Monday's News Links

[BloombergQ] Stocks Retreat as Dollar Strengthens; Oil Rebounds: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Italian yields rise on Carige's woes, budget deadline

[Reuters] 'King dollar' reigns supreme in world of slowing growth, European risks

[Reuters] Yuan extends losses after worst week in 4 mths, Fed outlook supports dollar

[Reuters] Italy's bond yields extend rise, gap over Germany widest in almost 2 weeks

[BloombergQ] Euro Slides to 16-Month Low, Pound Sinks as EU Risks Reignite

[BloombergQ] China Rate-Cut Chatter Becomes Louder as Growth Risks Gather

[BloombergQ] China Says Lending Targets Shouldn't Override Due Diligence

[BloombergQ] What's a Private Company? China Banks Grapple With Lending Rules

[Reuters] Japan PM Abe calls for public works spending plan to help economy

[NYT] Trump’s Nafta Plan Could Be Upended by Democrats’ House Takeover

[WSJ] Dollar Surges Amid Political Turbulence Abroad

[WSJ] U.S. on a Course to Spend More on Debt Than Defense

[FT] Global leverage, examined

[FT] Turkish banks report rise in bad loans

[FT] China’s Xi Jinping revives Maoist call for ‘self-reliance’

[FT] China extends crackdown on labour protests as activism spreads

[FT] Chinese government faces peer-to-peer lending scandals dilemma

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Falling oil prices show markets are getting it wrong — again, Saudi Arabia energy minister says

[BloombergQ] Traders Eye Yuan Proxies as China Intervention Risks Loom Large

[WSJ] Saudi Arabia, Others Inch Closer to Oil Output-Cut Pact

[WSJ] Mortgage Industry Braces for Trump Administration to Make Changes at Fannie, Freddie

[FT] China developers face $55bn of maturing onshore debt in 2019

[FT] India’s shadow banks fear credit crunch will deepen

[FT] Hong Kong activists warn that Beijing crackdown will backfire

[BloombergSub] These Products Show How Hard It’ll Be to Beat China in Trade War

Sunday's News Links

[BloombergQ] Bond Traders About to See If They're Underrating Inflation Risks

[MarketWatch] Stock-market investors wrestle with a glut of bearish signs as oil prices plunge

[Reuters] Severe 'devil winds' expected to whip up deadly California blazes

[FT] What next for active managers after grim October?

[FT] Brazil must act fast to fix ‘unsustainable’ finances, minister warns

[FT] Earth’s natural resources risk being squandered