Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] U.S. chip stocks surge on trade deal hopes, Wall Street edges up

[Bloomberg] Border-Closing Options Under Study by Trump Officials

[Bloomberg] U.S. services, private payrolls data highlight slowing economy

[Reuters] German institutes cut 2019 growth forecast to 0.8 percent: sources

[CNBC] Don’t be fooled by the ‘unicorn’ hype this year, most IPOs lose money for investors after 5 years

[Bloomberg] BOE's Carney Says Risk of No-Deal Brexit Is Alarmingly High

[Bloomberg] Refinancing Spike to Keep Mortgage-Backed Security Investors on Guard

[NYT] America’s Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline

[WSJ] Tariffs Take Center Stage in U.S.-China Trade Talks

[FT] China stumbles in push to internationalise its currency