Be in the know. 18 key reads for Thursday…

  1. China Scrutinizes Bond Buying at Smaller Banks (bloomberg)
  2. China’s exports and imports beat estimates for first 2 months, signaling improving demand (marketwatch)
  3. China Export Growth Jumps as Nation Looks to Bolster Demand (bloomberg)
  4. Why China’s Property Downturn Has a Silver Lining for Consumption (bloomberg)
  5. Ford sales jump 10.5% in February, led by gains in hybrids and EVs (cnbc)
  6. Steven Mnuchin Backs New York Community Bank in $1 Billion Deal (nytimes)
  7. US Stock Buybacks to Hit $1 Trillion in 2025, Goldman Says (bloomberg)
  8. Interest Rates Will Do a “Slow Dance Downward,” This Economist Predicts (barrons)
  9. Jerome Powell Says Fed on Track to Cut Rates This Year (wsj)
  10. Chinese Officials Say Exports Are Strong but Hint at More Stimulus (wsj)
  11. TikTok Parent ByteDance Launches New Share Buyback After Rise in Revenue (wsj)
  12. ECB Interest Rates Held as Weaker Inflation Raises Prospect of Cuts (bloomberg)
  13. McLaren Racing Sees Every F1 Team Worth More Than £1 Billion (bloomberg)
  14. Discounted small-cap stocks ‘poised to outperform large-caps’ – UBS (streetinsider)
  15. Goldman raises 2024 S&P 500 buyback projections, unveils 2025 forecast (streetinsider)
  16. BofA after Powell’s testimony: June still ‘reasonable’ for the first rate cut (streetinsider)
  17. China vows to crack down on market manipulators (bloomberg)
  18. Everyone Knows That Chewy Sells Pet Food and Toys. But the Company Just Started Addressing an $11.5 Billion Market That You Might Not Expect. (fool)