Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Wednesday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are flat after a 4-day losing streak for S&P 500: Live updates

[CNBC] Fed’s Cook says she will not be ‘bullied’ into resigning after Trump official accuses her of mortgage fraud

[Axios] Trump housing regulator accuses Fed governor Cook of mortgage fraud

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Found Over 22,000 Mortgages Like Those Pulte Is Flagging

[Axios] Texas House passes redistricting map favoring Republicans

[Axios] Trump team makes mortgage fraud its newest revenge tool

[CNBC] Trump says U.S. will not approve solar or wind power projects

[Yahoo/Reuters] Analysis-BOJ chief's dogged caution tempers board's hawkish instincts

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Cook Says She Won’t Be Bullied Into Stepping Down

[Bloomberg] Fed Minutes Show Majority of FOMC Saw Inflation as Greater Risk

[Bloomberg] China Emissions Fall While Chemicals Emerge as New Hotspot

[WSJ] Trump Considers Firing Fed Official After Accusation of Mortgage Fraud

[WSJ] Fed Minutes Reveal Broad Support for Holding Rates Steady Last Month

[WSJ] Russia Draws Hard Line Over Security Guarantees for Ukraine

[WSJ] Weaponizing the Housing Regulator

[WSJ] What Is Mortgage Occupancy Fraud, the Claim Wielded by the Trump Administration?

[FT] Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook says she will not be ‘bullied’ into resigning

[FT] Chinese ‘dim sum’ bond issuance on track for record year

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Nasdaq falls for a second day as tech struggles again: Live updates

[CNBC] Palantir stock plummets 20% from highs in longest losing streak since April 2024

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Advances on Bullish Storage Report, Russia-Ukraine Talks

[CNBC] Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show

[Axios] Trump's war on the Fed is escalating

[AP] Trump calls on Federal Reserve official to resign after ally accuses her of mortgage fraud

[Yahoo Finance] Trump says Fed governor Cook 'must resign' as pressure campaign on central bank continues

[Yahoo/Telegraph] The AI report triggering panic and fear on Wall Street

[Yahoo/Reuters] Sony hikes PlayStation 5 prices in US as tariff uncertainty weighs

[Bloomberg] Plosser, Policy Hawk Who Led Philadelphia Fed Bank, Dies at 76

[Bloomberg] Southern California Faces Record Heat and Braces for Wildfires

[NYT] American Businesses in ‘Survival Mode’ as Trump Tariffs Pile Up

[WSJ] Trump Considers Firing Fed Official After Accusation of Mortgage Fraud

[FT] Donald Trump calls on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign