Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Slide as Mideast Escalation Risk Mounts: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Reuters] Stocks tumble, dollar up as Middle East war lights safe-haven trade

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Slips as Investors Watch for Trump’s Plan on Iran Conflict

[BBC Live Updates] Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist', Israeli defence minister says after hospital strike

[AP] Israel threatens Iran’s top leader after missiles damage hospital and wound more than 200

[Axios] Trump presses aides on whether bunker-buster plan to bomb Iran will work

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Officials Plan for Possible Strike on Iran in Coming Days

[Reuters] Iran, Israel trade fresh air attacks as Trump weighs US involvement

[Reuters] Putin and Xi condemn Israel over its Iran strikes in phone call, Kremlin says

[France24] Russia warns US against 'military intervention' in Iran-Israel war

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Shell CEO Warns of ‘Huge Impact’ If Strait of Hormuz Blocked

[Yahoo/Telegraph] Israel-Iran war is jamming ship signals, Shell warns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi Shows No Sign of Rescuing Iran as Trump Ramps Up Pressure

[AP] ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses

[Reuters] Exclusive: Japan plans to cut super-long bond sales by 10% to ease market concerns, draft shows

[Yahoo/Reuters] BOJ's gloomy projections suggest no rate hike this year, ex-top economist says

[Reuters] Putin says he does not want to discuss the possible Israeli-U.S. killing of Iran's supreme leader

[Reuters] Global uncertainty puts big central banks in a tight spot

[Bloomberg] US Officials Prepare for Possible Strike on Iran in Coming Days

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Envoy to China Calls Out Threat of Foreign Supply Chains

[Bloomberg] Auto Tariffs Seen Hiking Car Prices by Nearly $2,000 Per Vehicle

[Bloomberg] Vietnamese Dong Drops to Record Low as Asian Currencies Weaken

[WSJ] The Fed Waits Out the Tariff Economy

[WSJ] Why Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Is Missing in Action

[WSJ] Americans Are Side Hustling Like We’re in a Recession

[FT] Tanker rates double as shipowners steer clear of Strait of Hormuz

[FT] Why Big Tech cannot agree on artificial general intelligence

[FT] Should we worry about Trump undermining the dollar?

[FT] Solar bankruptcies mount as Congress slashes green energy funds

[FT] Bank of England holds rates at 4.25% amid Middle East uncertainty