Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise With Earnings Center Stage: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies With Bullish Spreads Countering Easing Tensions

[Reuters] Japan issues strongest warning yet on readiness to intervene in currency market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Is ‘Very Close’ to Intervention, Former Forex Chief Says

[Reuters] Where king dollar is causing pain the most

[Reuters] US business activity cools in April; inflation measures mixed

[Axios] America's campuses reach boiling point

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ueda Repeats Vow to Raise Rate if Prices Warrant After Yen Falls

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Finance Ministry Echoes Xi’s Call for Bond Trading at PBOC

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Demand Evaporates in Taiwan as Inflation Risks Mount

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Euro zone business in services-led bounce in April, PMI survey shows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] German Rebound Drives Euro-Zone Private Sector to 11-Month High

[CNN] Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter southern China

[Reuters] Lebanon's Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since Gaza war

[Bloomberg] Russia Hosts China, Iran Security Chiefs to Discuss Cooperation

[WSJ] Cathie Wood’s Popular ARK Funds Are Sinking Fast

[WSJ] China Finance Ministry Voices Support for Central Bank Bond Trading

[WSJ] Chinese Villagers Jumped at the Deal of a Lifetime—Then It Turned Sour

[FT] Is the boom in private credit losing steam?

[FT] How US shale keeps sheltering America from the next oil price surge

[FT] Asian region reels from heat and floods as WMO warns of climate change effects

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Climb as US Earnings Kick Into High Gear: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] Dollar touches new 34-year peak vs yen on US rate outlook

[Reuters] Shadow Banking Stress in South Korea Sends Warning to Global Investors

[WSJ] Israel Moves Closer to Rafah Invasion as Iran Crisis Wanes

[FT] Electric cars switch out of fast lane

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St gains after Friday sell-off, Mideast tensions temper

[Reuters] Hedge fund industry reaches $4.3 trillion milestone in first quarter

[CNBC] Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears

[CNBC] Russia warns the world is on the brink of a ‘direct military clash’ between nuclear powers