Thursday, June 19, 2025

Friday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks inch higher after oil prices decline as Trump delays Iran strike decision: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Currency Traders Are Ditching Dollar for Euro on Option Bets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Hints He’ll Hold Off Iran Strike, Give Diplomacy Time

[Reuters] Israel-Iran air war enters second week as Europe pushes diplomacy

[Politico] Europe strains to give Trump an off-ramp on bombing Iran 

[Yahoo/Reuters] US equity funds see hefty outflows on Israel-Iran conflict

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan's trade negotiator says US tariff talks are 'in a fog'

[Reuters] China's rare earth magnet shipments halve in May due to export curbs 

[Reuters] Japan's core inflation hits 2-year high, keeps rate-hike bets alive

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Sends Warplanes Near Taiwan After US Lawmakers Visit

[Bloomberg] Employees Terrified of ICE Raids Are Failing to Show Up at Work

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Prices Climb by Most in Two Years Ahead of Election

[Bloomberg] Japan Won’t Fixate on July 9 in US Trade Talks, Akazawa Says

[NYT] Trump Buys Himself Time, and Opens Up Some New Options

[WSJ] Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Poised for More Power

[WSJ] When Towns Rebuild From Disaster, Some Get Priced Out

[WSJ] Japan Looks to Cut Issuance of Superlong Government Bonds

[WSJ] China Flexes Chokehold on Rare-Earth Magnets as Exports Plunge in May

[WSJ] China’s Central Bank Seeks Bigger Role for Yuan on Global Stage

[FT] Tett: The markets are silent — that is worrying

[FT] China’s bet on Iranian oil and Middle East influence turns sour

Thursday Evening Links

[CNBC] Dow futures drop 100 points as Trump weighs attack on Iran: Live updates 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Canada Moves to Protect Steel and Aluminum Firms, Considers Higher Tariffs

[Reuters] Canada could slap more duties on US steel and aluminum, says Carney

[Bloomberg] Japan to Sound Out Market Players on Tweaks to Bond Issuance

[NYT] Trump Buys Himself Time, and Opens Up Some New Options

[NYT] Oil Tanker Collision Near Strait of Hormuz Raises Security Fears

[NYT] Fed’s ‘Wait and See’ Approach Keeps It on Collision Course With Trump

[WSJ] The Social Security Iceberg Gets Closer

[WSJ] The ‘America First’ Face-Off

[FT] Donald Trump says talks with Iran could happen ‘in the near future’

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Futures Drop as Mideast Escalation Risk Mounts: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Holds as Traders Weigh Inflation Warning, Middle East Risks

[Axios] Trump to decide on Iran action within two weeks, White House says

[Reuters] Trump to decide on US action in Israel-Iran conflict within 2 weeks, White House says

[ABC] Trump faces mounting pressure at home and abroad as he weighs options on Iran

[Reuters] What are the nuclear contamination risks from Israel's attacks on Iran?

[Bloomberg] What if Iran Tries to Close the Strait of Hormuz?

[NYT] In Crisis With Iran, U.S. Military Officials Focus on Strait of Hormuz

[FT] Regulators warn of hidden vulnerabilities in $12tn commercial property market