Friday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 futures are little changed after major averages advance for second straight day: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rises Toward $5,000 as Weaker Dollar Adds Impetus to Rally

[Politico] This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone

[Politico] Trump disinvites Canada from Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

[AP] Death toll in Iran protest crackdown is reportedly at 5,002 as Trump says US ‘armada’ approaching

[Bloomberg] In Trump v. Dimon, Years of Strain Culminate in $5 Billion Suit

[Bloomberg] Japan Regulator Quizzes Life Insurers on Bond Paper Losses

[Bloomberg] PBOC’s Record Fund Injection Cements Dovish Stance for Markets

[WSJ] The West Stepped Back From the Brink. But Europe’s Distrust of America Lingers.

[WSJ] Trump Wants Peace Board to Rewrite Global Order—but Major Powers Aren’t Sold

[WSJ] China Sees a Chance to Lure Jaded U.S. Allies

[FT] Donald Trump’s tariff ‘shock regime’ tests Wall Street’s mettle

[FT] Bank of Japan signals more rate rises as Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap poll