[Reuters] Trump cranks up North Korea threats as Pyongyang holds anti-U.S. rally [Bloomberg] Merkel Seeks Fourth Term as Germans Vote in Federal Election [...]

[Reuters] Merkel, Schulz urge undecided Germans to vote with far right gaining [Bloomberg] China Cities Tighten Home-Sale Rules to Tame Property Market [...]

I found the Fed’s latest (Q2) Z.1 report particularly interesting. It brought back memories. In general, debt growth was steady and rather uninteresting. As [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Mixed as Havens Gain on Korea; Euro Rallies: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Canadian Inflation Accelerates to 1.4% on Gasoline [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Slip as Treasuries Rise With Dollar: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Three Bond Market Lessons From the Toys ‘R’ Us Debt Drama [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Slip, Bonds Climb With Oil as Fed Nears: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Fed to Pack Up Crisis Tool, Debate Next Hike: Decision-Day Guide [CNBC] [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Mixed Ahead of Fed; Euro Gains, Oil Rises: Markets Wrap [SCMP] Yuan weakens sharply after PBOC sets fixing at two-week low; all eyes on Fed [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Climb as Fed Week Kicks Off; Gold Declines: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Forget Default: Deutsche Reckons Debt Market Risk Lies Elsewhere [...]

[Reuters] Greek backtracking on reforms may prolong next review: ECB official [Reuters] Haley says U.N. has exhausted options on North Korea [WSJ] Trump’s [...]

[Reuters] Fed meeting could trigger stock sector rotation [Reuters] Rising credit card delinquencies to add to U.S. banks’ worries [Reuters] North Korea [...]

Global Credit, Bubble and market analysis is turning more interesting. China August Credit data were out Friday. Total (aggregate) Social Financing jumped to [...]

[Bloomberg] Dollar Slips on Retail Sales Letdown; Pound Jumps: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales Fall After Weaker Results in Prior Months [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Decline on North Korea as BOE Lifts Pound: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Inflation Picks Up, Ending Five-Month Streak of Misses [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Equities Pull Back From Records as Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as IEA Sees Fastest Demand Growth in Two Years [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Dollar Edges Higher; Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Trump Plans Aggressive Road Show to Sell Tax Overhaul [Politico] GOP [...]