Monday's News Links

[AP] US futures slip and Asian stocks are mixed, while oil prices surge more than $1 a barrel 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bitcoin Plunges to Below $87,000 in Risk-Off Start to December

[Japan Times] Japan’s two-year yield hits highest since 2008 on rate-hike bets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs After OPEC+ Reiterates Pause With Focus on Venezuela

[AP] Why Cyber Monday could break spending records despite economic uncertainty

[Axios] Post-war borders dominated "intense" U.S.-Ukraine talks

[Reuters] BOJ to weigh 'pros and cons' of rate hike in December, governor Ueda says

[CNBC] China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in November, missing estimates, private survey shows

[Reuters] China's military firms struggle as corruption purge bites, report says

[Bloomberg] Private Credit ‘Hysteria’ Will Get Very Real Next Year

[Bloomberg] Taiwan Plans First Weapons Purchases for T-Dome to Counter China

[WSJ] American Consumers Have Had It With High Car Prices

[WSJ] Rate Hikes Wouldn’t Put Brakes on Japan’s Economy, BOJ’s Ueda Says

[FT] How banks fuel the private credit boom

[Ft] Nato considers being ‘more aggressive’ against Russia’s hybrid warfare