Wednesday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures tick down after Dow falls to fresh 2026 low: Live updates 

[Reuters] Oil extends gains to rise 5.6% after Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities

[Reuters] Wall Street ends sharply lower after Fed keeps rates unchanged

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Tumbles as Powell’s Inflation Concerns Dash Easing Bets

[Reuters] Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war, Washington Post reports

[AP] Live updates: US knew of Israeli strike on Iranian gas field but didn’t take part, AP source says

[CNBC] Iran missile attack on Qatar causes ‘extensive damage’ to facility housing huge gas plant

[Yahoo Finance] Gasoline prices hit highest level since March 2022 as oil tops $100

[AP] Fed projects one rate cut this year as Powell vows to stay on until DOJ investigation is finished

[Reuters] Powell says he will remain Fed chief until successor confirmed

[AP] US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran

[Bloomberg] Cliffwater Private Credit Fund’s Outlook Cut to Negative by S&P

[Bloomberg] Fannie and Freddie Shares Tank as Doubt Swirls About Trump Plans

[Bloomberg] Propane Is Spiking, Piling Another Pain Point Onto US Consumers

[NYT] For U.S., Unmet Expectations in Iran Fit a Familiar Pattern in the Region

[WSJ] Fed Holds Rates Steady as Iran War Clouds Outlook

[WSJ] How China Is Quietly Helping an Isolated Iran Survive

[FT] Federal Reserve chief Jay Powell says Iran oil crisis will worsen US inflation

[FT] Two shipments of Russian oil and gas head to Cuba in defiance of US