Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Advance Ahead of Microsoft, Central Banks: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Stabilizes After Slump to Seven-Week Low With Eyes on Demand

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Microsoft and job openings to hit pre-Fed vigil

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Rate Decisions Loom Large for Fragile EM Carry Trades

[Reuters] US home prices unchanged in May; annual gain smallest in 10 months

[Reuters] Hedge funds make massive retreat from short yen positions, UBS says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ Likely to Focus on Cutting 10-Year Bond Buying, Data Suggest

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Labor Market Stays Tight, Supporting Wage Growth

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOE’s Asset Sales Are Set to Become Bigger Headache for Treasury

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany’s Inflation Unexpectedly Quickens in Challenge to ECB

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Liquidators Struggle to Recover Cash From China’s Broke Builders

[Reuters] Anti-Maduro protests spread as Venezuelan opposition says he stole vote

[Bloomberg] Risky Bet on US Office Towers Becomes Debacle in South Korea

[Bloomberg] Funds Pull $20 Billion From Copper as Mega Bull Trade Unravels

[NYT] Is the Labor Market About to Crack? It’s the Key Question for the Fed.

[WSJ] Investors on Alert for Fed Signals of September Rate Cut

[WSJ] Wednesday’s Other Central Bank Meeting Might Be the One to Watch

[FT] ETFs are eating the bond market

[FT] China’s Xi Jinping calls for faster measures to boost domestic consumption

[FT] Chinese low-tech manufacturers hanging on by ‘their fingernails’

[FT] ETFs help fuel 25% jump in Taiwan fund assets in six months

[FT] Israeli military warns of ‘anarchy’ as far-right protesters storm army bases

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Shares Eye Declines Ahead of Rate Decisions: Markets Wrap 

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

[Reuters] Don't bomb Beirut: U.S. leads push to rein in Israel's response

[Reuters] Venezuela opposition has 73% of vote tallies, says its victory is irreversible

[Reuters] Microsoft's costs in focus as fears rise over slow payoff from AI

[CNBC] Apple says its AI models were trained on Google’s custom chips

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ’s Ueda to Make Big Calls on Rates’ Fate, QT Pace

[NYT] U.S. National Debt Tops $35 Trillion for First Time

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise on prospect of Big Tech results, Fed decision

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Advance as ‘Big-to-Small’ Rotation Pauses: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Borrowers Rush Into Debt Markets With Billions in New Sales

[Reuters] Israeli officials say they want to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation

[Reuters] Streets quiet in Venezuela as government and opposition both claim election win

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Selling Industrials at a Record Pace, Goldman Says

[WSJ] On the Brink of War, Hezbollah Is Emboldened in a Crippled Lebanon