Sunday, December 7, 2025

Monday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks are little changed after Wall Street notches back-to-back winning weeks: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Powell’s Vote-Gathering Challenge Shows Test for Next Fed Chair

[Axios] Yes, AI is in a bubble. No, it's not just hype.

[Axios] Where homes are losing value most

[Yahoo/Reuters] German corporate bankruptcies to surge to a decade high in 2025

[AP] China’s exports grow 5.9% in November, while US shipments drop 29%

[Reuters] Chinese carrier holds air drills as Tokyo, Beijing trade barbs

[Reuters] Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite

[Bloomberg] Trump Says He’ll Sign Executive Order Curbing State AI Rules

[Bloomberg] Companies Are Rushing to Bond Markets for Cut-Price M&A Funding

[Bloomberg] Coreweave Shares Fall on $2 Billion Convertible Note Deal

[Bloomberg] Vanke Bondholders Discuss Payment Delay With Shenzhen Officials

[Bloomberg] Chinese Property Firm Wanda Seeks to Delay Payment on $400 Million Bond

[Bloomberg] China’s Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion After Exports Rebound

[Bloomberg] Britain Is Headed for Another Huge Spending Fight

[NYT] Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates

[NYT] China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism

[WSJ] The Accounting Uproar Over How Fast an AI Chip Depreciates

[WSJ] 401(k)s Are Minting a Generation of ‘Moderate Millionaires’

[WSJ] Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers

[WSJ] The Year of America’s Cranky Consumer

[WSJ] Japan Is Out Spending. Bond Markets Seem Nervous About Picking Up the Tab.

[FT] Central bankers take centre stage

[FT] The power crunch threatening America’s AI ambitions

[FT] Donald Trump drives historic shift of power from investors to boardrooms

[FT] Trump’s America and a clash of civilisations with Europe