Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Waver as Geopolitics Temper China-Led Boost: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rises After PBOC Resumes Buying and Syria Aids Haven Demand

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Advances as China Signals More Stimulus for Next Year

[Reuters] With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches

[Axios] Toppling of Assad transforms Middle East after year of chaos

[CNBC] From Trump and Turkey, to Russia and Iran — Syria’s regime change has huge global consequences

[Reuters] South Korea says Yoon still controls military as leadership crisis deepens

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] South Korea’s Yoon Banned From Overseas Travel as Probes Mount

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Private credit’s struggling pioneer is a warning sign for market

[Yahoo/Reuters] Americans face challenges as health insurance costs rise and delays mount

[Axios] Miller outlines how Trump administration would prioritize mass deportations

[CNBC] Trump’s mass deportation plan could threaten workforces in industries from agriculture to health care

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Premier Vows to Do Everything Possible to Expand Demand

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Signals Bolder Stimulus for Next Year as Trump Returns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Targets Nvidia For Potential Breach of Monopoly Law

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan's bankruptcies set to hit 11-year high in 2024, data shows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mexico Inflation Slows Under Forecast With Interest Rate Cut in Play

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] UBS CEO Warns Markets Risk Being Rattled by Tariffs, Politics

[Politico] Europe on the Brink: A Divided Continent Girds for Trump

[AP] Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?

[Reuters] 2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

[Bloomberg] Bond Vigilantes Are Still Hibernating as the Market Sizes Up Trump 2.0

[Bloomberg] Putin’s Syria Setback Threatens Key Russian Military Bases

[NYT] Trump Gives Powell a Reprieve, but Pledges Big Moves Elsewhere

[WSJ] Why Tariffs Could Really Pinch Retailers This Time

[WSJ] Ad Revenue Predicted to Top $1 Trillion This Year for the First Time

[WSJ] Israeli Troops Occupy Syria Buffer Zone in Defensive Step

[WSJ] China Adopts Crisis-Era Language as Leaders Signal More Forceful Stimulus

[WSJ] Japan’s Faster-Than-Expected Growth Builds Case for Rate Hike

[FT] Assad’s fall could remake the Middle East

[FT] How Bashar al-Assad’s regime crumbled

[FT] Turkey: will Erdoğan emerge as the big winner of the Syria crisis?

[FT] Israel draws furious reaction from Egypt after taking more Syrian territory

[FT] China starts military movements after Taiwan leader’s first foreign trip

[FT] China loosens monetary policy stance for first time in 14 years

[FT] China flirts with deflation despite stimulus

[FT] High Pacific surface temperatures fuel record warm year

Sunday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Slip With Korea, Middle East in Focus: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Advances as China’s Central Bank Resumes Buying After Pause

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] South Korean Stocks Slide, Won Dips as Political Crisis Deepens

[AP] Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Traders See Inflation Data Key to Timing Next Rate Cut

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pressure Mounts on Macron to Name a New French Prime Minister

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Economy Shows More Resilience as BOJ Mulls Hike Timing

[Yahoo/Reuters] China's consumer inflation hits five-month low in November