Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Gain as Inflation Fears Ebb: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Gold rises as dollar retreats after Fed downplays inflation fears

[Reuters] German 10-year bond yield set for biggest weekly rise since February

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mounting Inflation Fears Push U.S. Consumer Sentiment Lower

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales Stalled in April After Stimulus-Aided Surge

[Reuters] ECB sets stage for crucial June decision on emergency bond buys

[Reuters] Analysis: U.S. investors looking for protection as inflation pressures bubble, stocks volatile

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Risk-Parity Trades Get Slammed as Bonds and Stocks Move Together

[CNBC] Chip shortage expected to cost auto industry $110 billion in revenue in 2021

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] EV Startups Lose Over $40 Billion After Taking SPAC Route Public

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Billionaires Are Selling Mega-Sized Stock Blocks After Surge

[CNBC] Australia will be ‘patient’ in trying to improve relations with China, says deputy prime minister

[Bloomberg] This Inflation Scare Is Exactly What the Fed Was Hoping to Avoid

[Bloomberg] Progressives Split on Powell’s Renomination to Fed Chair

[Bloomberg] Summers Says U.S. Inflation Rising Faster Than Even He Predicted

[WSJ] Need a Credit Card or Auto Loan? Banks Are Making Them Easier to Get

[WSJ] Amazon, McDonald’s, Others Woo Scarce Hourly Workers With Higher Pay

[FT] Chinese companies’ dollar bonds hit as Beijing tightens credit

[FT] Supply chain worries loom over global economy

[FT] Tett: Elon Musk wakes up to bitcoin’s fossil fuel issues

[FT] ‘It’s a battle, it’s warfare’: experts seek to defeat ransomware attackers

Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Open Higher Following U.S. Rebound: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed after major averages snap 3-day losing streak

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] MSCI China Enters Bear Market After Tech Selloff; Alibaba Slumps

[Reuters] U.S. stocks end higher in 'buy the dip' session

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] IPOs Are Getting Delayed as Volatility Spooks Debutants

[CNBC] Asia accounts for 99 out of 100 top cities facing the biggest environmental risks

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St rebounds on tech boost after fewer jobless claims data

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Musk’s Bitcoin Concerns Sink Crypto-Linked Stocks

[Reuters] Bitcoin drops after report Binance under U.S. probe, Tesla fallout

[Reuters] Fed's Bullard: U.S. on verge of moving from recovery to expansion

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Waller Joins Colleagues in Branding Inflation ‘Temporary’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Blackouts Threaten Entire U.S. West This Summer as Heat Awaits

[Reuters] Gaza conflict intensifies with rocket barrages and air strikes

[Bloomberg] Lumber Prices Hover Below Record in Wild Trading as Demand Roars