Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Higher as Traders Look to Fed: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Reuters] Gold hovers near record high on safe-haven demand; Fed decision in focus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Drops for Second Day on Signs US Crude Stockpiles Expanded

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yen Pares Losses After BOJ Holds Pat With Eye on Global Economy

[CNBC] The Fed will update its rate projections Wednesday. Here’s what to expect

[AP] Federal Reserve could still cut interest rates this year, but for ‘bad’ reasons

[CNBC] Weekly mortgage demand pulls back, as interest rates rise for the first time in 9 weeks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ Stands Pat, Signals Rising Unease Over Global Trade Tensions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Putin Puts Ukraine Truce on Ice in Bid for Trump Partnership

[Politico] Putin plays for time, dazzling Trump with talk of glory days ahead 

[Reuters] Zelenskiy calls for blocking Moscow's attempts to drag out war after Putin-Trump call

[Politico] EU risks more Trump tariffs in looming Big Tech crackdown

[Axios] Climate change indicators hit record levels in 2024, UN study finds

[Bloomberg] UK, EU in Talks to Accelerate Arms for Ukraine Before Ceasefire

[Bloomberg] Private Equity Firms Are Getting Rid of Their Equity

[Bloomberg] Taiwan Defense Drills Identify 2027 for Potential China Invasion

[NYT] What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s March Meeting

[NYT] Does the Fed Share the Stock Market’s Worry About the Economy?

[WSJ] As Debt Ceiling Looms, the Fed Considers Tweaking Its Portfolio Runoff

[WSJ] The Fed’s Wait-and-See Outlook Obscures a Bigger Strategy Shift

[WSJ] Ukraine and Russia Accuse Each Other of Violating Partial Truce

[WSJ] Trump’s Call With Putin Signals Long Road Ahead to Russia-Ukraine Deal

[WSJ] Canada’s New Fentanyl Chief Confronts a Crisis Most Locals See as Made Up by Trump

[FT] Federal Reserve faces threat from US consumers’ soaring inflation expectations

[FT] Vladimir Putin agrees 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in call with Donald Trump

[FT] Investors pump $22bn into short-term US debt to ride out market ‘storm’

Tuesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks to Track Wall Street Lower Before Fed: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Hit by Tech Rout on Eve of Fed Decision Day: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Meta Becomes Final Magnificent 7 Stock to Turn Negative in 2025

[Yahoo Finance] The 'Magnificent 7' stocks are having their worst quarter in more than 2 years

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Moody’s Cuts Outlook for Higher Ed After Trump Targets Schools

[Axios] House GOP moves swiftly to impeach judge targeted by Trump

[Guardian] ‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs

[Bloomberg] Powell’s Remarks to Be Scrutinized as Fed Set to Hold Rates Steady

[Bloomberg] America Will Lose If the EU and China Become Energy Buddies

[Bloomberg] China’s BYD Cemented Its Lead on Tesla in Five Minutes

[WSJ] Chief Justice Roberts Criticizes Trump’s Call to Impeach Judges

[FT] Why China is suddenly flooding the market with powerful AI models

[FT] Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere reach 800,000-year high

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Hit by Tech Rout on Eve of Fed Decision Day: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rises to Record on Middle East Tension, US Economy Concerns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Dips as Economic Gloom Undercuts Middle East Supply Risk

[AP] White House says Trump, Putin will seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine war

[Axios] The Fed's fat-tailed dilemma

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany’s Landmark Spending Spree Wins Parliamentary Backing

[WSJ] March Dot Plot to Highlight Fed Officials’ Outlook

[WSJ] Chief Justice Roberts Criticizes Trump’s Call to Impeach Judges

[FT] Putin agrees 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in call with Trump

[FT] Germany’s parliament approves Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending plan