Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 futures are little changed as index nears all-time high: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Powell heads to Senate panel for second day of testimony

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Disputes Pentagon View, Says Iran Atomic Sites ‘Destroyed’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Eyes Little-Tested Tactic for Next Step in Spending Clash

[Yahoo/Reuters] Oil Ticks Up After Two-Day Plunge as Traders Assess Ceasefire

[AP] NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense

[CNBC] Mortgage rates and demand are stuck in a holding pattern

[Reuters] US consumer confidence weakens on job market worries

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Schmid says there is time to study tariff effects before rate cuts

[Yahoo Finance] DOGE layoffs are starting to leave their mark on D.C.’s housing market

[Reuters] China, Taiwan clash over history, Beijing says can't 'invade' what is already Chinese territory

[Bloomberg] San Francisco’s Luxury Housing Market Is Booming Again Thanks to AI Wealth

[Bloomberg] Federal Reserve Has No Alternative to ‘Wait and See’

[Bloomberg] SPACs Are Back. What Could Go Wrong This Time?

[Bloomberg] China Seizes Moment to Globalize Yuan as Dollar Doubts Mount

[Bloomberg] China Vows ‘Forceful Measures’ After Taiwan’s Huawei Export Curb

[Bloomberg] Japan Protests Fresh Chinese Activity in East China Sea

[Bloomberg] European Car Sales Rise as Demand for Plug-In Hybrids Soars

[NYT] At Amazon’s Biggest Data Center, Everything Is Supersized for A.I.

[WSJ] Bond Investors Stay Cool Despite Heated Debate Over Government Borrowing

[WSJ] Stablecoins Fall Short as Cornerstone of Monetary System, Central Banks Say

[WSJ] How Trump Cajoled Iran and Israel Into a Cease-Fire and Forced Them to Comply

[WSJ] U.S. Strikes Set Back Iran Nuclear Program by a Few Months, Initial Report Says

[WSJ] BOJ Should Consider Rate Hikes Without Delay, Board Member Tamura Says

[WSJ] China to Block Its Rare-Earth Experts From Spilling Their Secrets

[FT] Private credit thrives in darkness

[FT] Iran’s parliament votes to halt co-operation with nuclear watchdog

[FT] Donald Trump compares US strikes on Iran to atomic bombing of Hiroshima

[FT] Taiwan has upped the ante in the cold war over chips