Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St slides as debt ceiling talks drag on; Fed minutes in focus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trader Bets on June Fed Rate Hike Mount Despite Debt-Limit Paralysis

[Reuters] White House, Republicans push ahead in US debt ceiling talks

[Reuters] Yellen maintains early June as U.S. debt ceiling deadline

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yellen Says Treasury Pushing for Debt-Limit Deal, Not Prepping for Default

[Reuters] Explainer: US debt ceiling focus on 'discretionary spending' means cuts ahead

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The Odds of US Going Past Default Date Are 25% and Rising, JPMorgan Says

[Yahoo Finance] Fed’s Waller: 'I don’t support stopping rate hikes' until inflation cools

[Reuters] Fed's Waller sees a rate 'hike' or a 'skip' in June, but no 'stop'

[Reuters] Explainer: Why does the UK have such a painful inflation problem?

[WSJ] Fed’s June Rate Decision Is Close Call, Central Bank Official Says

[WSJ] China’s Risky Strategy to Control One-Third of the World’s Lithium Supply

[FT] Debt ceiling talks to resume as McCarthy warns big gaps remain on some issues

[FT] Traders predict more trouble ahead for UK bond market