[Reuters] Gold blasts past $5,000 to record high on safe-haven rush
[CNBC] S&P 500 higher as Apple, Meta gain ahead of earnings: Live updates
[Reuters] Yen rallies to over 2-month high as markets on alert for intervention
[AP] Asian shares mostly dip as the yen rises against the U.S. dollar
[Reuters] China's yuan hits 32-month high as PBOC carefully lifts midpoint
[Reuters] Morning Bid: Gold-plated fear
[Yahoo/Reuters] US core capital goods orders beat expectations in November
[Reuters] Fed meeting likely to be overshadowed by threats to central bank's independence
[Yahoo Finance] Fed expected to keep interest rates on hold this week
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Post-Storm Freeze to Test US Power Grids as Demand Surges
[Reuters] Winter storm grips much of US in snow, ice, Arctic cold
[Axios] Wall Street's playbook for 2026 already needs to be rewritten
[Axios] DHS and ICE are under siege by Congress like never before
[Reuters] 'Nobody is safe': China's Xi targets his close ally in purge
[Bloomberg] Venezuela’s Leader Says Country Has ‘Had Enough’ of US Meddling
[Bloomberg] Dollar Pressure Mounts as Traders Reopen Debasement Debate
[Bloomberg] Fed to Hold Rates as Political Storm Intensifies Around Powell
[Bloomberg] Norway $2.1 Trillion Fund Told to Get Ready for Political Risk
[Bloomberg] Junk Debt Sales Soar in Europe After Trump Tariff Threat Recedes
[Bloomberg] BlackRock Says Europe Draws a ‘Decade in a Year’ of Stock Flows
[Bloomberg] Tokyo Apartment Prices Hit Record on Tight Supply, Surging Building Costs
[Bloomberg] Xi’s Purge of Top General Spurs Questions on Taiwan, Succession
[NYT] How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
[WSJ] Gold Surges Above $5,000 on Shutdown Fears, Geopolitical Tensions
[WSJ] The World Economy Is Hooked on Government Debt
[WSJ] Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans
[WSJ] Democrats Demand Changes to Homeland Security Bill, Risking Another Shutdown
[WSJ] How Trump’s Ally at the Fed Is Remaking Bank Oversight
[WSJ] Here in One Kyiv Apartment Building, They Are Freezing—but Not Giving Up
[FT] US long-term unemployment hits four-year high
[FT] Trump and Rutte cannot make a deal without Greenland at the table
[FT] Germany will ‘strike back’ against Russian cyber attacks, minister vows