Tuesday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Mixed, Dollar Slips on Trade Concerns: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Trump faces pushback on tariffs but says he will not back down

[Bloomberg] EU Raises Stakes for Trump by Aiming Levies at GOP Heartland

[CNBC] Fed's Kaplan: Rate hikes necessary as US nears full employment

[Reuters] Eyeing the easy money exit: Five questions for the ECB

[Bloomberg] China Faces an ‘Impossible Challenge’ on Budget, Tax and GDP

[Reuters] Kuroda warns of risks to BOJ's projected timing for hitting price goal

[Bloomberg] Stock Bulls in Trump Country Are Freaking Out Their Brokers

[Bloomberg] China Is Making a Bold Military Power Play

[Reuters] North Korea says willing to hold talks with U.S. and halt nuclear pursuit while negotiations last: South

[WSJ] Trump Tariffs Spark GOP Rift

[WSJ] Trump Is Serious About Tariffs

[WSJ] Tax Cuts Fuel Biggest Merger Spree Since 2000

[FT] Emerging markets under pressure as debt mounts

[FT] Global trade tension trouble Germany’s stock market