Friday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street edges lower as financial stocks drag

[Bloomberg] Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Rises as Household Finances Improve

[Bloomberg] Fed's Kashkari Explains Dissent, Urges Balance-Sheet Plan

[Bloomberg] More Hedge Funds Shut Last Year Than Any Time Since the 2008 Crisis

[CNBC] China lashes out as South Korea puts an American anti-missile system in place

[WSJ] Global Bonds: Risking a Rude Central-Bank Awakening

[WSJ] Rising U.S. Rates Could Mean Hard Fall for Some Currencies

[FT, Tett] A blind spot masks the danger signs in finance