Friday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Stabilize, Dollar Slips on Price Data: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Global stocks, dollar extend slide as U.S., North Korea tensions intensify

[Reuters] Trump: military solutions 'locked and loaded' against North Korea threat

[Bloomberg] U.S. Inflation Remains Subdued as Core Index Misses Forecasts

[Bloomberg] Trump Doubling Down on Rhetoric Rattles South Korean Markets

[Bloomberg] War Threats Deliver Worst Blow in a Year to Europe Credit: Chart

[Bloomberg] Fed Taper Plan Brings Risk to Mortgage Debt Unseen in Treasuries

[CNBC] China's economic problems are exactly why its global influence is expanding

[FT, Tett] The next crash risk is hiding in plain sight

[WSJ] North Korea, Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Leave Beijing With Few Options

[FT] North Korea steps closer to end-game in nuclear quest

[FT] How Silicon Valley rediscovered LSD

Thursday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Stocks Drop Most Since May, Bonds Rally on Tension: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] VIX's Highest Close Since Election Sparks Record Rush to Protect

[Bloomberg] A 47% VIX Surge Isn't How Bulls Hoped August Would Start

[Bloomberg] Junk Bonds Slump as Morgan Stanley Sees a Bigger Unwind Ahead

[Bloomberg] Dudley Says Inflation Will ‘Take Some Time’ to Reach Fed's Goal

[Reuters] Exclusive: Foundations for post-Libor system sliding into place

[Bloomberg] Consumer Comfort Reaches 16-Year High on U.S. Economic Optimism

[Bloomberg] U.S. Inflation Is Finally Picking Up. Probably

[Bloomberg] Vancouver Housing Posts Biggest Price Gains Since 1990

[WSJ] Today’s Financial Crisis: We Forgot the Financial Crisis of 2007

[FT] Chinese top official warns economy ‘kidnapped’ by property bubble

[Reuters] Trump issues stern warning to North Korea and its leader

[Reuters] Any new Korean war could quickly escalate to catastrophe