Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise with Nvidia earnings ahead, S&P 500 and Dow try to snap 4-day losing streak: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] Investors pull record $523 million from BlackRock's flagship bitcoin ETF

[Reuters] What Fed cut? US repo rates still high as liquidity tightens into year-end

[CNBC] Mortgage rates hit highest level in a month, pushing loan demand down 5%

[CNBC] Blue Owl calls off merger of its two private-credit funds after announcement rattles stock, sources say

[CNN] AI is about to face an enormous test. The market is already nervous

[Yahoo Finance] Nvidia’s $24B AI deal blitz has Wall Street asking questions about ‘murky’ circular investments

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tense Japan-China Talks Stoke Concerns Over Economic Fallout

[Reuters] Europe's banks face 'unprecedentedly high' risk of shocks, ECB warns

[Reuters] High-stakes budget in store for edgy UK markets

[AP] Russian barrage kills 20 in Ukraine city as Zelenskyy holds talks with Turkish leader

[Bloomberg] Bond Dealers Rebuff NY Fed Tool as Strains in Repo Market Build

[Bloomberg] Hedge Fund Leverage Needs Kid-Glove Handling by Regulators

[Bloomberg] JPMorgan’s Super-Sized Checks Are Blowing Away All Other Lenders

[Bloomberg] Japan’s 20-Year Bond Sale Reflects Concerns About Stimulus Plan

[Bloomberg] BOJ’s Ueda to Meet With Finance, Growth Strategy Ministers

[Bloomberg] House Prices Crash Across London’s Wealthiest Neighborhoods

[WSJ] The Crypto Trades That Amplified Gains Are Now Turbocharging Losses

[WSJ] Nvidia Results and Delayed Jobs Data Set Up Critical Test for Wall Street

[WSJ] Trump Sends Pentagon Officials to Ukraine in Effort to Restart Peace Talks

[WSJ] Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chip Maker Nexperia to Chinese Owner

[FT] Japan’s borrowing costs at highest in decades on fears of public spending surge

[FT] Hedge funds’ bets on Argentina pay off after US bailout