Thursday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Dollar Tumbles to 8-Month Low on Fed's Lower Rate-Path Forecasts

[Japan Times] Tokyo stocks slide on yen’s rise

[Reuters] Energy companies drain loans before banks clamp down

[Reuters] Exclusive: Valeant lenders to prepare tough demands for default talks – sources

[Bloomberg] Wall Street's Awful Quarter Is Hitting Goldman Sachs, Too

[Bloomberg] Here's What Big Bank CEOs Have Made Since the Financial Crisis

[Reuters] Brazil's Lula sworn-in amid protests, judge tries to block appointment

[Bloomberg] South Africa Raises Benchmark Rate to 7% as Political Crisis Roils Rand

[Bloomberg] More Hedge Funds Shuttered Than Opened in 2015 on Market Turmoil

[WSJ] Buybacks Aren’t What They Used to Be

[Reuters] Hamptons luxury home sales soften as Wall Street weakness takes a toll

[Bloomberg] Boom Times for Fracking's Toxic Wastewater Come to a Shaky End

[Reuters] Chinese hedge funds scramble as regulators clean up 'Wild East'

[Bloomberg] China Sausage Maker Defaults After Dodging Nonpayment in October

[WSJ] China’s Looming Currency Crisis

[FT] Problems pile up for US public pensions

[Bloomberg] Catalonia Said to Court Default in Game of Chicken With Spain

[VanityFair] Can Bill Ackman’s Reputation Recover from the Valeant Mess?

[Bloomberg] Stunning Global Heat Wave Pushes Planet Into Uncharted Territory