzles After Micron’s Downbeat Outlook Saps Sentiment – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CarMax, Micron, Under Armour and others – cnbc
Tesla’s Market Cap Drop Is Bigger Than The Legacy Car Industry – Zerohedge
CarMax Slides After Earnings Miss Adds to Used-Car Market Concerns – bbg
These Were the Best Trades in 2022 – bbg
Lumber Prices Collapse As Homebuilder Sentiment Falters – Zerohedge
How 2022 Shocked, Rocked and Rolled Global Markets – Reuters
Money Markets Crank Up ECB Rate-Hike Bets, Peak Now Seen at 3.5% – bbg
Tesla Dangles $7,500 Discount in Rare Move to Boost Deliveries – bbg
Analysis-Short Sellers Gain Nearly $304 Billion After Tumble in U.S. Stocks – Reuters
European markets head for positive open as global sentiment gets a boost – cnbc
Morning Bid: Not So Fast – Reuters
Marketmind: Santa Makes a Brief Stop – Reuters
Hong Kong stocks rise 2%, leading gains in Asia-Pacific; yen strengthens – cnbc
Asia Shares Rally, Yen Climbs as Dollar Backtracks – Reuters
Mr. Yen Says BOJ May Surprise Again by Tightening in January – bbg
Yen Gains Look Capped as Treasury Yields Seen Marching Higher – bbg
China Developers’ Recovery After $74 Billion Rout Faces Covid Turmoil – bbg
China’s Imports of Chip-Making Gear Drop to Lowest Since Mid-2020 – bbg
China State Council, PBOC Vow to Boost Growth, Property in 2023 – bbg
Kuroda’s Wider Yield Band Facing Immediate Test From Inflation – bbg
Asian Stocks to Follow US Gains on Earnings Boost: Markets Wrap – bbg
Marketmind: Will Indonesia Follow the Fed? – Reuters
Wednesday 12/21
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Under Armour, Micron Technology and more – cnbc
Semiconductor maker Micron announces 10% staff reduction, suspends bonuses – cnbc
Stocks lift on strong earnings & consumer confidence in holiday-thinning trade – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Stocks Rally After Horrible Housing Data, Rate-Hike Odds Sink – Zerohedge
Dow closes up 500 points, lifted by upbeat earnings, strong consumer confidence data – cnbc
Conference Board Confidence Surged In December, Inflation Expectations Tumbled – Zerohedge
US Existing Home Sales “Frozen” In November, Biggest Annual Drop ‘Since Lehman’ – Zerohedge
U.S. Dollar Likely Has Further Upside Vs Yen Despite BOJ Move -Goldman – Reuters
Futures Rise For A Second Day As Volumes Plummet – Zerohedge
Kyle Bass: China’s Xi Intentionally Crashing Property Market, Preparing For War – Zerohedge
Column-Forecasts Become a Vortex of Guesswork: Mike Dolan – Reuters
Wall Street Strategists Say 2023 Equity Recovery Won’t Be Easy – bbg
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — but plans to keep mining – cnbc
European markets head for a positive open as investor sentiment brightens – cnbc
Marketmind: Questions After the Storm – Reuters
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as Japan stocks see second day of losses – cnbc
Japan Swaps Signal Yields to Break BOJ’s New Ceiling: In Charts – bbg
Japan Two-Year Yield Rises Above Zero for First Time Since 2015 – bbg
Goldman Says BOJ Could Remove Negative Interest Rate Next – bbg
Chinese Refiners Are Profiting From The Russian Oil Price Cap – Zerohedge
Goldman Sachs says the Bank of Japan may start tightening, but others disagree – cnbc
Investors Rush to Update Yen Playbook After BOJ’s Hawkish Shift – bbg
Analysis-Kuroda’s Abrupt Policy Tweak Opens Door for Bigger Shift Next Year – Reuters
BOJ Credibility Questioned as Traders Test Kuroda’s New Red Line – bbg
Surprise BOJ Move Will Help Ease Japan’s Mounting Energy Crisis – bbg
IMF Says BOJ Yield Move Is Sensible, Urges Clearer Communication – bbg
Corporate China Struggles With Supply Snags, Demand Slump as COVID Cases Spread – Reuters
Asia Stocks Outlook Mixed as BOJ Move Reverberates: Markets Wrap – bbg
Marketmind: Asia Reels From BOJ Shock – Reuters
Tuesday 12/20
Business Live – guardian
Recession, Rate Hikes Seen Jamming Brakes on Global 2023 Earnings Growth – Reuters
Nike stock jumps after earnings and revenue top expectations – cnbc
FedEx Promises More Aggressive Cost Cuts, Shares Rise – Reuters
FedEx earnings sink as soft demand persists – cnbc
Major US stock indices saw mild gains on Tuesday in the aftermath of the BoJ – Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
BoJ Goes Full ‘Leeroy Jenkins’ On Global Markets, US Stocks’ Worst December In Years Looms – Zerohedge
Dow closes higher to end four-day losing streak – cnbc
US Rent Inflation Is Slowing Fast in New Index Built by Fed Team – bbg
Elon Musk’s Net Worth Sinks to Two-Year Low – bbg
Analysis-As Bank of Japan Switches Gears, Roaring Dollar Hits the Skids – Reuters
Netflix stock will ‘suffer’ if ad rollout struggles continue, analyst warns – yahoofinance
US Recession Is Key to Whether BOJ-Fueled Treasury Selloff Lasts – bbg
Bank of America Clients Pour the Most Cash Into ETFs Since 2017 – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Gilead Sciences, Moderna, Tesla and more – cnbc
Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7 Billion for Illegal Conduct That Harmed Customers – U.S. Watchdog – Reuters
Economist Who Foresaw Housing Crunch Sees Home Prices Dropping – bbg
Analysis-Global Economy Bets on China Learning to Live With COVID – Reuters
Analysis-Italy’s Rates Clash With ECB a Sign of Things to Come for Euro Zone – Reuters
Another Bitcoin Miner Teeters on the Edge of Bankruptcy – bbg
Debt Investors Losing Millions on Libor Switch Start to Fight Back – bbg
Kuroda-nado Not Enough To Derail US Treasury Rally, BoJ Shift Sparks Japanese Banking Bonanza – Zerohedge
US PREMARKET
Futures Rebound From Post BOJ Shock As Dollar Tumbles – Zerohedge
US Building Permits Collapse In November, Multi-Family Plans Plunge – Zerohedge
US Housing Starts Fall for a Third Month, Building Permits Drop – bbg
Cryptocurrencies at Crossroads After Annus Horribilis – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: General Mills, Steelcase, Lucid and more – cnbc
European Shares Drop as BOJ’s Policy Shift Dents Risk Appetite – Reuters
Credit Suisse Near Fresh Lows as Analysts Flag Credibility Hit – bbg
German Producer Prices Rise Less Than Expected in November – Reuters
Investors Eye Reopening Bets Without Buying China – Zerohedge
The Year That Changed Banking in Europe – bbg
Pound Risks Lagging the Euro in 2023 as Central Banks Diverge – bbg
European markets head for lower open as investors assess interest rate outlook – cnbc
Morning Bid: Land of the Rising Yields – Reuters
Morning Bid: Sayonara, Cheap Money – Reuters
ASIA NEWS
Nikkei 225 falls more than 2% after Bank of Japan widens yield target range, yen strengthens – cnbc
Hong Kong to Announce More Covid Curb Relaxations, Lee Says – bbg
Yen Has Scope to Keep Surging as BOJ Spurs Hedging, SocGen Says – bbg
From recovery to regulation: How China’s tech giants could fare in 2023 after a bruising year – cnbc
China’s Budget Deficit Hits Record $1.1 Trillion on Covid Zero Slump – bbg
Taiwan Export Orders Flash Warning Signal for Global Economy – bbg
Hong Kong Scraps Rapid Tests for Bars in Further Covid Easing – bbg
China Property Developers Slump After New Round of Share Sales – bbg
Top Chinese Fund With 57% Return Is Wary of Reopening Rally – bbg
Chinese Share Sales Across Europe Are Likely to Keep Booming in 2023 – bbg
Analysis-Bank of Japan Gives an Inch, Investors Ready to Claim a Mile – Reuters
Japan Blindsides Traders to Echo Christmas Day Surprise of 1989 – bbg
Bank of Japan shocks markets with yield policy change – ing
BOJ Governor Kuroda’s Comments at News Conference – Reuters
Kuroda Shocker Is Just the Start of BOJ’s Risky Path Toward Exit – bbg
Japanese Banks, Insurers Jump After BOJ’s Surprise Move – bbg
Yen Jumps, Dollar Sinks After BOJ Surprises With Policy Tweak – bbg
BOJ’s Shock Widening of Yield Band Catches Economists Off Guard – bbg
Japan Blindsides Traders to Echo Christmas Day Surprise of 1989 – bbg
Nikkei 225 Futures Plunge After BOJ Tweaks Bond Yield Cap – bbg
BoJ Sparks Market Chaos With Huge ‘Yield Curve Control’ Adjustment – Zerohedge
Bank of Japan shocks global markets with bond yield shift – cnbc
Kuroda Shocks by Tweaking BOJ’s Yield Cap, Sparking Yen Jump – bbg
China’s Bonds Being Left Behind in Clamor for Emerging Market Debt – bbg
Asia Stocks Set to Fall as Inflation Fight Endures: Markets Wrap – bbg
Marketmind: BOJ Draws 2022 Curtain on G7 Policy – Reuters
Monday 12/19
Stocks and bonds sold into last full trading week of 2022 – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Bonds, Big-Tech, & Bullion Battered As Santa Claus Rally Begins Badly – Zerohedge
Wall Street Falls Fourth Straight Day as Recession Worries Nag – Reuters
Stocks close lower for a fourth day as recession angst dashes hope of year-end rally – cnbc
Factbox-How Governments Are Trying to Ease Impact of Inflation – Reuters
Disney closes at lowest since 2020 after tepid ‘Avatar’ debut – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Disney, Tesla, Mesa Air and more – cnbc
Bond Bulls Give Holiday Thanks: At Least We’re Not Stock Bulls – bbg
Most Dramatic Stock Moves of 2022 Led by Meta’s Nosedive – bbg
Employers Are Deflating Salaries in Job Listings to Keep Pay Down – bbg
Morgan Stanley Strategists Expect Quants to Keep Winning in 2023 – bbg
Homebuilder Sentiment Slumps To Decade Lows, Longest Losing Streak On Record – Zerohedge
US PREMARKET
Futures Rise On China Growth Hopes – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Tesla, Mesa Air and others – cnbc
Tesla Stock Rallies on Prospect of Elon Musk Stepping Back From Twitter – bbg
BlackRock Bucks Bets on Plunging Inflation – bbg
Key Events This Slow Week: Core PCE, Housing, Consumer Confidence And BOJ – Zerohedge
Highest Interest Rates in 15 Years Are Derailing the American Dream – bbg
Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says US Profit Drop Could Rival 2008 Era – bbg
German Business Outlook Improves Amid Signs of Inflation Peak – bbg
Powell Puts US Pay Hikes at Heart of Fed’s 2023 Inflation Fight – bbg
European stocks higher as investors assess interest rate outlook – cnbc
Morning Bid: No Messi Magic for Markets – Reuters
Rising Interest Rates Give Pause to Festivity for Markets – Reuters
European stocks set to inch higher as investors assess interest rate outlook – cnbc
ASIA NEWS
Asia-Pacific markets fall as recession fears grow, China vows to stabilize economy – cnbc
Asia Stocks Set to Fall With Focus on Rates Path: Markets Wrap – bbg
Chinese Funds Dump Record Amount of Bonds Amid Redemptions – bbg
China Allows Investors to Trade Foreign Firms Via Hong Kong Stock Links – bbg
China Equities Rally as Authorities Signal Pro-Growth Stance – bbg
Chinese Business Confidence Falls to Lowest in Almost a Decade on COVID – Reuters
China’s Covid Death Toll Doesn’t Stack Up, Raising Suspicions – bbg
Yen Jumps on Report of Kishida Flexibility on Monetary Policy – bbg
China Hints at Pro-Business Push, Smaller Fiscal Boost in 2023 – bbg