Tuesday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Trump Talks Asia Trade; Bonds Gain: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Arab Stocks Sink Most in World as Rising Political Tension Bites

[Bloomberg] Here’s Where the GOP Tax Bill Stands Right Now

[Bloomberg] Multinationals Scurry to Defuse House Tax Bill’s ‘Atomic Bomb’

[Bloomberg] Saudi Crackdown Widens as More Bank Accounts Said Frozen

[Bloomberg] Key ECB Policy Makers Are Said to Have Challenged QE Pledge

[Bloomberg] The World's Biggest Bond Market Is More Calm Than Ever

[Bloomberg] China Firms Have Found a Way to Cut Debt, at Least on Paper

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Are Having Their Best Year Since 2013

[Bloomberg] Emerging-Market Hedge Funds Having to Turn New Clients Away

[Reuters] Trump lands in South Korea, frontlines of North Korean nuclear standoff

[BBC] Saudis accuse Iran of 'direct aggression' over Yemen missile

[NYT] Saudi Money Fuels the Tech Industry. It’s Time to Ask Why.

[WSJ] Tax Overhaul Faces Major Hurdles

Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street hits record high as investors eye mergers

[CNBC] The Trump Fed: Fresher faces, bigger chance for market disruption

[Bloomberg] The Bottom Is About to Fall Out for This Credit Market

[Reuters] Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war, deepening crisis

[AFP] Blaming Iran, Saudi says Huthi strike may be 'act of war'

[NYT] Hedge Funds Push the Price of Bitcoin to New Highs

[NYT] Saudi Arabia Charges Iran With ‘Act of War,’ Raising Threat of Military Clash