Monday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Climb at Start of Big Earnings Week: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Catalan Separatists Plot Response to Spain’s Shock and Awe

[Reuters] Catalonia warns of civil disobedience as Madrid readies direct rule

[Bloomberg] China's Home Prices Rise in Fewest Cities Since January 2016

[Bloomberg] Draghi Seen Going for ECB Bond-Buying Limit in QE's Last Hurrah

[Bloomberg] Venezuela’s Behind on Its Debt and Facing Two Huge Bond Payments

[Bloomberg] Risky Business Set to Dominate High-Yield Bond Market in 2018

[Reuters] Defense chief Mattis in Asia, will discuss North Korea crisis with allies

[WSJ] ECB Taper Promises to Set Off Ripples Across Many Markets

[FT] China bank governor talks bluntly as retirement looms

Sunday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Yen Falls, Japan Stocks Set to Gain on Abe Victory: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Abe Placed to Lead Japan Through 2021 After Big Election Win

[Reuters] 'Despondent' May losing sleep on in-fighting, said Juncker: FAZ

[FT] Wall Street trading firms jump into cryptocurrencies

[FT, Tett] How we all became addicted to cheap debt