Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Up, Bonds Drop With Focus on Mideast: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near $90 With US Seeking to Contain Gaza Crisis

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Diplomacy Calms Emerging Markets as Israel Stocks Rebound

[Reuters] Israeli strikes on Gaza intensify as humanitarian crisis deepens

[CNN Live] Israel-Hamas war rages as crisis deepens in Gaza

[CNN] The US is mounting a frantic effort to head off a wider Middle East war

[The Hill] Will Hezbollah ignite Israel’s northern front?

[Reuters] Fed's Powell faces 'what, me worry?' moment of spiking bond yields, war, political stalemate

[Reuters] Hardline Republican Jim Jordan to push bid for US House speaker

[Reuters] As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street Strategists Sound Alarm on Worsening Profit Outlook

[Reuters] China central bank ramps up liquidity support via policy loans, rate unchanged

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] PBOC Offers Most Cash Support Since 2020 as Debt Sales Surge

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Local Governments Are Finding It No Longer Cheap to Borrow

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Tightens Rules on Short Selling in a Bid to Boost Stocks

[Reuters] IMF warning on China puts 'Japanization' risk in spotlight

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi’s $1 Trillion ‘Project of the Century’ Faces Uncertain Future

[AP] Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia

[WSJ] How the Israel-Hamas War Is Tilting the Global Power Balance in Favor of Russia, China

[WSJ] Violence Surges in the West Bank Following Gaza Attack on Israelis

[WSJ] Surge in Health-Insurance Costs Pose Next Challenge for Finance Chiefs

[WSJ] Home Sales on Track for Slowest Year Since Housing Bust

[WSJ] How Evergrande’s Chief Tried to Turn Things Around—and Failed

[FT] Housing remains America’s biggest supply chain problem

[FT] Gaza war underscores Iran’s regional muscle

Sunday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Haven Assets in Focus as Gaza Offensive Looms: Markets Wrap 

[CNBC] Stock futures rise slightly to kick off a busy earnings week: Live updates

[Reuters] Israel and Hamas at war: Latest news

[Axios] Dems warm to empowering McHenry as GOP chaos persists

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Time Is Running Out for the ‘Year of the Bond’ as Losses Mount

[WSJ] Beware Market Complacency