Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Nvidia-led megacap charge buoys Wall Street ahead of key inflation reading

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises After US Holiday Boosts Demand for Gasoline, Jet Fuel

[Yahoo Finance] Powell’s closer attention to cooling job market boosts hopes for Fed rate cuts

[Reuters] Fed's Powell: Will act 'when and as' needed, regardless of election

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Houston Was Forced to Rely on a Burger App to Track Post-Beryl Blackouts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pimco Warns Credit Market Returns Fail to Compensate for Risks

[Reuters] Gen Z consumers rely on parents amid inflation squeeze

[Reuters] France's Macron, breaking post-vote silence, urges mainstream coalition

[Reuters] BoE's Mann warns price pressures still strong, sees inflation rising again

[Politico] China’s army shows up on NATO’s border

[Bloomberg] Muni Market Faces Early Credit Problems as Federal Aid Sunsets

[FT] Big Tech feels the heat over AI concerns

[FT] Pick-up in wage growth raises doubts over scale of ECB rate cuts

[FT] Bank of England chief economist points to ‘persistence’ of underlying inflation