Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rises to Record High as US Data Support Deeper Rate Cuts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Muted After Latest S&P 500 Record: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yuan Strengthens Past 7 Per Dollar for First Time Since May 2023

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Eases With China Stimulus and Libya Disruption in Focus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Buy China-Linked Assets Everywhere on Bets for More Aid

[CNN Live Updates] Hezbollah fires at Tel Aviv as Israel bombards Lebanon

[CNN] Israel intercepts Hezbollah ballistic missile near Tel Aviv in first such attack

[Reuters] Israeli warplanes hit Lebanon again as Hezbollah takes aim at central Israel

[AP] Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive

[Reuters] Hezbollah's tunnels and flexible command weather Israel's deadly blows

[Reuters] Fed's bumper rate cut revives 'reflation specter' in US bond market

[Axios] Dockworkers likely to strike at East and Gulf coast ports

[Reuters] Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of looming US East Coast port strike

[Reuters] Bananas, cars, and clothes: US port labor dispute threatens range of products

[Reuters] US House seeks to bypass Republican disarray with stopgap spending bill

[CNBC] Mortgage refinance boom takes hold, as weekly demand surges 20%

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Mortgage Rates Fall Again, Triggering Big Wave of Refinancing

[Reuters] US holiday spending on buy now, pay later to hit record due to debt-laden shoppers

[CNN] Evacuations begin in Florida as the state faces a major hurricane strike from Helene

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Striking Boeing Union Workers ‘Not Interested’ in Latest Offer

[Reuters] China stocks soar in stimulus afterglow; dollar sags on rate bets

[Reuters] China central bank cuts medium-term loan rate

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Stocks Intervention Faces Long Odds Once Euphoria Fades

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Soaring Vegetable Prices Add to Woes Facing Chinese Households

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Announces Cash Handouts for the Poor in Rare Use of Aid

[Reuters] Japan's corporate service inflation steady, BOJ focusing on Oct data

[Reuters] Exclusive: Russia has secret war drones project in China, intel sources say

[Bloomberg] Online Holiday Spending Projected to Rise 8.4%, Most Since 2021

[WSJ] The High-Stakes Spat Over How Much Oil the World Really Needs

[WSJ] U.S. Tackles a Military Vulnerability in the Pacific: Supply Lines

[WSJ] China Tries to Jolt Ailing Economy

[FT] Military briefing: Israel’s ‘victory doctrine’ against Hizbollah

[FT] Will China’s $100bn war chest for shares lift the real economy?

[FT] Russia is weighing the costs and benefits of retaliation

[FT] China tests intercontinental ballistic missile in Pacific for first time since 1980

Tuesday Evening Links

[Reuters] S&P 500, Dow close at new highs as mining stocks rise on China stimulus boost

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Advances After China Announces Sweeping Support Measures

[Reuters] Amid Israel-Hezbollah strikes, Lebanon says only US can stop fighting

[Reuters] Morning Bid: China fires 'bigger guns, but still no bazooka'

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Shadowy Crypto Brokers Lure $75 Billion as Economy Toils

[Reuters] Exclusive: Iran brokering talks to send advanced Russian missiles to Yemen's Houthis, sources say

[WSJ] China Pushes on a Stimulus String

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St inches higher as miners shine; weak sentiment data limits gains

[Yahoo Finance] Oil jumps nearly 2% as traders expect China stimulus to boost demand

[CNN Live Updates] Israel trades strikes with Hezbollah as Lebanon reels after deadliest day since 2006

[Axios] Hezbollah asked Iran to attack Israel, Israeli and Western officials say

[AFP] Iran president says Hezbollah ‘cannot stand alone’ against Israel

[Reuters] Israel kills Hezbollah commander in airstrike on Beirut

[Reuters] US monthly house prices edge up in July

[AP] Longshoremen from Maine to Texas appear likely to go on strike, seaport CEO says

[Yahoo Finance] Geopolitics emerges as Jamie Dimon's chief concern for economy: It's 'getting worse'

[FT] China threatens Calvin Klein owner with blacklist over Xinjiang cotton