Saturday's News Links

[Axios] Congress returned after seven weeks and everything blew up

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump White House prepares tariff fallback ahead of court ruling

[AP] Ukraine’s allies push back on a US peace plan seen as favoring Moscow

[Politico] Ukraine’s allies rush to counter Trump’s ‘non-starter’ peace plan

[AP] IPO market’s red-hot year has been cooled by the shutdown and more caution among investors

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron, Who Called NATO Brain Dead, Warns of End to G-20

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Collins: Monetary policy currently in right place, hesitant about cutting rates

[Bloomberg] Fannie, Freddie Shares Mimic Meme-Stock Mania With Wild Swings

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Takaichi Faces Market Tests From Yen to Stocks and Bonds

[Bloomberg] Five Charts Show Pressure Ramping Up on Japan’s Bonds and Yen

[Bloomberg] ECB’s Lagarde Says Monetary Policy Can’t Solve Debt Problems

[NYT] The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters?

[WSJ] Fed Divisions Show Powell Isn’t the Biggest Hurdle to a Rate Cut

[WSJ] Investors Clamor for a Peek Behind the Private Markets Curtain

[WSJ] A Wild Week in Markets Leaves Wall Street Bracing for More

[WSJ] Boston Fed President Susan Collins Sees No ‘Urgency’ for December Rate Cut

[WSJ] Latest Push for Peace Is Zelensky’s Toughest Moment Since Start of War

[FT] Kyiv’s allies insist more work is needed on US-Russian peace plan

[FT] The warning signal from bitcoin’s fall

[FT] China’s risky challenge to Japan — and the US