Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Traders’ Optimism Builds Ahead of Big Week: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Dollar climbs while yen steady ahead of key central bank decisions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Trades Near Six-Week Low as Demand Fears Offset Mideast Risk

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Options Volatility Perks Up Before Earnings Wave, Rate Talks

[Reuters] US yield curve nears flip with jury out on recession signal

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Calmer, but for how long?

[Reuters] Fed likely to hold rates steady one last time as inflation fight finale unfolds

[AP] Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast?

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Israel Weighs Its Response to Deadly Golan Heights Rocket Attack as US Urges Calm

[Reuters] US stock turbulence throws spotlight on Big Tech's valuations

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ to Cut Bond Buying as Fate of Rate Policy Stirs Jitters

[Reuters] Government, opposition both claim Venezuela election win, official results questioned

[Reuters] Explainer: What is happening with Venezuela's contested election?

[NYT] Japan Wanted Higher Inflation. It’s Here, and It Hurts.

[NYT] Why Global Investors Are Watching What Japan Does Next

[WSJ] The Rush to Shore Up the Power Grid Against Hurricanes, Heat and Hail

[WSJ] Bank of Japan to Meet as Volatile Yen, Sluggish Economy Fuel Rate Hike Debate

[FT] Federal Reserve expected to keep interest rates steady but tee up September cut

[FT] China’s state-owned funds and lenders claw back pay and bonuses

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures rise slightly ahead of loaded week for tech earnings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Eye Early Gains Into BOJ, Fed Week: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Fret as 32-Hour Central Banking Spree Hangs Over Markets

[Reuters] Israel cabinet authorizes government to respond to Hezbollah rocket strike

[Reuters] Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians

[Reuters] US home insurers suffer biggest loss of century in 2023

[Reuters] Polls begin to close in highly charged Venezuela election

[Reuters] BOJ's victory lap on deflation paves way for rate-hike cycle

Sunday's News Links

[Yahoo Finance] Big Tech earnings, a Fed meeting, and the July jobs report: What to know this week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Is About to Nod at a Rate Cut as Job Growth Moderates

[Yahoo Finance] 'Get on with it': Why the Fed's first rate cut wouldn't be that big of a deal

[Reuters] Israel pledges to hit Hezbollah hard after rocket kills 12 on football field

[Reuters] Explainer: Is the Hezbollah-Israel conflict about to spiral?

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Office Loan Pain Is Only Starting to Ramp Up

[Reuters] Putin warns the US of Cold War-style missile crisis

[WSJ] Diplomats Scramble To Head off Israel-Hezbollah War After Deadly Rocket Attack

[FT] US and Japan warn of China threat as they upgrade military alliance