Monday, January 12, 2026

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 jumps after light core inflation data boosts rate cut hopes: Live updates

[Reuters] Yen falls to weakest level since July 2024, dollar under pressure

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Takaichi’s Early Japan Election Plans Jolt Yen, Bonds and Stocks

[CNBC] December consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, as expected

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global central bankers defend Fed's Powell after Trump threat

[CNBC] Global central bankers unite in defense of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

[Axios] How the Trump-Powell relationship blew up, amid DOJ's unprecedented probe

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Risks Upending US-China Trade Truce With Iran Tariff Vow

[Axios] Wall Street gets hit with Trump's economic policy fire hose

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Greenland Calls on NATO to Ensure Defense Amid US Threats

[Axios] House Republican introduces bill to let Trump annex Greenland

[Yahoo/Telegraph] Bank of England boss attacks Trump investigation into Fed chief

[AP] People inside Iran describe heavy security and scattered damage in first calls to outside world

[AP] Russia launches another major strike on Ukraine’s power grid in freezing temperatures

[Bloomberg] Jeanine Pirro Is Going After Powell, Heedless of Backlash

[Bloomberg] Fed That Fights Back Is a Threat to Trump’s Takeover Plan

[Bloomberg] Trump Says Tech Giants Must Bear Cost of Data Center Electricity

[Bloomberg] AI Volatility Rattles Stock Traders Chasing Next Wave of Winners

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Turn Chaos Into Cash for Best Gains in 16 Years

[Bloomberg] Germany’s Growing Military Might Rekindles Old Fears in France

[Bloomberg] Insured Losses From Wildfires, Storms and Floods Hit Record High

[NYT] A Top Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts

[WSJ] U.S. Small-Business Confidence Rises Amid Brighter Outlook Expectations

[WSJ] Global Central Bankers Rush to Defend Fed’s Powell

[WSJ] Trump Allies and Officials Fear Blowback From Powell Probe

[WSJ] GOP Senators Criticize Probe of Fed Chair Powell

[WSJ] New York Fed President Defends Chair Amid Investigation

[WSJ] America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers

[WSJ] Military Experts Reject Trump’s Logic That U.S. Must Own Greenland to Defend It

[WSJ] Smaller Natural Disasters Incurred Record Insurance Costs Last Year

[FT] Central bank chiefs ‘stand in full solidarity’ with Jay Powell

[FT] Lawfare comes for the dollar

[FT] [WSJ] Military Experts Reject Trump’s Logic That U.S. Must Own Greenland to Defend It