Thursday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are flat after rate-cut hopes send market to new highs: Live updates

[AP] Rising inflation and a deteriorating job market puts the Fed and Americans in a difficult spot

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Asks Court to Pause Order Letting Cook Stay at Fed

[CNBC] Treasury Secretary Bessent met this week with Warsh, Lindsey and Bullard as Fed chief search continues

[Axios] "This is existential": MAGA's siege mentality deepens after Kirk killing

[AP] Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to lowest level in nearly a year

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Brazil’s Bolsonaro Found Guilty in Coup Case by Majority of Supreme Court Panel

[Bloomberg] Gold Surpasses Inflation-Adjusted Record High Set in 1980

[Bloomberg] US Deficit Tracks Third-Highest Ever Even as Tariff Take Rises

[Bloomberg] Shutdown Risk Grows as GOP Rebuffs Schumer Health-Care Demands

[Bloomberg] US Household Net Worth Rebounds in Second Quarter on Stock Rally

[NYT] Rise in U.S. Inflation Is Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Pace of Rate Cuts

[WSJ] Noonan: Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Feels Like a Hinge Point

[WSJ] Sorry, Inflation Still Lives

[FT] American right vows vengeance after killing of Charlie Kirk

[FT] Fed set to lower interest rates despite rising inflation

[FT] Debt linked to collapsed subprime auto lender Tricolor tumbles

[FT] US coffee prices surge at the supermarket amid supply crunch