Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Thursday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Little Changed After Yellen Testimony, Economic Data

[Bloomberg] Treasuries Decline After Yellen Testimony; Crude Oil Advances

[Bloomberg] Yellen Says Fed Interest Rate Hike Could Come ‘Relatively Soon’

[Reuters] U.S. consumer prices post largest gain in six months

[Bloomberg] Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level in Four Decades

[Bloomberg] Housing Starts in U.S. Surged to a Nine-Year High in October

[Bloomberg] BOJ First Unlimited Bond Buys Get No Bids After Yields Retreated

[WSJ] Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—And His Family

[Bloomberg] U.S. Mortgage Rates Soar to 10-Month High After Trump Bond Rout

[CNBC] Yellen takes hot seat in middle of first congressional debate on Trump stimulus

[Reuters] ECB minutes firmly point to Dec for decision over asset buys

[Reuters] Mexico central bank may deliver big rate hike after peso's Trump tumble

[Bloomberg] The Strange Consequences of India's Unprecedented Banknote Ban

[Time] First Brexit, Then Trump. Can Italy Avoid a Populist Uprising in Crucial Referendum?

[Reuters] Italy won't bend budget plan for EU, says Renzi advisor

[Reuters] Brazil arrests former Rio governor in corruption probe: police

[Reuters] Leverage levels hit post-crisis high in Europe's loan market

[Bloomberg] Monet Painting Sells for Record $81.4 Million at Christie’s

[FT] US and EM investors take opposing bets on Trump’s presidency

[FT] Renminbi fixed weaker for record-equalling 10th straight day

[FT] Global bond issuance still hot despite market turbulence

[Reuters] Europe at risk of collapse; France, Germany must lead - French PM

[Reuters] China's interference in Hong Kong reaching alarming levels: U.S. congressional panel