Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Extend Gains as Bonds Slip on Mixed Data: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] First Republic shares bounce a bit after sharp sell-off

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US in ‘Worst of Both Worlds’ With High Inflation, GDP Slowdown

[AP] US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown

[Reuters] US pending home sales slump unexpectedly in March

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mortgage Rates in the US Rise to Highest Level Since Mid-March

[Reuters] Germany may restrict export of chip chemicals to China - Bloomberg

[Reuters] Argentina hikes interest rate 1,000 bps after peso slide -sources, traders

[Reuters] Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, U.S. Navy says

[NYT] Inflation Is Still High. What’s Driving It Has Changed.

[NYT] Stress Builds as Office Building Owners and Lenders Haggle Over Debt

[WSJ] Why No Buyer Has Emerged for First Republic

[WSJ] Americans Losing Faith They Will Have Enough Money for Retirement

[FT] China seeks ‘damage control’ on Ukraine with Zelenskyy call

[FT] Tett: The dangers of letting AI loose on finance