Monday's News Links

[BloombergQ] Stocks Climb Before Earning Season; Dollar Weakens: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Chinese stocks have best day in two years, yuan firms despite tariff blow

[Reuters] Oil prices climb on global demand, U.S. sanctions on Iran

[Politico] Trump’s trade war was decades in the making

[Reuters] Pain and pressure: market turmoil pushes some China funds to the brink

[Reuters] Sea of red in Treasury market may signal bond boom is over

[BloombergQ] After Years of Easing, Meet Quantitative Tightening: QuickTake

[CNBC] The US is facing soaring trade deficits, but rising energy prices are a bigger danger

[Reuters] China's offshore debt crackdown adds outflow risk

[Reuters] BOJ's Kuroda expresses resolve to keep ultra-easy monetary policy

[NYT] Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras

[WSJ] U.S. Exporters Will Be a Surprise Loser From Tariff Fight

[WSJ] Central Banks Try to Bolster Their Currencies. It’s Not Always Working

[WSJ] Business-Loan Drought Ends for Banks

[WSJ] Wage Gains Threaten to Squeeze Retail, Industrial Profits

[FT] Italy’s debts to European Central Bank near €500bn

[FT] China scales back property subsidies, adding to growth concerns

[FT] UK government in disarray as Davis resigns as Brexit secretary

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Europe to be united, strong if U.S. raises more tariffs: France

[CNBC] Silicon Valley firms are facing a rise in anger from a new source: Their own employees

[BBC] Turkey purges more workers ahead of Erdogan swearing-in

[WSJ] How Regulators Averted a Debacle in Credit-Default Swaps

[WSJ] Stock Buybacks Are Booming, but Share Prices Aren’t Budging

[FT] Can US equities ride out rising trade tensions?