Thursday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Slump, Volatility Spikes on Korea Spat: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Gold Beats U.S. Stocks as North Korea Worries Drive Haven Demand

[Reuters] U.S. producer prices record biggest drop in 11 months

[Bloomberg] Junk Yields Lining Up With Treasuries Sign of Bubble for BofA

[Reuters] Buoyant bitcoin stirs crypto-bubble fears

[CNBC] China may be hurting its own banks by forcing them to drop risky assets

[NYT] A Missing Tycoon’s Links to China’s Troubled Dalian Wanda

[CNBC] Pentagon plan for pre-emptive strike on North Korea would reportedly launch from base in Guam

[Reuters] North Korea details Guam missile plan, calls Trump's warning a 'load of nonsense'

[Reuters] China seethes on sidelines amid latest North Korea crisis

[Reuters] Exclusive: U.S. destroyer challenges China's claims in South China Sea

[FT] Supranational debt issuance more than doubles in a decade

Wednesday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Asia Stems Equity Drop as Angst Fades; Gold Drops: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Slip, Treasuries Rise on Korea Tension: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Gold Rises Along With North Korea Tensions

[Bloomberg] Long-Only Mutual Funds Have Turned Into the Stock Market's Daredevils

[Bloomberg] The Quant Fund Robot Takeover Has Been Postponed

[Bloomberg] Hong Kong's Crowded Currency Trade Enters Dangerous Territory

[Bloomberg] SNB's U.S. Stock Portfolio Hit Record $84.3 Billion in June

[WSJ] Aug. 9, 2007: The Day the Mortgage Crisis Went Global

[FT] Chinese crackdown on dealmakers reflects Xi power play

[WSJ] Has Permian Peaked? Wall Street Worries About Its Sure Thing

[WSJ] Canadian Private-Equity Giant Catalyst Accused of Fraud by Whistleblowers

[Reuters] U.S. Defense Secretary issues stark warning to North Korea

[Bloomberg] What the U.S. Military Does on Guam and Why North Korea Cares: Q&A