Monday's News Links

[Reuters] Gold hits record high as soft dollar, rate-cut bets lift appeal

[CNBC] Stock futures are higher in overnight trading following a losing week: Live updates

[Reuters] Shares edge higher in Asia, dollar dips as US government risks shutdown

[Reuters] Republicans urge Democrats to agree to short-term bill to keep US government open

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s $900 Billion Funding Demands Face Korea, Japan Caution

[Yahoo/Reuters] US SEC chairman Atkins vows to fast-track scrapping quarterly corporate reports, FT says

[Forbes] Global Debt Hits $338 Trillion at the Worst Possible Moment

[Reuters] BOJ board's hawkish flex lowers bar for an October rate hike

[Bloomberg] France Takes Aim at Wealthy as Way Out of Political Paralysis

[WSJ] The Credit Market Is Humming—and That Has Wall Street On Edge

[WSJ] It’s Trump vs. Portland Again in Clash Over Federal Troops

[FT] Wall Street regulator vows light touch and end to quarterly reporting

[FT] Hedge funds and high-frequency traders are converging

[FT] Stephen Miller: Donald Trump’s ‘prime minister’ executes his plan to reshape America

[FT] Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking frays nerves at multinational groups