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

Tuesday Evening Links

[Reuters] S&P 500 ekes out gain after Trump trade remarks

[Reuters] As protesters hit Chile's streets, peso sinks to historic low

[Reuters] Trump says China trade deal 'close' but dashes hopes for signing details

[CNBC] Trump rails on Fed, notes other countries have negative rates: ‘Give me some of that money’

[Reuters] Hong Kong universities become 'battlefields' as citywide violence spreads

[Bloomberg] Trump Says U.S. to Substantially Raise Tariffs If No China Deal

[Bloomberg] JPMorgan AM Says Days of Simply Hedging Risk With Bonds Are Over

[Bloomberg] SNB’s U.S. Equity Holdings Climb to a Record $94 Billion

[Bloomberg] Wall Street Plays Rotation Roulette as 2019 Haven Trade Unwinds

[Bloomberg] Citi Warns of a ‘War on Wall Street and Wealth’ in the 2020 Election

[Bloomberg] Argentina Is Running Dangerously Low on Dollars to Pay Back Debt

[Bloomberg] Chile’s Month of Unrest Starting to Infect Latin American Peers

[FT] Donald Trump threatens escalation of trade war with China