Wednesday's News Links

[AP] Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs

[Reuters] Gold rises as trade uncertainty hurts risk appetite

[Reuters] U.S. consumer prices increase more than expected in October

[AP] Powell to testify before Congress as Fed pauses rate cuts

[Reuters] NY Fed accepts $77.09 bln in overnight repo bids

[Reuters] Exclusive: U.S. manufacturing group hacked by China as trade talks intensified - sources

[Reuters] U.S. House prepares stopgap bill to fund government through December 20: aide

[Reuters] Protesters blockade universities, stockpile makeshift weapons as chaos grips Hong Kong

[Reuters] China says Taiwan scaremongering with attack talk

[Reuters] Breakdown of trust in financial system deepens crisis in Lebanon

[Bloomberg] U.S. Core Inflation Unexpectedly Decelerates as Rents Cool

[Bloomberg] Minister Warns of ‘Unthinkable’ Consequences: Hong Kong Update

[Bloomberg] India’s Headline Inflation Breaches Central Bank’s Threshold

[Bloomberg] Global Pollution Is Rising Again and Won’t Peak Before 2040

[NYT] Subzero Interest Rates Are Luring Insurers to Risk

[WSJ] Tariffs on China Imports Emerge as Hurdle to Trade Deal

[WSJ] Fed Weighs Rate Pause; Questions on Fiscal Policy Remain