Be in the know. 18 key reads for Monday…

  1. China’s yuan strengthens to 7-month high as yen gains, carry trade unwinds (scmp)
  2. Carry Trade Unwind Extends as Peso Sinks, Yen and Yuan Surge (bloomberg)
  3. Global hedge funds increased Chinese stocks exposure in July, Goldman says (scmp)
  4. China’s services activity expands further, but external demand slows, Caixin PMI shows (reuters)
  5. Tokyo’s Nikkei dives 12.4 per cent, suffers record points loss (scmp)
  6. Why investors should buy the ongoing dip in stocks, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
  7. Market begins pricing possibility of intermeeting cut (marketwatch)
  8. The U.S. government ‘cannot afford’ to let Intel struggle over the long term, one analyst says (marketwatch)
  9. Hurricane Debby Slams Florida After Gaining Fury in Warm Waters (bnnbloomberg)
  10. Nvidia Stock Dives. Here’s Why. (barrons)
  11. The Fed needs to make an emergency cut, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel (cnbc)
  12. Opinion: The Sahm Rule, carry trades and recession fear are more than the market can bear (marketwatch)
  13. Corporate profit growth is on pace for its best quarter since just before 2022’s inflation spell (marketwatch)
  14. Blame it on the yen? ‘Epic leverage’ in carry trade ‘beyond wildest market dreams’: Boockvar (marketwatch)
  15. The Longest Inverted Yield Curve In U.S. History May End Soon. What It Means for Stocks. (barrons)
  16. 2024’s Most Popular Trades Are Unraveling (wsj)
  17. The Sports Gambling Disaster (mi)
  18. Scottie Scheffler wins Olympic gold in Paris after incredible final round (foxbusiness)