Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 rises ahead of this week’s Big Tech earnings: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Sinks to Lowest Level in Four Years as US Risks Grow

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Extends Gains Above $5,000 as Debasement Trade Gathers Pace

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Power Grid for 67 Million on Edge as Dire Cold Follows Storm

[AP] Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics

[Axios] "Show me the AI money" this tech earnings season

[AP] Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Goldman Says Market Most Risk-On Since 2021 on Global Growth

[Axios] "It was a mess": Inside Trump's pivot on Minnesota

[Reuters] World's 'middle powers' de-risking from America

[Reuters] India, EU reach landmark trade deal, tariffs to be slashed on most goods

[Bloomberg] Odds Are Rising That Another Winter Storm Will Pummel US East Next Week

[Bloomberg] Carney calls Trump’s tariff threats bluster ahead of US-Canada free trade talks

[Bloomberg] Top US Grid Gets OK to Divert Data Center Power to Households

[Bloomberg] TACO Tracking: Trump Carries Out One in Four Tariff Threats

[Bloomberg] Bond Wipeout Threatens Japan Property Fundraising as REITs Slump

[Bloomberg] Venezuela’s Spectacular Bond Rally Runs Into a $170 Billion Reckoning

[Bloomberg] China’s Retreat From Africa Lending Turns It Into Debt Collector

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Takaichi Details Possible Response to Taiwan Crisis

[NYT] Fed, Signaling Little Urgency, Prepares to Pause on Rate Cuts

[NYT] Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth

[WSJ] Fed Set to Pause Rate Cuts, With No Clear Path to Resuming

[WSJ] Risk of a Partial Government Shutdown This Weekend Is Rising. Here’s Why.

[WSJ] Trump Threat on South Korea Jolts Trade Partners Who Thought They Had Deals

[WSJ] Stung by Trump, America’s Top Trading Partners Cozy Up to China

[WSJ] Rapid Buildup of Chinese Military Fuels Corruption Scandals

[FT] Big Tech’s borrowing spree raises fears of AI risks in US bond market

[FT] Private credit firms sell debt to themselves at record rate