[Reuters] Stocks gain after strong retail sales data
[Reuters] Global stocks hurt by China’s trade threats, falling bond yields
[Reuters] Oil prices fall on concerns over recession, inventories
[Reuters] U.S. retail sales surge in July in boost to economy
[MarketWatch] U.S. productivity increases 2.3% in second quarter
[Reuters] China says it must take counter-measures to latest U.S. tariffs
[Reuters] China’s new home prices firm but momentum slows in some parts
[SCMP] ‘Trade War Could Last a Decade’: Why Chinese Firms are Preparing for Long Haul
[Reuters] As Hong Kong braces for protests, Chinese paramilitary holds drills across border
[Reuters] Taiwan sharply boosts defense budget amid China tension
[Bloomberg] China Home Price Growth Slowest in Five Months as Curbs Bite
[Bloomberg] Negative-Yielding Debt Hits Record $16 Trillion on Curve Fright
[Bloomberg] Europe’s Sinking Bond Yields Pass Ominous Milestone for Traders
[Bloomberg] China Says ‘Foreign Forces’ Must Stop Interfering in Hong Kong
[WSJ] Earnings Outlook for S&P 500 Companies Looks Bleak
[WSJ] Warning Signs Point to a Global Slowdown
[WSJ] Trump Ties Trade Deal to China Action in Hong Kong, Suggests Meeting With Xi