Tuesday's News Links

[Reuters] U.S. consumer confidence drops in July

[Bloomberg] U.S. Homeownership Rate Falls to the Lowest Level Since the 1960s

[Bloomberg] China Stocks Extend Rout as Traders Lose Faith in State Support

[Reuters] Global stocks rebound, ignoring decline in Chinese markets

[Bloomberg] Junk Bondholders Weigh Emerging-Market Exit From Benchmark Index

[Bloomberg] Analyst Who Predicted Bottom for Shanghai Stocks Sees Further 14% Plunge

[WSJ] Behind China Market’s Latest Collapse: a Government Retreat

[Reuters] China shares sink again as Beijing scrambles to calm markets

[Bloomberg] With Banks Pinched by Rescues, China's Central Bank Aids State Allies

[WSJ] China’s Yuan Pushes Deeper Into Global Financial System

[Bloomberg] Greece Starts Bailout Talks With Dispute on Up-Front Actions

[Bloomberg] Brazil Port Boom-to-Bust Shows Snapshot of an Almost Superpower

[Bloomberg] BofA: Here’s Another Sign the Bull Market Is Running Out of Steam

[Reuters] German "wisemen" say euro zone states should be able to go bankrupt

[NYT] How the Greek Deal Could Destroy the Euro

[UK Guardian] Hedge funds tell Puerto Rico: lay off teachers and close schools to pay us back

[Reuters] Turkey's Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible

[Bloomberg] Turkish War on Terror Mutates as Erdogan Goes After Kurdish Foes

[Bloomberg] Ukraine War Risks Reigniting as OSCE Warns of Troop Buildup

[Reuters] China conducts air, sea drills in South China Sea

Monday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] China Regulator to Keep Up Market Stabilization After Stock Drop

[Bloomberg] Puerto Rico Lacks Cash for Aug. Bond Payment, Official Says

[NYT] Greece Made Preparations to Exit Euro

[NYT] Varoufakis Tapes: Listen to Excerpts From Greece’s Former Finance Minister on the Crisis

Monday's News Links

[Bloomberg] China Stocks Sink Most Since 2007 as State-Induced Calm Shatters

[Bloomberg] After Quick 8.5% Crash, Confusion Reigns in China’s Stock Market

[Bloomberg] China Rout Leads Stocks Lower as Dollar Drops, Treasuries Rise

[Bloomberg] China Rout Spreads Across Emerging Markets as Ruble Drops on Oil

[Bloomberg] Turkey’s Lira Heads for Record Low as Bonds Slide Amid Violence

[Bloomberg] Ruble Sinks Most in World on Oil Slump as Stocks Fall With Bonds

[Reuters] IMF paints dim picture for Europe, suggests more money printing may be needed

[Bloomberg] These 10 States Will Be Hurting the Most After the Commodities Meltdown

[FT] Beijing faces dilemma after China stock market rout 

[Bloomberg] Traders Burned by Graft Scandal Now Singed by Brazil Bank Probe

[Bloomberg] Yanis Varoufakis Revealed Secret Plans for Parallel Greek Payment System in Recorded Phone Call

[Reuters] Greek bank deposits fell by 8 billion euros in June - ECB

[Reuters] BOJ's Nakaso warns of China slowdown impact on exports

[Bloomberg] Draghi’s ‘Whatever It Takes’ Marks Three Years Proving Enough

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Load Up on Dollars to Treasuries in Search of Yield

[Bloomberg] Ukraine Sees Record Truce Breaches as Army Reinforces Port City