Thursday's News Links

[Bloomberg] ECB Saps Euro Strength as Vote Unnerves U.K.: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] ECB Drops Guidance on Rate Cuts in Step Toward Stimulus Exit

[Reuters] ECB keeps money taps open but drops reference to rate cuts

[Reuters] Britons vote in election seen strengthening May's Brexit hand

[Bloomberg] Jobless Claims in U.S. Resume Decline Amid Tight Labor Market

[Bloomberg] BOJ Is Said to Mull How to Communicate Eventual Stimulus Exit

[Bloomberg] German Industrial Production Rises in Sign of Strong Recovery

[Reuters] ECB to keep taps open as economic outlook uncertain

[Bloomberg] Is China in Lock-Step With the Fed? Keep Watch Next Week

[Reuters] Italy ruling party says deal on new electoral law 'dead', markets rally

[Bloomberg] Elliott's Singer Warns System May Be More Leveraged Than 2008

[Bloomberg] China’s Exports Rise in May as Global Trade Outlook Brightens

[Bloomberg] India's Rising Temperatures Are Deadly: Study

[WSJ] House Set to Pass Bill Rolling Back Wall Street Rules

[FT] ECB rules out rate cut but confirms QE until year end

[FT] $16tn US retirement sector faces radical overhaul

Wednesday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] An Unusually Packed Thursday Will Test Markets

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise, Treasuries Slide With Crude Oil: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Oil dives 5 percent on surprise build in U.S. crude, gasoline stocks

[Reuters] Qatar debt rating downgraded by S&P as riyal hits 11-year low

[Reuters] Exclusive: EU in stronger position to tackle Italy after Spain bank rescue - source

[Bloomberg] Bill Gross Says Market Risk Is Highest Since Pre-2008 Crisis

[NYT] 5 Big Tech Stocks Build Market Euphoria, and Jitters

[FT] Revolutionary Guards blame Saudi Arabia for Tehran terror attack