Monday's News Links

[Reuters] Gold hits record peak as rate cut bets burnish appeal, silver jumps

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Copper, Gold Climb to Records: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Benchmark Bond Yield Hits Decade-High on Rate-Hike Bets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Copper Hits Record Above $11,000 on Bets That Shortage Looms

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies After Weekly Advance as Geopolitical Risks Flare

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Buyers Get Paid Least in Years for EM Corporate Bond Risk

[Reuters] Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says

[Reuters] Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president?

[Reuters] Israel vows to broaden Rafah sweep amid heavy fighting in parts of Gaza

[CNBC] Are consumers pulling back on spending? It depends which CEO you ask

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Capital Outflow Surges to Highest Since 2016 in April

[Reuters] China's property support measures disappoint

[Reuters] China's fiscal revenue shrank 2.7% in Jan-April amid shaky economic recovery

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Norinchukin Weighs $7.7 Billion Fundraise to Cover Bond Loss

[Reuters] New Taiwanese president calls on China to stop its threats

[Bloomberg] One of the Last Big Bears on Wall Street Turns Bullish on US Stocks

[WSJ] A $10 Billion Real-Estate Fund Is Bleeding Cash and Running Out of Options

[WSJ] Japan’s 10-Year Government Bond Yield Hits 11-Year High

[WSJ] China Hints at Possible Retaliation Against EU Probes

[FT] The relationship between Xi and Putin is built to last

[FT] Taiwan’s new president calls on China to end threats and intimidation

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures tick higher after Dow closes above 40,000 for the first time: Live updates

[Reuters] Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes, search under way

[AP] Helicopter crash could reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russian Oil Refinery Hit as Kharkiv Region Is Under Shelling

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week

[Reuters] Morning Bid: China clouds darken market mood

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Housing Rescue Is Too Small to End Crisis, Analysts Say

[Reuters] New Taiwan president to take office facing angry China

[Bloomberg] China’s EV Makers Taking Longer to Pay Bills Amid Rising Stress

Sunday's News Links

[CNBC] Soaring debt and deficits causing worry about threats to the economy and markets

[Reuters] Israel launches strikes across Gaza as U.S. envoy meets Netanyahu

[Reuters] Russian strikes on Kharkiv region kill at least 10, says local official

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Banks Warn of Growing Energy-Related Risks in Mortgage Portfolios

[Bloomberg] UK Sees ‘Direct Threat’ From Russia, China Alliance, Shapps Says

[WSJ] U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships

[WSJ] Behind Putin Visit, Unease in Beijing Over His Potential Next Stop: North Korea

[FT] China retaliates against the US and EU with anti-dumping probe

[FT] Are the US and Chinese economies really about to start ‘decoupling’?