Thursday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Stocks Slide From Records as Anxiety Bubbles Up: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Hong Kong Stocks Tumble the Most This Year

[Bloomberg] Fewest Jobless Claims Since 1973 Show Firm U.S. Job Market

[Bloomberg] Spain Unleashes Historic Power to End Catalan Independence Push

[Bloomberg] Congress Heads Toward Shutdown Fight Over Immigration and Obamacare

[Reuters] China's central bank warns of 'Minsky moment' as economy powers ahead

[Reuters] China will crack down on irregularities in banking sector: regulator chief

[CNBC] State pension funds continue to fall behind. Here's how much you owe

[Bloomberg] China's Top Bank Regulator Endorses Reform of Finance Industry

[Bloomberg] One of the Biggest ICOs Yet Crashes Before It Even Launched

[Bloomberg] Iraq Turmoil Threatens Billions in Oil Trader Deals With Kurds

[CNBC] India's high-flying start-ups are getting a dose of harsh reality

[Reuters] Spain-Catalonia standoff set to intensify as leaders take hard lines

[Reuters] 'We're not Catalonia': Italy's separatists tread softly toward autonomy

[CNBC] Three decades later, watching for signs of another '87-style market cataclysm

[Reuters] US wants stronger India economic, defense ties given China's rise, Tillerson says

[NYT] A Stock Market Panic Like 1987 Could Happen Again

[NYT] China’s Economy Grew Steadily, Thanks to Loans and Homes

[NYT] Europe’s Fastest-Growing Economy Could Be Headed for Trouble

[WSJ] GOP Divided Over Monetary Policy As Fed Chief Pick Looms

[WSJ] Beneath the Market Rally: A Lot Less Trading

[FT] Republicans gear up to fight Trump over Nafta

[FT] Chinese property boom props up Xi’s hopes for the economy

Wednesday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Dow Climbs Most in Five Weeks as Treasuries Drop: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] U.S. economy hums along, still few signs of pickup in inflation: Fed

[CNBC] Bond market flashing warning sign even as stocks rally to new highs

[WSJ] Machines Took Over the Stock Market. Next Up, Bonds

[FT] Xi Jinping’s ambitions on show during epic congress address