Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street ekes out gains as investors shrug off Fed minutes

[Reuters] Oil jumps more than 1 percent as U.S. gasoline stock draw overshadows crude build

[Reuters] U.S. 10-year notes sold at lowest yield since late 2017

[CNBC] Fed officials are leaving the door open for more rate hikes if the economy improves, minutes say

[Reuters] Citing global slowdown, Fed sees no changes to rates in 2019

[Reuters] U.S., China agree to establish trade deal enforcement offices: Mnuchin

[AP] US budget deficit running 15% higher than a year ago

[Bloomberg] U.S. Budget Deficit Widens to $691 Billion in First Half of 2019

[NYT] ‘China’s Manhattan’ Borrowed Heavily. The People Have Yet to Arrive.

[WSJ] Uber Aims for Public Valuation of as Much as $100 Billion, Below Expectations

[FT] Fed puts market on notice saying rates could move in ‘either direction’

[FT] ‘Rocky waters’ for global middle class as incomes flatline

Wednesday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street slightly higher, focus shifts to Fed minutes

[Reuters] U.S. consumer prices post biggest increase in 14 months

[Reuters] U.S. mortgage applications retreat from 2-1/2 year peak

[Reuters] ECB keeps easy policy unchanged amid spreading global gloom

[Reuters] EU to agree Brexit delay but France pushes for conditions

[Reuters] Global financial stability risks still on the rise, IMF says

[CNBC] American savers lost an estimated $500 billion due to low interest rates since the financial crisis

[Reuters] Exclusive: Uber plans to sell around $10 billion worth of stock in IPO - sources

[Bloomberg] Trump Has a Message for the World: My Trade Wars Aren't Over Yet

[Bloomberg] U.S. Sends Warship Carrying Fighter Jets to Disputed Sea in Signal to China

[Reuters] Thousands flee Tripoli homes as battle rages on outskirts

[NYT] Trump’s Dangerous Obsession With the Markets

[WSJ] Fed to Review Inflation Targeting, Policy Tools and Communications

[WSJ] Fed to Release Meeting Minutes: What to Watch

[WSJ] The Long Bull Market Has Failed to Fix Public Pensions

[FT] ECB’s lending operations fail to ignite bank lending

[FT] Corporate debt levels risk amplifying economic fragility, says IMF

[FT] IMF warns on risk of rapid exit from emerging market assets