Friday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Bonds Rise, Dollar Falls as Retail Data Cast Doubt on Rate Hike

[Bloomberg] Dollar Falls to 7-Week Low as Economic Reports May Constrain Fed

[Reuters] Asia rises on Wall Street's record highs, China data misses forecasts

[Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales Stall as Auto Dealers’ Gain Is Others’ Pain

[Bloomberg] China Credit Growth Slows to 2-Year Low on Debt Curb Concern

[Bloomberg] China Stability Falters as Factory Output, Investment Slow

[Bloomberg] A Look at China's Stimulus Efforts Shows 'Malinvestment Is Still Hard at Work'

[Bloomberg] Italian Economy Unexpectedly Stagnates in Threat to Renzi

[Bloomberg] India’s Inflation Breaches Target, Reducing Room for Rate Cuts

[FT] US bond ETFs set record in yield scramble

[WSJ] China Slows as Stimulus Impact Wanes

[Washington Times] Furious China sees U.S. missile defense plan for South Korea as direct threat

Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] Three major indexes end at records for first time since 1999

[Reuters] Wall St. banks ask Fed for 5 more years to comply with Volcker rule

[Bloomberg] UBS: China's Already Started Bailing Out its Banks

[Bloomberg] Negative Rates for the People Arrive as German Bank Gives In

[Bloomberg] Swimming Spat to Soured Deals Put Chill on China-Aussie Ties

[WSJ] Home Equity Loans Come Back to Haunt Borrowers, Banks

[Reuters] Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot

[Bloomberg] Russia Warns of ‘Consequences’ After Deaths as Ukraine on Alert