Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Dow's 20,000 barrier, weak European banks dent stocks

[Bloomberg] Offshore Yuan Near 7 a Dollar on Quota Reset Concern, Trump Bets

[Reuters] U.S. goods trade deficit widens; labor market near full strength

[Bloomberg] American Consumer Comfort Closes In on Best Year Since 2007

[Reuters] U.S. shale companies to boost spending as banks loosen purse strings

[Bloomberg] Foreign Students Offer Lifeline to Cash-Strapped U.S. State Schools

[Bloomberg] China’s Money Market Pain Is About to Get Worse

[Reuters] Italy criticises ECB over Monte Paschi capital decision

[Bloomberg] China Vows More Proactive Fiscal Policy in 2017, to Limit Debt

[WSJ] China Hits Reset on Yuan Fixing

[FT] Final quarter of blockbuster deals boosts M&A activity

[Bloomberg] Taiwan's Tsai to transit in U.S. in move bound to anger China

[Bloomberg] Who's Had the Worst Year? How Asian Leaders Fared in 2016

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Drop as Dollar Rises; Crude Tops $54: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Pending home sales drop to 10-month low in November

[CNBC] El-Erian warning: 'Big negative shock' can spur liquidity crisis

[Japan News] Top international news events in 2016 reflect a world shaken by populism

[FT] A Brazilian bribery machine