Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Traders Hope for Tariff Relief: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] German Bond Yields Spike Most Since 2022 on Investment Plans

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Losses as Signs of Tariff Relief Stoke Uncertainty

[CNBC] Private employers added just 77,000 jobs in February, far below expectations, ADP says

[AP] Trump administration signals that the tariffs against Canada and Mexico will soon have exemptions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Hails Tariffs as US Economy Barrels Into Trade Wars

[Axios] How this trade war is different from Trump 1.0

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tariff ‘Earthquake’ Sends Shipping Executives Into Crisis Mode

[Reuters] Markets wrestle with Trump's unconventional debt ideas

[Reuters] Trump may restore Ukraine aid pending confidence-building measures, White House says

[Yahoo/WSJ] Trump’s Crypto Advisers Weigh Paths to a National Stockpile

[Politico] European leaders brace for their ‘five-minutes-to-midnight’ nightmare summit

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany’s ‘Whatever It Takes’ Moment Powers European Markets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany Urges EU to Ease Fiscal Rules to Boost Defense Funds

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Merz Rips Up Merkel’s Legacy to Unleash Germany Spending Power

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi’s Growth Goal Will Need Big Stimulus If Trade War Escalates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Targets Record Deficit to Buffer Economy Against Tariffs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ’s Deputy Chief Hints at More Rate Hikes, Without Rushing

[AP] Greenland’s leader says the island ‘is ours’ as Trump vows to acquire the territory

[Reuters] Exclusive: US withdrawing from plan to help major polluters move from coal, sources say

[Bloomberg] Trump to Decide on Canada, Mexico Relief Today, Lutnick Says

[Bloomberg] Authers: We’re About to See If the ‘Trump Put’ Is Real

[Bloomberg] Stavridis: Europe Is Getting Ready for the End of NATO

[Bloomberg] China’s NPC Offers a Mixed Bag to Markets Jolted by Trump Moves

[NYT] Gaming Out Trump’s Next Tariff Moves

[NYT] Tariffs Add a New Shock to Food Supply Chains

[NYT] Concert Ticket Prices Are Soaring, and Busting Gen Z’s Budgets

[NYT] China’s Economic Plan Is Light on Detail as Trade War Intensifies

[WSJ] The Two-Headed Monster Stalking the Economy Has a Name: Stagflation

[WSJ] The Day Trump’s Tariff Threats Became a Reality for America Inc.

[WSJ] Trump Touts ‘Swift and Unrelenting’ Action on Border, Budget and Economy

[WSJ] Beijing Ramps Up Efforts For Tech Independence

[WSJ] Israel Sees Growing Threat in Islamists Trying to Unify Syria

[FT] US hints at possible tariff carve-outs for car industry

[FT] German borrowing costs soar by most since 1997 on ‘historic’ debt deal

[FT] US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine

[FT] Germany’s Friedrich Merz strikes ‘game-changing’ deal to boost defence spending

[FT] China projects confidence in economy with growth target of ‘around 5%’

[FT] Private equity industry shrinks for the first time in decades