Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street slips from records as investors lock in year-end gains

[Reuters] Treasuries - Yield curve steepest since October 2018

[Reuters] Dollar falls in thin trade on lower safe-haven demand

[CNN] Residents warned it's 'too late to leave' parts of Australia's Victoria state as fires rage

[Reuters] Iraq condemns U.S. air strikes as unacceptable and dangerous

[Reuters] Turkey may send allied Syrian fighters to Libya: sources

[Bloomberg] Flash-Crash Risks Are Back as Japan Shutters for Six-Day Holiday

[Bloomberg] North Korea Signals Escalation Ahead of Kim’s Big Speech

[WSJ] After a Tumultuous Decade, Bond Investors See Rocky Times Ahead

[WSJ] Small Businesses Rush to Borrow Online, Sparking Fears of High Rates, Costly Terms