[Reuters] Wall Street lower as Hong Kong bill escalates U.S.-China tensions [Reuters] Sino-U.S. spat over Hong Kong knocks world shares off 22-month [...]

[Reuters] Shares scale 22-month peak as focus turns to growth [Reuters] U.S. housing starts rebound; permits highest in over 12 years [Reuters] Trump [...]

Here’s the news of the week – and how we see it here at McAlvany Wealth Management: Energy Performance Is Dismal, but the Story Is in Its [...]

[Reuters] Shares grind towards record high as China trims key rate [CNBC] Mood in Beijing about trade deal is pessimistic, government source tells [...]

[Reuters] China, U.S. had ‘constructive’ phone call on trade: Xinhua [MarketWatch] U.S. stock market at record but farm bankruptcies at [...]

[Reuters] China central bank to maintain prudent policy to prevent inflation from spreading [Reuters] China’s PLA soldiers help clean up Hong [...]

We shouldn’t read too much into one month. With a holiday week, October is typically a sluggish period for lending in China. But at $88 billion, [...]

[Reuters] U.S.-China trade hopes revive stocks, protests leave scars [Reuters] U.S. retail sales rebound, but big-ticket purchases drop [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] World stocks sink as China slowdown deepens, German economy weak [Reuters] Oil rises after OPEC’s Barkindo says U.S. shale growth may [...]

[AP] Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs [Reuters] Gold rises as trade uncertainty hurts risk appetite [Reuters] U.S. [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks climb, investors seek enlightenment from Trump on trade [Reuters] JGB prices stumble after weak 30-year auction [Reuters] Oil [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks drop as Hong Kong violence rattles investors [Reuters] China and Hong Kong stocks drop as weak data, protests weigh [Reuters] [...]