Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] European Gains Unravel Under Lingering France Risk: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Builds on Weekly Gain as Traders Weigh Mixed China Data

[Reuters] Morning Bid: China fails to cheer, as France scores own goal

[Reuters] French election worries rekindle market memories of UK budget rout

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Volatile French Markets Attempt to Digest Le Pen’s Reassurances

[Reuters] ECB's Lane sees no need for any French bond rescue

[CNBC] Israel warns of ‘devastating consequences’ as spike in fire with Lebanon risks wider conflict

[AP] Severe, chaotic weather around US with high temperatures in Southwest and Midwest, snow in Rockies

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Home-Price Slump Accelerates Despite More Stimulus

[Reuters] China new home prices fall at fastest clip in nearly 10 years

[Reuters] China's property investment slump worsens in January-May

[Reuters] Chinese investors' rush for offshore assets spurs Hong Kong wealth inflows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Factory Output Cools, Retail Spending Beats Forecasts

[Reuters] BOJ to forgo July rate hike, taper $152 bln per year, says ex-policymaker

[The Hill] China expanding its nuclear arsenal: Report

[AP] Chinese and Philippine ship collision just the latest in a string of South China Sea confrontations

[Bloomberg] The Specter of Bond Vigilantes Looms Over UK Election Campaign

[WSJ] A Big Bond Rally Is Promising Help for Home Buyers

[WSJ] Big Jump in Insurance Costs Strikes Condos

[WSJ] U.S. Moves to Head Off War Between Israel and Hezbollah

[WSJ] China’s Housing Market Woes Deepen Despite Stimulus

[FT] ECB chief economist downplays need to intervene in French bond market

[FT] Renminbi likely to draw fire as trade tensions mount

[FT] From France to America, the far right is on the march

[FT] A buyout gone wrong creates fireworks in the private credit market