Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise Before Data as Nvidia Gains: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nvidia and Salesforce Leave Bulls Wanting as AI Trade Stalls

[Reuters] China steps up scrutiny of capital flows as yuan depreciates

[CNBC] Trump says Mexico, Canada tariffs will start March 4, plus additional 10% on China

[Reuters] Trump to decide on tariff policies for all countries after April 1, Hassett tells CNBC

[CNBC] Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening

[Yahoo/Reuters] US core capital goods orders beat expectations in January

[Axios] Behind the Curtain: The hard truths about Trump tax cuts

[Reuters] Trump Tariff Risks Spur Global Race to Get Copper to the US

[Axios] Mike Johnson eyes solo approach to avoid government shutdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] From egg prices to housing, US inflation is heating up again

[AP] The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo

[Reuters] White House bars AP, Reuters and other media from covering Trump cabinet meeting

[AP] EU pushes back against Trump tariff threats and his caustic comments that bloc is out to get the US

[Politico] ‘Scheduling issues’ scupper Rubio-Kallas meeting in Washington

[Reuters] We cannot agree to Ukraine's capitulation, Polish PM Tusk says

[Reuters] China curbs US stock listings for homegrown companies, Financial Times reports

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Big Money Flocks Back to a Levered Trade That Went Bust in 2008

[Bloomberg] Nvidia Sees Mixed Outlook After Two Years of Blowout Results

[Bloomberg] ‘Buy Canada, Bye America’: Trump’s Taunts Spur Fury in the North

[Bloomberg] Rubio Says US Can’t Let Russia Become China’s ‘Junior Partner’

[Bloomberg] A More Segmented World Will Fire Up Inflation, Apollo’s Slok Warns

[Bloomberg] Number of 401(k) Millionaires Rose 27% in 2024, Fidelity Says

[Bloomberg] The AfD Is Now Germany’s Main Opposition Party. Here’s What to Expect

[NYT] U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts

[WSJ] Trump Administration Demands Deeper Cuts to Federal Agencies’ Size and Spending

[WSJ] Steep Drop in Credit Scores Hits Student-Loan Borrowers

[FT] Why is America still building houses in climate danger zones?

[FT] DeepSeek spreads across China with Beijing’s backing

[FT] China puts brakes on US stock listings for homegrown companies