Sunday, April 20, 2025

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Hits Record as Dollar Sags and Trade War Concerns Persist

[CNBC] Dow tumbles 700 points to start week as investors await any progress on Trump trade deals: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stock Futures and Dollar Sink on Powell Threats: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] 10-year Treasury yield rises as investors weigh Trump’s criticism of Powell

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Declines on Fear Trade War Will Weaken Global Energy Demand

[AP] Big Tech’s “Magnificent Seven” heads into earnings season reeling from Trump turbulence

[AP] China warns countries against making trade deals with the US unfavorable to Beijing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Slashes US Commodities Purchases as Trade Tensions Worsen

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s tariffs will likely hurt US economy. Immigration crackdown makes it worse

[AP] Trump’s tough talk might help Liberal Mark Carney win a full term as Canada’s prime minister

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Push Against Jerome Powell Latest Reason to Sell Dollar

[Bloomberg] China Warns Nations Not to Cut US Trade Deals at Its Expense

[Bloomberg] Authers: Say ‘You’re Fired’ and Watch What Happens

[Bloomberg] Dudley: The Four Reasons Why the Fed Will Be Patient on Rates

[Bloomberg] America’s China Policy Is Dangerous and Self-Defeating

[Bloomberg] The US Is Leaving the World Behind Faster Than Feared

[Bloomberg] Hegseth’s Pentagon in ‘Full-Blown Meltdown,’ Ex-Spokesman Says

[Bloomberg] Eight Charts Show Men Are Falling Behind, From Classrooms to Careers

[NYT] Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Behind on Payments

[NYT] Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google?

[WSJ] China Warns Against Trade Deal With U.S. at Beijing’s Expense

[WSJ] How Long Will Big U.S. Banks Continue to Lead the World?

[WSJ] Why It’s So Difficult for Robots to Make Your Nike Sneakers

[FT] Dollar weakens as Trump attack on Fed chair Powell rattles markets

[FT] Beijing warns countries not to act against China in trade deals with US

[FT] China pulls back from US private equity investments

[FT] US tariffs on pharmaceuticals risk shortages of lower-cost generic drugs

[FT] Trump, Vance and the attack on American universities

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures fall after Wall Street posts another losing week: Live updates 

[Yahoo/Reuters] Oil prices slip 1% after progress in US-Iran talks

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Goolsbee hopes US not moving to where monetary independence is questioned - CBS 'Face the Nation'

[Axios] How judges can hold Trump admin accountable for defying court orders

[CNN] Putin accused of breaching own truce as brief pause to fighting in Ukraine ends

[Bloomberg] Zuckerberg, Dimon Are Among Top Sellers Ahead of Tariff Stock Rout

[Bloomberg] Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week

[FT] Republican senator backs Powell over Trump attacks on Fed

[FT] Global confidence slumps as trade turmoil looms over IMF meetings

[FT] Gloomy mood ahead of IMF and World Bank spring meetings

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Busy US earnings week confronts market grappling with tariff fallout

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Firing Powell Would Hurt the Dollar and US Economy, France Says

[Yahoo/Reuters] Boeing jet returns to US from China, a victim of Trump's tariff war

[Reuters] Japan seeks 'fairness' in currency talks with US, Prime Minister Ishiba says

[Reuters] Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire

[BBC] Zelensky says Russian attacks ongoing despite Putin announcing 'Easter truce'

[NYT] The Trade Adviser Who Hates Trade

[NYT] China Is Finding Ways to Replace American Farmers

[WSJ] Who Will Pay the Price for Trump’s Economic Goals?

[WSJ] Boston at Risk of ‘Wealth Spiral’ as Harvard Fight Ripples Through Economy

[WSJ] Four Immigration Cases Are Testing the Limits of Trump’s Power

[FT] China’s rare earths controls prompt fears of auto shortages and shutdowns