Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Yields Rise as Solid Data Keeps Lid on Fed Bets: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Decline as Geopolitical Risk Premium Seen Fading

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Makes a Stand as Dollar Threatens to Upend Currency Markets

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Recoiling oil and dollar sow calm as tech earnings loom

[Reuters] Wobbling US stocks could push volatility-linked funds to ramp up selling

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Reiterates Need for Steady Yuan Amid Fragile Confidence

[Reuters] US nods to 'serious' Japan, S.Korea concerns over slumping currencies

[AP] Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran’s attack

[Reuters] Iranian commander says Tehran could review 'nuclear doctrine' amid Israeli threats

[CNBC] March homes sales dropped despite a surge in supply. Here’s why.

[CNBC] Airline executives predict a record summer and even more demand for first class

[Reuters] US weekly jobless claims unchanged at low levels

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mester Says Fed Can Hold Rates Steady, Not In a Hurry to Cut

[Reuters] US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela over election concerns

[Reuters] China's c.bank signals caution over credit boost as demand weakens

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Why the World of Chocolate Is in Crisis

[NYT] Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

[WSJ] Pension Funds Are Pulling $325 Billion From Stocks

[FT] China is moving towards full monetary independence

[WSJ] Buyers Are Back in Control as Luxury Home Sellers Slash Prices

[WSJ] BOJ Board Member Noguchi Calls for Cautious Approach on Future Policy-Tightening

[WSJ] China Pledges to Steady Yuan as Asian Currencies Come Under Pressure

[FT] The Baltic balancing act over the threat from Russia