Friday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Bonds Selloff Deepens as Japanese Stocks Buoyed by Weaker Yen

[Bloomberg] Japan Consumer Prices Keep Falling, Household Spending Slips

[WSJ] Merger Deals Set Monthly Record, Even as Election Looms

Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] Stocks dip as earnings pour in, consumer discretionary lags

[FT] Rising defaults cast cloud over US junk bond surge

[WSJ] Inflation Fear Fuels Bond Rout

[WSJ] October Has Already Set a Record for U.S. M&A Deals

[FT] Global bond yields climb to multi-month highs

[FT] China signals return to strongman rule