Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street rises as technology stocks gain

[Reuters] Oil prices fall one percent amid global stock market slump

[CNBC] US trade deficit in goods widens for fourth straight month, hits $76 billion

[Reuters] U.S. core capital goods orders decline for second straight month

[Reuters] U.S. won't talk to China on trade until it gets specific plan to halt tech theft

[Reuters] ECB sticks to stimulus exit plans despite darker outlook

[Reuters] U.S. dairy farmers get little help from Canada trade deal

[Reuters] China says army will act 'at any cost' to prevent Taiwan split

[WSJ] Government and Military Spending Fuel U.S. Growth

[WSJ] Editorial Board: Trump Flunks Fed Politics

[FT] ECB reiterates plans to halt bond purchases in December

[FT] ECB faces challenges over Italy, Brexit — and its own strategy

[BloombergSub] China's Most-Indebted Developer Has a Risky Shadow Loan Habit

Wednesday Evening Links

[CNBC] Dow erases gains for the year, tumbles more than 600 points as stocks extend October swoon

[BloombergQ] Dollar Climbs to One-Year High as Europe’s Currencies Crushed

[Reuters] U.S. manufacturers say tariffs pushing prices higher: Fed

[BloombergQ] JPMorgan Sees $7.4 Trillion Passive Selling Pressure in Downturn

[Reuters] Regulators concerned about material loosening in leveraged loan market

[Reuters] Bank of Canada raises rates, might speed up pace of future hikes

[Reuters] Prolonged market slump could bruise U.S. economy: Fed's Mester

[CNBC] Buyers 'hibernating' as spiking mortgage rates hit housing harder than expected

[BloombergQ] Central Banks to Increase Gold Buying for First Time Since 2013

[BloombergQ] Senate Finance Chairman Backs Powell After Trump Faults Fed Chief

[FT] Italy’s face-off with Brussels has echoes of the Greek debt crisis