Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Climbs After Levy Chaos Drives Biggest Gain in 18 Months

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Futures Sink as Mood Shifts to Trade War Damage: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] Dow futures drop 500 points with stocks set to give back some of historic turnaround: Live updates

[AP] Global shares jump following historic gains on Wall St after Trump paused most of his tariffs

[CNBC] Inflation rate eases to 2.4% in March, lower than expected

[AP] US jobless benefit applications rise modestly as labor market remains largely unfazed by trade war

[Reuters] Trump's stunning tariff pause focuses trade war on China

[Reuters] Tariffs caused US Treasury market dislocations, raising longer term concerns

[Reuters] What just happened in the U.S. Treasury market?

[CNBC] Trump economic advisor says bond market added ‘a little more urgency’ to tariff decision: Live updates

[Axios] Inside the Oval: 3 reasons Trump buckled on tariffs

[CNBC] Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he believes sellers will pass increased tariff costs on to consumers

[Axios] Republicans fume as Trump blindsides them with tariff pause

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump is already slowing global trade as companies pause orders

[Reuters] China's deflationary pressures persist as trade gloom worsens

[Reuters] Exclusive: Chinese sellers on Amazon to hike prices or exit US as tariffs soar, association says

[BBC] Trump steps back from cliff edge of all-out global trade war

[Reuters] Are B-2 bombers a message to Iran? 'We'll let them decide,' Pentagon chief says

[Bloomberg] China Escalates Trade War as Trump Isolates Xi in Tariff U-Turn

[Bloomberg] Fed Leans Against Inflation and Away From Preemptive Rate Cuts

[Bloomberg] Swings in Treasuries Trigger Global Bond Market Aftershocks

[Bloomberg] No Emerging Market Is Spared From Trade War Losses on Dollar Debt

[Bloomberg] Yuan Falls Versus Everything as China’s Tariff Relief Valve

[Bloomberg] How Financial Tech and Outsourced Banking Made Saving Risky Again

[Bloomberg] Private Equity’s Indigestion Hurts More and More

[Bloomberg] Top China Leaders to Meet on Stimulus After Trump’s Tariff Shock

[Bloomberg] Iran Warns It May Expel UN Nuclear Inspectors If Threats Persist

[NYT] Sell-Off in U.S. Bonds and Dollar Raises Questions About ‘Safe Haven’ Status

[NYT] U.S. and China Headed for ‘Monumental’ Split, Putting World Economy on Edge

[NYT] Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs

[WSJ] The Dollar and the Bond Market’s Ominous Message for Trump

[WSJ] After Tariff Climbdown, World Asks: Is it Method or Madness?

[WSJ] Why the Trade War Isn’t Over for America’s Biggest Banks

[WSJ] Trump Transforms Tariff War Into High-Stakes Showdown With China

[WSJ] Why Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect

[WSJ] The U.S. and China Are Still in a Trade War. Here’s How Much Business They Do.

[FT] With markets and tariffs, the only certainty is uncertainty

[FT] Markets 1, Trump 0

[FT] Donald Trump’s Wall Street tariff rollercoaster reaches Main Street

[FT] US bike prices will rise ‘up to 50%’ as China trade war escalates

[FT] China musters ‘national team’ to fight on front line in trade war

Wednesday Evening Links

[AP] Wall Street’s euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wild swings in Treasurys have investors worried something is about to 'blow up' in markets

[AP] Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered

[CNBC] Dot-com bust, 1987 crash had massive relief rallies similar to Wednesday’s pop

[Bloomberg] Stocks Soar, Treasuries Jolt After Tariff Reprieve: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] What Just Happened? Making Sense of Trump’s Tariff Pause

[WSJ] Trump U-Turn Halts the ‘Sell Everything American’ Trade, but the Fallout Remains

[WSJ] Trump Blinks on Tariffs, Again, for Now

[WSJ] Trump Pauses ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs, but Hits China Harder

[WSJ] Where Trump’s Tariffs Stand Now

[WSJ] Trump Pressures Holdout GOP Lawmakers to Back Tax Plan

[FT] Why did Donald Trump buckle?

[FT] An apology to the bond vigilantes

[FT] Ukraine says more than 150 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries

[AP] Live updates: Stocks surge after Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs but raises taxes on China

[AP] Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

[Bloomberg] Trump Pauses Higher Duties on Most Nations, Hikes China Rate

[Bloomberg] China Cautions Citizens Against Traveling to US Amid Trade Rift

[WSJ] Trump Authorizes 90-Day Pause on Reciprocal Tariffs

[WSJ] Ukraine Counts More Than 150 Chinese Citizens Fighting for Russia