Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks to Resume Slide as Growth Concerns Weigh: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Climbs to Record on Fears for US Economy, Mideast Tensions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains for Third Day as Israeli Strikes Stoke Mideast Tension

[Reuters] US housing starts rebound strongly in February

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge-Fund Momentum Bets Crater All at Once in Volatile Markets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BofA Survey Shows Biggest-Ever Drop in US Stock Allocations

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed watchers see good chance of change in balance sheet drawdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Once the Stock Market’s Fixation, Fed Day Takes on a New Meaning

[Yahoo/Reuters] Bond investors brace for US slowdown, shed risk as Fed seen on hold

[AP] Trump and Putin will hold a call on ceasefire, but Zelenskyy is skeptical Russia is ready for peace

[Yahoo/Reuters] Canada's inflation shoots up to 2.6% as sales tax break ends

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Israel Ends Gaza Truce With Strikes, Blaming Hamas for Breakdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Merz Says Germany Laying Foundation for Europe Defense Push

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Iran With Fresh Houthi Threats

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Corporate Dollar Bond Sales Jump to Highest Since 2022

[Bloomberg] Putin Wants All Arms to Ukraine Halted for Trump Truce

[Bloomberg] Trump Talk of Dividing Assets Prompts Concern Before His Call With Putin

[Bloomberg] LA’s Wildfire Recovery Shifts to Costly and Chaotic Rebuilding

[Bloomberg] Trump Closing Voice of America Draws Praise From China, Cambodia

[NYT] Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree.

[NYT] Hong Kong Piles On to Beijing’s Growing Criticism of Panama Canal Deal

[NYT] From Courtrooms to Crisis Lines, Chinese Officials Embrace DeepSeek

[WSJ] Powell Contends With Double Threat of Economic Chaos and Political Hostility

[WSJ] Trump Team Explored Simplified Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs

[FT] Is credit cruising for a bruising?

[FT] Israel launches Gaza strikes in biggest attack since ceasefire

[FT] Europe’s defence spending spree risks debt crisis, warns Dutch politician

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Extends Its Rebound After Sharp Correction: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Junk Loan Deals Are Now Getting Pulled on Both Sides of Atlantic

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Copper Rises to Five-Month High After China Vows to Boost Demand 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Banks That Saw $3,000 Gold Coming Are Staying Bullish for Now

[AP] Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

[AP] Trump names Bowman as top Federal Reserve bank regulator

[AP] Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and Midwest

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Americans See Growing Risk They’ll Get Turned Down for Loans

[Yahoo/LAT] Southern California cities top credit card debt list in new study

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Klarna Dethrones Affirm With Buy Now, Pay Later at Walmart

[AP] ‘Danish Viking blood is boiling.’ Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Crypto Project Has Raised $550 Million in Token Sales

[Bloomberg] German Party Heads See Support for Finance Package Before Vote

[WSJ] Trump, Deportations and the Law

[WSJ] Canada’s Carney Wants 51st State Talk to Stop Before Talks With U.S. on Economy, Security Ties

[WSJ] Iran to Face ‘Consequences’ if Houthis Continue Attacks, Trump Threatens

[FT] UK expects more than 30 countries to join Ukrainian ceasefire coalition

[FT] Donald Trump threatens Iran with ‘dire’ consequences for Houthi attacks

Monday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Caught in Tug of War Between Tech and Rest: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Homebuilder Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low on Costs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Disappointing Retail Sales Add to Concerns About US Outlook

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Apple’s Worst Week Since 2022 Spurs Wall Street to Defend Stock

[AP] Trump warns Iran it will face ‘consequences’ of further attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels

[AP] What to know about Yemen’s Houthi rebels as the US steps up attacks on Iran-backed group

[Bloomberg] China Signals New Military Drills Near Taiwan Are Response to US