Thursday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Slide as Topix Extends Losses in Global Bear Market

[Reuters] Japan Finance Minister says will take necessary steps to deal with FX volatility

[Bloomberg] Global Assault on Banks Intensifies as Investors Punish Weakness

[Reuters] Investors pull $1.5 billion from U.S.-based stock funds: Lipper

[Reuters] Lipper fund flows IG US$551.385m inflow; HY US$1.048bn outflow

[Bloomberg] Bear Market Descends on Global Stocks

[Reuters] Gold surges to one-year high on financial uncertainty fears

[Reuters] U.S. oil hits 12-year low on stockpile surge, risk aversion

[Bloomberg] IMF Warns of Renewed `Grexit' Fears Without Credible Greece Plan

[Bloomberg] Mexican Peso Falls to Record, Leads Drop Among Major Currencies

[WSJ] Subzero Rates Deepen Fears of Slowdown

[FT] Negative rates haunt global bank stocks

[UK Telegraph] The world can't afford another financial crash – it could destroy capitalism as we know it

[FT] M&A: China’s world of debt

[Saudi Gazette] Saudi’s decision to send troops in Syria ‘final’

[Reuters] Russia raises specter of interminable or 'world war' if Syria talks fail