Tuesday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise to High as Oil Gains, Bonds Fall: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] U.S. Consumer Confidence Jumps to Highest Level Since 2001

[Bloomberg] Americans’ Market Sentiment Jumps Most Since Dot-com Boom: Chart

[Bloomberg] Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Increased 5.1% in October

[Bloomberg] Yuan Turnover Soars in Sign of December Outflow Pressures

[Reuters] ECB tells Monte dei Paschi it needs to raise $9.2 billion

[Reuters] Italy set to pump around 6.5 billion euros into Monte Paschi rescue: sources

[Bloomberg] Odd Lots: These Were the Most Interesting Stories of 2016

[Dow Jones] Brazil’s Government Deficit Widens to 9.28% of GDP in November

[WSJ] Trump’s Financial Deregulation Might Be Bad News for Banks After All

[WSJ] Surging Buybacks Say Stock Boom Isn’t Over

[WSJ] Dollar’s Rise Threatens Manufacturing Recovery

[Reuters] Russia calls U.S. move to better arm Syrian rebels a 'hostile act'

[Reuters] Taiwan warns of increasing threat as Chinese warships conduct drill

[WSJ] Xi’s Power Play Foreshadows Historic Transformation of How China Is Ruled