Wednesday's News Links

[Reuters] Global stocks rally stalls ahead of U.S.-EU trade meeting

[CNBC] Trump set for tense trade talks with top EU chief Juncker

[Reuters] Trump says China targeting U.S. farmers, is being 'vicious'

[Reuters] EU prepares retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. goods

[Reuters] Trump downbeat ahead of trade talks with EU

[BloombergQ] Fed Presidents Seek Powell Put to Prevent Inverted Yield Curve

[BloombergQ] What Is the White House Whispering to the Fed?

[BloombergQ] Trump Blames Tariff Critics for Weakening U.S. Bargaining Power

[BloombergQ] What's Fueling Speculation the BOJ Will Change Policy

[CNBC] GM cuts 2018 outlook as Trump trade war drives up steel and aluminum costs

[BloombergQ] The Bear Market in 2-Year Treasuries Turns Two

[FT] China’s debt threat: time to rein in the spending boom

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[BloombergQ] Stocks Pull Back as Nasdaq Fades From Record High: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Trump to offer U.S. farmers billions to ease trade pain

[BloombergQ] Tax Cut 2.0 Draft Omits Fixes for Retail, #MeToo Victims

[CNBC] 'There Is No Alternative' trade loses luster as short-term bond yields hit 10-year high

[CNBC] Southern California home sales crash, a warning sign to the nation

[Reuters] Brazil Workers Party would use currency reserves for infrastructure

[WSJ] Chinese Reversing Big U.S. Real Estate Buying Spree That Had Helped Boost Prices

[WSJ] Insurers Pull Billions From Hedge Funds

[FT] Loan covenant quality hits record low, says Moody’s

[FT] Foreign investors dumped record volumes of Italian debt