Wednesday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Treasuries, Stocks Slump on China as Dollar Falls: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Treasuries Slide as China Said to View Them as `Less Attractive'

[Reuters] Bond yields hit multi-month highs on report China may slow U.S. bond purchases

[Reuters] Oil prices hit fresh highs, but worries grow of overheated market

[Bloomberg] China Weighs Slowing or Halting Purchases of U.S. Treasuries

[Bloomberg] ECB Hawks Take the Lead on QE Debate as Doves Stay Quiet

[Bloomberg] Softer Factory Inflation Leaves PBOC Focus on Debt, Not Prices

[Bloomberg] China's Central Bank Is Rethinking Relations With Markets

[Bloomberg] Asian Central Banks Push Back, Sending Dollar Bears a Warning Sign

[CNBC] Three rate hikes by the Fed in 2018 would be problematic for markets, expert says

[Bloomberg] Is the VIX Being Gamed? A Sudden Swoon Has Traders Talking Again

[Bloomberg] Man Group Says Emerging-Market Bond Values Don't Make Sense

[FT] US government bond sell-off gathers pace

[FT] Last of the market bears wait in hope of a crisis

[WSJ] ‘Fiduciary Rule’ Poised for Second Life Under Trump Administration

[FT] Trump and North Korea: the perils of a pre-emptive strike

Tuesday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Asia Stock Rally Fades as Investors Eye Yield Jump: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Are Surging and Bond Traders Are Starting to Get Nervous

[Reuters] U.S. crude hits three-year high as oil prices climb on tighter market

[CNBC] Investors fear after Japan move the last of the global market 'punch bowls' are being taken away

[Bloomberg] Signs of Euphoria Are So High Investors Are ‘Having a Hard Time Imagining a Decline’

[Reuters] States likely to see good revenues in 2018 but dark clouds loom

[Bloomberg] Microsoft Says Chip Fix May Significantly Slow Some Servers

[WSJ] Investors Prepare for Inflation

[FT] DoubleLine’s Gundlach predicts negative return for S&P 500 in 2018

[FT] Two ‘bond kings’ proclaim new era as Treasuries sell off