Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. BOJ’s policy board becoming more concerned about effects of a weaker yen (marketwatch)
  2. China’s imports jump 8.4% in April, exceeding expectations as purchases from the U.S. grow (cnbc)
  3. Three overlooked stocks from a Spanish quant: ‘Now is not a time everyone is going to win.’ (marketwatch)
  4. UK’s FTSE 100 Outperforms in Europe as BOE Fuels Rate-Cut Bets (bloomberg)
  5. The Fed Is in a Holding Pattern. That Could Be Good for Stocks. (barrons)
  6. China’s foreign trade up 5.7 pct in first four months (peoplesdaily)
  7. China Mulls Dividend Tax Waiver on Hong Kong Stocks Connect (bloomberg)
  8. Hong Kong’s New Home Sales Hit Record High of $5.4 Billion (bloomberg)
  9. Chinese stocks hit 2024 highs on more property support, positive trade data (streetinsider)
  10. Solventum Reports Earnings. There Will Be No Dividend. (barrons)
  11. New Hertz CEO Bets $1 Million on the Battered Stock (barrons)
  12. Weekly jobless claims jump to 231,000, the highest since August (cnbc)
  13. Bruins-Panthers Game 2 ends in violence as David Pastrnak, Matthew Tkachuk fight during huge brawl: ‘Not afraid of him’ (nypost)
  14. ‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the US (bloomberg)
  15. Disney and Warner to Offer Bundle of Their Streaming Services (wsj)