Sunday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global 36-Hour Interest-Rate Spree Heralds First US Cut of 2025

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed faces key week of decisions with membership, political independence in doubt

[Yahoo Finance] Fed's rate decision looms as markets hover near records: What to watch this week

[AP] Fed governor Cook asks appeals court to reject White House’s bid to remove her from Fed board

[CNBC] Democrats dig in on health care as threat of government shutdown looms

[Reuters] US, Chinese officials hold talks in Spain on trade irritants, TikTok deadline

[AP] Ukrainian drones strike one of Russia’s top oil refineries, sparking fire

[Politico] Why Putin won’t end his war against the West

[Bloomberg] Fed Debate Turns to Pace of Cuts Amid Heavy Trump Pressure

[Bloomberg] US, China Officials Kick Off Economic, Trade Talks in Madrid

[NYT] Documents Raise Questions About Fraud Claims Against Fed Governor

[WSJ] Documents Show Lisa Cook Described Property as Second Home

[WSJ] The Market’s Riskier Than It Used to Be—and Investors Love It

[WSJ] Mortgage Rates Are Finally Falling. Here’s Why They Can Move Fast.

[FT] How Emmanuel Macron’s France became Europe’s fiscal problem child

[FT] Elon Musk call for Brits to ‘fight back or die’ denounced by minister