Monday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Sink as North Korea Escalates War Talk: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] North Korea's Foreign Minister Says Trump Comments Amount to Declaration of War

[Bloomberg] Fed's Dudley Says He Sees Inflation Restraints Proving Temporary

[Bloomberg] GOP Revises Obamacare Repeal Bill Likely Headed for Defeat

[Bloomberg] Merkel’s Bloc Regroups After ‘Nightmare Victory’ in Germany

[Bloomberg] China Developers Plunge as Government Expands Tightening

[Reuters] ECB becoming more confident about inflation rebound: Draghi

[Reuters] Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far right

[Bloomberg] Abe’s Future Hinges on Margin of Victory in Snap Election

[Bloomberg] Crypto-Mania Grips Hong Kong as City Looks for Life Beyond Banks

[Reuters] Turkey's Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq's Kurdish area over referendum

[NYT] As China Piles on Debt, Consumers Seek a Piece of the Action

[WSJ] Ignore the Fed’s Yield Sign at Your Peril

[WSJ] German Results Reflect European Unease Over Identity, Economy

[FT] Merkel faces complex coalition talks as grip on power weakens

[WSJ] World’s Largest Money-Market Fund Will Lower Its Returns, Shed Risk

Sunday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Euro Falls as Merkel Faces German Coalition Test After Win

[Bloomberg] Merkel Chastised as Far-Right Surge Taints Fourth-Term Win

[Bloomberg] New Zealand Dollar Declines After Inconclusive Election Result

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Trump cranks up North Korea threats as Pyongyang holds anti-U.S. rally

[Bloomberg] Merkel Seeks Fourth Term as Germans Vote in Federal Election

[CNBC] German election 2017: All you need to know about the vote

[Reuters] Germans warned against apathy as Merkel heads for fourth term

[Bloomberg] Trump to Get Tax Plan That Targets 20% Corporate Rate

[NYT] Yellen and Cohn Said to Be on Shortlist to Lead Federal Reserve

[WSJ] Leveraged Loans Are Back and on Pace to Top Pre-Financial Crisis Records

[WSJ] The Global Stock Market’s Hidden Juice

[FT] Russia and China quietly build business bonds