[Reuters] World shares gain on flickering trade hopes
[Reuters] Yuan rebounds after PBOC sets much stronger-than-expected fixing
[Reuters] Gold gains as U.S.-China trade concerns lift safe-haven demand
[Reuters] China says it hopes U.S. can create conditions for trade talks
[SCMP] Beijing Cast Doubt on State of Trade Talks After Donald Trump Says it Wanted a Deal
[Reuters] U.S. consumer confidence dips in August: Conference Board
[CNBC] Home price gains slowed down in June, but low mortgage rates may heat them up again
[CNN] Insiders are selling stock like it's 2007
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dudley: The Fed Shouldn’t Enable Donald Trump
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Central Banks Just Love Gold and It's Going to Stay That Way
[Yahoo/FT] Japanification: investors fear malaise is spreading globally
[Reuters] China's July industrial profits swing to growth but outlook clouded
[Reuters] Japan's negative interest rates may have backfired: Fed paper
[Reuters] Italy's 5-Star, opposition, clash over potential cabinet roles
[Bloomberg] After 24 Hours, China Still Unaware of Calls Mentioned by Trump
[Bloomberg] Trump Shifts Tone on China But Not Tactics as Deal Grows Distant
[Bloomberg] Weidmann Reprises Dr. No Stance as ECB Stimulus Decision Nears
[Bloomberg] The World’s Big Export Engines Turn Gloomier by the Day
[Bloomberg] Authers: Trump Has Added an Element of Randomness to Markets
[NYT] Trump Can Battle China or Expand the Economy. He Can’t Do Both.
[WSJ] A Primer on the Future of Fannie, Freddie
[WSJ] Hong Kong’s Dollar Peg: How It Works and Why It’s In Question
[WSJ] Hong Kong Clashes Put Brakes on Property Boom
[FT] Italy’s political impasse deepens as Five Star cancels coalition talks