Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Signal Calm Before Fed; Bonds Steady: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Shares in record-setting spree as Fed meeting looms

[Reuters] Gold holds tight range as markets await Fed cues

[CNBC] Producer prices climb 6.6% in May on annual basis, largest 12-month increase on record

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales Decline After Two Solid Months of Gains

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Poised to Crawl Onto ‘Knife Edge’ to Rein In Record Largesse

[CNBC] A full rundown of what to expect from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday

[Reuters] Fed walks tightrope between big jobs gap and rising inflation

[AP] Biden eases trade friction with EU ahead of Putin summit

[Reuters] China c.bank injects 200 bln yuan through medium-term loans

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Evergrande Slides After Caixin Reports Talks on Lender Stake

[Reuters] Australia's central bank says 'premature' to end bond buying programme

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Australia Central Bank Sketches Out Scenarios for Bond Purchases

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] California Is Walking a ‘Tight Rope’ as Hydropower Supply Fades

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] World’s Bubbliest Housing Markets Flash 2008 Style Warnings

[Reuters] Low expectations: What Biden and Putin will joust over at summit

[Reuters] U.S. Navy says carrier group operating in S.China Sea

[Bloomberg] There’s a Big Divergence Developing in Inflation Expectations

[Bloomberg] China Warns NATO It Won’t ‘Sit Back’ If Challenged by Bloc

[Bloomberg] China Sends 28 Planes Near Taiwan in Year’s Largest Exercise

[WSJ] Pandemic Hangover: $11 Trillion in Corporate Debt

[WSJ] Lumber Prices Are Falling Fast, Turning Hoarders Into Sellers

[FT] Fed urged to aid money market funds as negative rates loom

[FT] Biden, Putin and the new era of information warfare

[FT] Nato warns China’s military ambitions threaten global order

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Set for Steady Open; Treasuries Drop: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Stock futures are flat after Nasdaq and S&P 500 notch fresh records, Fed meeting ahead

[Reuters] S&P 500 dips from record closing high as focus shifts to Fed meet

[AP] Delicate task for Fed: When to pull back on low-rate support

[Reuters] NATO adopts tough line on China at Biden's debut summit with alliance

[CNBC] NATO members unite to face evolving threats from Russia and China

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Searing Heat From Texas to California Strains Power Grids

[Reuters] Texas grid asks residents to conserve power as heatwave hits

[Reuters] Brutal heatwave to descend on U.S. West, prompting fire warnings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Junk-Bond Yields Hit New Low as Investors Undaunted by Risk

[CNBC] Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan is hoarding cash because ‘very good chance’ inflation is here to stay

[Yahoo Finance] U.S.-China relationship 'going down a path of great confrontation,' analyst says