Saturday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Less cash, fewer bears could leave U.S. stocks vulnerable

[Reuters] US bank credit contracts, loans drop in latest week: Fed data

[AP] Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic and life-threatening’ flooding in Mexico and California

[AP] Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?

[Reuters] Seven killed, 90 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian city of Chernihiv

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Third of Ukraine Crop Exports Wiped Out After Black Sea Block

[Reuters] Canada fires: B.C. under state of emergency, wildfires close main highway

[Bloomberg] US Consumers Near Day of Reckoning as Pandemic Cash Stash Shrinks

[FT] Surge in zero-day options sparks fears over market volatility

[FT] Private credit extracts tough terms from buyout shops lacking options

[FT] ‘One climate disaster after another’: North America’s long hot summer

[FT] China launches military drills around Taiwan after vice-president’s US stopover