Saturday's News Links

[BBC] Live Updates: Syrian rebels close in on Damascus as presidency denies Assad has left capital

[CNN] Live Updates: Syria’s rebels say they are encircling Damascus but army denies retreat 

[Reuters] Syrian rebels enter suburbs of key city of Homs, sources say

[Reuters] Russian bases in Syria threatened by insurgent advance, say Moscow's war bloggers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Fires Early Warning Shot at Dollar’s Would-Be Challengers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] South Korea’s Yoon Survives Impeachment After Martial Law Fiasco

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five Takeaways From South Korea’s Yoon Surviving Impeachment

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Resumed Gold Purchases Last Month After Prices Soared

[CNBC] The Fed is on course to cut interest rates in December, but what happens next is anyone’s guess

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Inflation report poses test for stocks rally as Fed meeting looms

[Axios] Democrats are gloomy about the economy, and Republicans are optimistic

[Axios] Hiring has rebounded, with some hazard flags

[Axios] The long, complex road to securing U.S. telcos

[Bloomberg] The End of Passive Democracy

[NYT] A Second Trump Term Is Set to Scramble Trade Alliances

[NYT] The Climate Risk to the Mortgage System

[WSJ] Pressure Mounts on Syria’s Assad as Rebels Threaten Damascus From South and North

[WSJ] Retreat of Syrian Forces Threatens ‘Saigon Moment’ for Russia

[WSJ] It’s Not Just Ken Griffin. Rich Chicago Residents Are Losing Their Shirts on Real Estate.

[FT] Syrian rebels close in on Homs as Assad’s grip on power weakens

[FT] An old strategy is being reinvented on Wall St

[FT] Rare whisky ‘bubble’ bursts as sales tumble

[FT] Romania scraps presidential election after alleged Russian meddling