Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Slip; Gold Hits Fresh Record High: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Rate Volatility Craters as Tariff-Wary Bond Traders Pull Back

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yen Advances Past 150 per Dollar as BOJ Rate-Hike Bets Ramp Up

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Gain With Focus on US Stockpiles, Supply Uncertainty

[AP] Sightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low

[Yahoo/Reuters] Analysis-'Stagflation' fears haunt US markets despite Trump's pro-growth agenda

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bessent Says US ‘Long Way’ From Boosting Longer-Term Debt Sales

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Trade and Ukraine tensions mount, with Fed twist

[Axios] Trump's first month turns U.S. foreign policy upside down

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Turns on Zelenskiy, Leaving Ukraine Few Options Amid War

[Politico] Trump’s Zelenskyy tirade proves too much for European leaders to stomach

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Says New China Trade Deal ‘Possible’ Despite Tensions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Food Inflation Is Becoming Harder for BOJ to Overlook

[CNBC] Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany’s new chancellor?

[Guardian] The US and Europe are at a crossroads. A new world order is emerging

[Bloomberg] Morgan Stanley Sees Tough Road for Trump Deals With China, India

[Bloomberg] Stagflation Is Poised for a Comeback

[Bloomberg] Fund Giant BlackRock Is Out to Unite Public and Private Markets

[Bloomberg] Trump Slams Brakes on East European Rally as Peace Deal in Doubt

[NYT] Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.

[WSJ] How Tariffs Could Shock America’s Power System

[WSJ] Trump’s Attack on Zelensky Signals New World Order Taking Shape

[WSJ] Trump’s Anti-Zelensky Comments Caught GOP Off Guard

[WSJ] ECB Monitoring Financial Deregulation in U.S. With ‘Concern’, Says Rehn

[FT] Will the bond market rein in Donald Trump?

[FT] US objects to calling out ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 statement on Ukraine

[FT] German election 2025: Who’s ahead in the polls?