Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks slip as Trump escalates attack on Fed independence: Live updates

[CNBC] Short-term Treasury yields fall, while long-term yields rise after Trump orders removal of Fed’s Cook

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] French Market Stress Enters Second Day as Political Fears Mount

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Moves to Fire Fed’s Cook, Setting Up Legal Fight

[Axios] Trump ignites Fed war

[Axios] Fed governor Cook says she won't resign after Trump firing

[AP] Trump says he’s firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

[CNBC] Trump tells Fed’s Lisa Cook she’s fired; she says ‘he has no authority to do so’

[Axios] Democrats erupt as Trump moves to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Says US Has Much Bigger Leverage Over China on Magnets

[CNBC] ‘They have to give us magnets’: Trump warns of 200% tariff on China if exports are curbed

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Sends Senior Trade Negotiator to Meet US Officials

[CNBC] Trump vows ‘substantial’ new tariffs, chip restrictions on countries with digital taxes

[Reuters] South Korea bets big on reviving troubled US shipbuilding to woo Trump

[CNBC] ‘Our country is in danger’: French PM takes confidence vote gamble over budget woes

[Politico] EU resists Trump: Tech regulation is our ‘sovereign’ right

[Bloomberg] UK Bond Yields Near 1998 High, Adding to Pressure on Government

[Bloomberg] French Premier Risks Government Collapse as Opposition Grows

[NYT] U.S. and Japan at Odds Over Terms of $550 Billion Investment

[WSJ] ‘Uncharted Waters’: Trump’s Attempt to Take Charge of the Fed

[WSJ] Trump Says He Is Removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook

[WSJ] Illinois Governor Blasts Trump’s Plan for Troops in Chicago as ‘Un-American’

[WSJ] Top Chinese Trade Negotiator Set to Head to U.S. as Talks Resume

[WSJ] Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Countries That Tax Tech Companies

[WSJ] The Ukrainian Attacks That Are Forcing Russia to Ration Its Fuel

[FT] Donald Trump moves to fire Lisa Cook. What’s next?

[FT] Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ‘effective immediately’

[FT] Nvidia earnings set to test Wall Street’s faith in AI boom

[FT] French assets hit by prospect of government collapse

Monday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed after major averages fall to start week: Live updates

[Reuters] Trump says he is removing Fed Governor Cook

[CNBC] Trump says he is removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Williams says low neutral interest rate era is not over

[Yahoo/Reuters] South Korea companies to invest $150 billion in US, Yonhap says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump to Halt Development of Another Offshore Wind Farm

[WSJ] Fed Bashing’s Populist Roots

[FT] François Bayrou risks French premiership in confidence vote next month

Monday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Nasdaq lifted by Nvidia and Intel, S&P 500 is little changed to start week: Live updates

[Reuters] New US home sales fall as high borrowing costs stifle housing demand

[Axios] Government will take stakes in more companies, top Trump adviser says

[Axios] Trump blasts South Korea as unstable before meeting President Lee

[CNBC] Trump questions whether U.S. can ‘do business’ in South Korea ahead of president’s visit

[CNBC] Trump says government will make deals like Intel stake ‘all day long’

[Yahoo Finance] Former Treasury Secretary says attacks on Fed Governor Lisa Cook should be 'chilling' for Americans

[Bloomberg] French Debt Premium Hits Highest Since April on Confidence Vote

[Bloomberg] Venezuela Sends 15,000 Troops to Border as US Warships Approach

[Bloomberg] What Are the Options for Ukraine’s Security Guarantees?

[NYT] How Builders Are Enticing Buyers in a Weak Housing Market

[WSJ] Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI, Alleging They Are ‘Monopolists’

[FT] French prime minister to hold confidence vote next month

[FT] Trump’s Intel deal is a threat to US economic liberty