Monday's News Links

[Reuters] Gold blasts past $5,000 to record high on safe-haven rush

[CNBC] Stock futures fall as traders get set for a big week of trading: Live updates

[Reuters] Yen rallies to over 2-month high as markets on alert for intervention

[AP] Asian shares mostly dip as the yen rises against the U.S. dollar

[Reuters] China's yuan hits 32-month high as PBOC carefully lifts midpoint

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Post-Storm Chill to Challenge US Electric Grids as Demand Surges

[Reuters] Winter storm grips much of US in snow, ice, Arctic cold

[Axios] DHS and ICE are under siege by Congress like never before

[Bloomberg] Dollar Pressure Mounts as Traders Reopen Debasement Debate

[Bloomberg] Xi’s Purge of Top General Spurs Questions on Taiwan, Succession

[WSJ] Gold Surges Above $5,000 on Shutdown Fears, Geopolitical Tensions

[WSJ] The World Economy Is Hooked on Government Debt

[WSJ] Democrats Demand Changes to Homeland Security Bill, Risking Another Shutdown

[WSJ] How Trump’s Ally at the Fed Is Remaking Bank Oversight

[WSJ] Here in One Kyiv Apartment Building, They Are Freezing—but Not Giving Up