Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fluctuate Before Fed Speakers: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Trades Near Record Before US Data That May Offer Fed Clues

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies After Notching Biggest Weekly Advance Since April

[CNN Live Updates] Israel strikes Hezbollah targets as conflict intensifies

[AP] Lebanon sees deadliest day in nearly a year of fighting as officials say Israeli strikes kill 100

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] French Bond-Market Risk Jumps as Traders Size Up New Cabinet

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Ports Are Threatened With Strikes in Election-Season Jolt

[AP] The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stimulus Hopes Rise as PBOC Cuts Rate, Plans Briefing

[CNBC] China stimulus calls are growing louder — inside and outside the country

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Massive Steel Industry Is Facing a Wave of Bankruptcies

[CNBC] China’s youth unemployment hits fresh high amid economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies

[Reuters] Euro zone business activity unexpectedly contracts in September, PMI shows

[Reuters] Regional victory brings Germany's Scholz brief respite from growing pressure within party

[AP] World leaders are gathering for the UN General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy

[NYT] Raising the Stakes, Israel Gambles That Hezbollah Will Back Down

[WSJ] The Rate Cut Won’t Save These Real-Estate Owners

[FT] Western nations join forces to break China’s grip on critical minerals

[FT] It’s no longer glorious to get rich in China — it’s dangerous