Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady as European Shares Rebound: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Tests 2024 High as Europe Turmoil Sparks Flight to Haven

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Gain as Risk-On Sentiment Helps to Support Commodities

[Yahoo Finance] Retail sales increase less than expected in May

[AP] Over 75 million people in the US are under heat alerts. Go indoors and hydrate

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nvidia Insiders Cash In on Rally as Share Sales Top $700 Million

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] France’s Dominance in Euro Credit Leaves Market at Vote’s Mercy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] France Is Now Europe’s Least Favored Stock Market, BofA Says

[Politico] France is ‘going to the dogs,’ Macron’s inner circle despairs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ’s Ueda Keeps July Rate Hike Door Open Amid Skepticism

[Reuters] BOJ chief Ueda signals chance of July rate hike

[Reuters] China's property measures give sales a boost, but only in big cities

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron’s Struggle Has Europe Fretting Over Defense, Ukraine

[AP] Chinese and Philippine ship collision just the latest in a string of South China Sea confrontations

[Reuters] Putin vows to support North Korea against the United States

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Williams Says Economy Strong, Needs More Data for Rate Cut

[WSJ] Rent Hikes Loom, Posing Threat to Inflation Fight

[WSJ] Central Banks Expect to Snap Up More Gold This Year Amid Dollar Pessimism

[WSJ] How Putin and Kim Stand to Gain From a Rare Visit That’s Troubling the West

[FT] French businesses court Marine Le Pen after taking fright at left’s policies

[FT] Rich countries plan to buy more gold despite record price

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Shares to Track Record-Breaking Wall Street: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs ahead of data, Fed comments

[Reuters] Excessive heat forecast for central, northeast US as Juneteenth holiday nears

[Axios] China's broken recovery: New data shows drag on its economy

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street retreats with data, Fed comments in focus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Extend Rebound as US Companies Tap Bond Markets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Volatile French Markets Attempt to Digest Le Pen’s Reassurances

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Debt-Ceiling’s Eventual Return Already Has Fund Managers On Edge

[Reuters] China opens tit-for-tat anti-dumping probe into EU pork

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Turn Cautious on Stocks Even as Wall Street Strategists Get Bullish

[Reuters] M&A-focused hedge funds lead the pack in May, Goldman Sachs says

[Reuters] Canada defends sending ship to Cuba as vital to deterring Russia

[FT] German union gears up for wage war after calling for 7% pay rise