Thursday, October 16, 2025

Friday's News Links

[Reuters] Gold set for best week in five years

[CNBC] Stocks lower after regional bank worries fuel market sell-off: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global bank stocks shiver as US credit risks spark reality check

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Says Threatened High Tariffs on China ‘Not Sustainable’

[Yahoo/Reuters] US bank stocks plunge as investors grow uneasy about mounting risks

[CNBC] CNBC Daily Open: Bad loans by regional banks should concern us all

[Reuters] Rapid growth of ETF market triggers fears of bubble

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Plan for a Second Putin Meeting Undercuts Ukraine Push

[Yahoo/WSJ] China’s Communist Elites Gather to Map Strategy

[Bloomberg] Fed Staff Query Missing $1.4 Trillion Hedge Fund Treasuries Pile

[Bloomberg] Xi Is Never Giving Up His Newfound Leverage Over Trump

[Bloomberg] Auto Loan Delinquencies Jump 50% as Car Prices Reach New Heights

[Bloomberg] Bitcoin Struggles to Find Momentum After Historic Wipeout

[Bloomberg] Bessent Is Reverting to His Hedge Fund Ways With Argentina

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Opposition Party Leader Says Coalition Chance Is ‘50-50’

[Bloomberg] US Bombings Fuel Speculation Over Disappearances in Trinidad

[WSJ] The Auto Industry Is Panicking About Another Potential Chip Shortage

[WSJ] Venezuela Mobilizes Troops and Militias as U.S. Military Looms Offshore

[WSJ] The John Bolton Indictment

[FT] Investors warn on leveraged loan risks after First Brands collapse

[FT] Rajan: Could central banks ease too much?

[FT] Tett: AI has a cargo cult problem

[FT] Europe is the biggest loser in US-China rare earth wars

[FT] How Vladimir Putin’s history rant in Alaska nudged Donald Trump closer to Ukraine