Monday's News Links

[BloombergQ] Risk Appetite Fades on Italy Outlook; Oil Slumps: Markets Wrap

[TheStreet.com] Italy Bonds Plunge, Stocks Hit 13-Month Low as Constitutional Crisis Intensifies

[BloombergQ] Italian Banks Lead Stock Declines as Government Plan Unravels

[Reuters] Italy Heads to New Vote With Europe as Campaign Faultline

[BloombergQ] Italy’s Failure to Form Government Deepens Political Chaos

[CNBC] Traders are worried this could be the 'big unwinding' of Italian bond markets

[Reuters] Italy's president calls in former IMF official amid political turmoil

[BBC] Italy crisis: Call to impeach president after candidate vetoed

[Reuters] China rejects U.S. charge of 'forced technology transfer' at WTO

[CNBC] The U.S. needs 50,000 truck drivers to avoid a shipping squeeze

[BloombergQ] Bid to Block Trump's Deal on ZTE Would Have Support, Rubio Says

[VOA] Weeklong Brazil Trucker Strike Leaves Food, Fuel Scarce

[Reuters] Japan's PM defends its automakers against U.S. import probe

[Reuters] Spanish prime minister to face confidence vote on Friday

[BloombergQ] Spain's Divided Opposition Struggles With Plan to Oust Rajoy

[BBC] What is Italy's political crisis all about?

[WSJ] Italian Political Crisis Roils Markets

[FT] Key questions for investors as Italian tumoil deepens

[FT] When will the US Fed stop tightening?

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Italy's efforts to form government fail as president defends euro

[Reuters] Italy president under pressure to accept euroskeptic minister

[BloombergQ] Italy's Conte Fights to Form Team as Ally Threatens New Vote

[UK Express] Italy's new government to cause 'BIG PROBLEMS' for Brussels and for the Eurozone

[BloombergQ] China Industrial Profit Growth Accelerates on Higher Output

[Spiegel] Italy's New Goverment Is Bad News for the Euro

[Reuters] Exclusive: U.S. warships sail near South China Sea islands claimed by Beijing

[WSJ] China Protests U.S. Warships in Disputed Waters

[FT] Hedge fund stars rake in billions for new funds