Wednesday's News LInks

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Fluctuate on Earnings, Geopolitics: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Oil Rises to Highest Since 2014 on Bullish U.S. Inventory Report

[Reuters] Trump says on Twitter he does not like TPP for U.S., too many contingencies

[CNBC] Spring hits the housing market as weekly mortgage applications rise 4.9%

[Bloomberg] IMF Warns of Rising Threats to Global Financial System

[The Hill] Hoyer: Dems eyeing ways to roll back GOP tax law

[Reuters] Exclusive: China seeks trade firewall with U.S. allies in rush of ambassador meetings - sources

[Bloomberg] China’s Economic Growth Remains Robust Amid Strong Retail Sales

[Bloomberg] China's Home Price Gains Accelerate Led by Smaller Cities

[Bloomberg] Inflation Gains Footing in Japan

[Bloomberg] BOJ May Get More Policy Freedom If Abe Quits: Ex-BOJ Kiuchi

[Reuters] Exclusive: OPEC's new price hawk Saudi Arabia seeks oil as high as $100 - sources

[Reuters] Russia: our response to U.S. sanctions will be precise and painful

[NYT] U.S. Moves to Block Sales by Chinese Telecom Equipment Makers

[WSJ] Is the U.S. Shale Boom Choking on Growth?

[WSJ] How the Tax Cut President Trump Loves Will Deepen Trade Deficits He Hates

[WSJ] The National Debt Is Worse Than You Think

[FT] China set to launch Taiwan Strait naval exercises

Tuesday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Earnings Spur Stocks as Trade Woes Take Back Seat: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] 2-year yield hits highest level since 2008 after Fed official says he sees more inflation ahead

[Bloomberg] Oil Steadies as Risk of Mideast Strife Ebbs Before OPEC Meeting

[CNBC] Tax cut riches have gone to execs and investors over workers by nearly 3-to-1 margin

[CNBC] How a trade war with China could hurt the tech industry

[Bloomberg] Goldman Bond-Trading Bounce Not Enough to Get Investors on Board

[Bloomberg] Morgan Stanley Warns Markets the Best Times May Be Near an End

[Bloomberg] Fed's Williams Says Inverted Yield Curve Powerful Recession Sign

[CNBC] We're in new chapter of Cold War with Russia: Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

[WSJ] Fallout From Sanctions Against Russia Fuels Commodities Rally

[WSJ] Trump’s Establishment Picks Show Support for Fed Status Quo

[WSJ] Israel Conferred With U.S. on Strike in Syria to Target Iranian War Gear