Friday's News Links

[Reuters] World stocks hold near 16-month highs after strong week

[Dow Jones] Global Bond Yields Rise As Chinese Inflation Accelerates

[Bloomberg] European Stocks Rise for 5th Day in Biggest Rally in 10 Months

[Bloomberg] Consumer Confidence in U.S. Surges Thanks to Optimism About Trump

[Reuters] Exclusive: ECB rejects Monte Paschi's request for more time to raise cash - source

[Reuters] Euro zone bailout fund not preparing Italy aid: Regling

[Bloomberg] China's Capital-Control Crackdown 'Particularly Worrying' for Businesses, Says George Magnus

[Bloomberg] Trump Says China Will Have to Play by Rules Under New Ambassador

[Bloomberg] Korea’s Park Impeached as Protesters Vent Anger Over Corruption

[Reuters] Trump says U.S.-China relationship must improve

[Bloomberg] ‘Old Friends’ Aside, China Says Trump Must Toe Line on Taiwan

[WSJ] Donald Trump’s Cabinet Selections Signal Deregulation Moves Are Coming

[FT] French bonds weaken as investors sound political alarm

Thursday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] China Factory Gate Prices Rise 1.5% on Year, Less Than Expected

[Dallas News} Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board ends run on the bank, stops $154M in withdrawals

[Bloomberg] Euro Drops; ECB Says Smaller Monthly Asset Buys Not Tapering

[Reuters] Major stock indexes rise again to new records

[Reuters] U.S. household net worth rose to $90.2 trillion in the third-quarter: Fed

[CNBC] Market indicator hits extreme levels last seen before plunges in 1929, 2000 and 2008