Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street rises with focus on Fed rate decision 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Erases Losses With US Crude Stockpiles, Geopolitics in Focus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Turkey Detains Erdogan’s Top Rival, Triggering Market Meltdown

[CNBC] Fed holds interest rates steady, still sees two cuts coming this year

[CNBC] Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement

[Politico] Why a clash between the Fed’s Powell and Trump is increasingly inevitable

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] White House Says Trump Talking With Zelenskiy After Putin Call

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Loves AI But His Tariffs Ramp Up Costs for Data Centers

[Reuters] Judge warns of consequences if Trump administration violated deportation order

[Axios] How Trump is putting the world's economic policy on hold

[Politico] EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan

[AP] Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here’s why

[Politico] Putin showed ‘true face’ by bombing Ukraine after ceasefire call, says Finland’s president

[Axios] Mahmoud Khalil's case should be heard in New Jersey, judge says

[Bloomberg] Why Strait of Hormuz Is Vital, and Risky, for Shipping

[NYT] Trump Primed to Clash With Fed After Key Rate Decision

[WSJ] Trump Says He Had ‘Very Good’ Call With Zelensky on Russia Cease-Fire Efforts

[FT] Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to Donald Trump after Russia continues strikes on Ukraine

[FT] Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival