Monday, April 7, 2025

Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Recover as Japan Sets Tone for Trade Deals: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Reuters] Sudden sell-off shakes US bond market

[Yahoo/Reuters] Oil’s Plunge Pauses as Traders Take Stock of Growth Outlook

[CNBC] Treasury Secretary Bessent says China’s escalation was ‘big mistake,’ country playing with ‘losing hand’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Vows ‘Fight to the End’ on Tariffs as It Props Up Markets

[Reuters] China censures Trump tariff 'blackmail' as market turmoil eases

[Reuters] Limited options push China into trade 'war of attrition' with Trump

[Yahoo/Reuters] US small business confidence drops, economic outlook dims

[AP] As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade war

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Goolsbee says there's a lot of anxiety over tariffs

[Yahoo/Reuters] Clothing retailers delay orders, freeze hiring as tariffs hit

[Axios] Behind the Curtain: Trump vs. tech titans

[The Hill] Growing opposition from House conservatives threatens to derail Trump’s agenda

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump, Hegseth Tout $1 Trillion US Defense Budget

[Reuters] China state firms vow to boost share purchases to calm markets

[Yahoo/Reuters] Taiwan activates $15 billion stock stabilisation fund after precipitous falls

[Reuters] Trump says US and Iran set for direct nuclear talks; Tehran says they will be indirect

[Politico] China condemns JD Vance’s ‘peasants’ jibe

[Reuters] ECB's Nagel says global growth deteriorated 'massively'

[Bloomberg] BOE Tells Banks to Watch Out for Liquidity Risk as Tariffs Hit Markets

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Tariff Chaos Becomes $700 Billion Storm for Big Banks

[Bloomberg] Traders Bet ‘Insane’ Currency Volatility Is Here to Stay

[Bloomberg] Covid-Level Fear Grips Silicon Valley After Tariff Turmoil Delays IPOs

[Bloomberg] Shaking Faith in US Safe Havens Is a Dangerous Gamble

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Tariffs and China Collide to Shock the $115 Trillion Global Economy

[Bloomberg] Markets Remain on Edge Despite Relief Rally in Asian Equities

[Bloomberg] PBOC Vows Funding Support to Sovereign Fund to Stabilize Market

[Bloomberg] Griffin Calls Tariffs ‘Huge’ Mistake Hurting Middle Class

[NYT] China Says It Will ‘Fight to the End’ After Trump Threatens More Tariffs

[NYT] Trump Tariffs May Rewire Market Psychology

[NYT] Market Chaos Could Inflict Its Own Economic Damage

[WSJ] Monday’s Jump in 30-Year Treasury Yields Suggests Doubts Over Safety of U.S. Assets

[WSJ] China Eases Grip on Yuan With Fixing Past 7.2 to the Dollar

[WSJ] Lutnick’s Strategy Flummoxes Business Leaders and White House Aides

[WSJ] EU Response to Trump’s Tariffs Could Come as Early as Next Week

[WSJ] How Tariff Damage Spreads, Auto Edition

[WSJ] Panama Casts Doubt on BlackRock Canal Ports Deal Touted by Trump

[WSJ] Americans Have $35 Trillion in Housing Wealth—and It’s Costing Them

[FT] China vows ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens extra 50% tariff

[FT] Jay Powell’s tariff dilemma: defend the economy or contain inflation

[FT] BoE asks banks whether clients have funding problems after Trump-induced market rout

[FT] US tariffs threaten almost $2tn of investment pledges by global companies

[FT] Trump has no idea what he has unleashed

[FT] Singapore warns end of free trade era ‘very hostile’ for small nations

[FT] Arctic sea ice hits record March low as global powers eye shipping routes