Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 futures tick higher as crude oil trades lower after Iran conflict surge: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Panic Sweeps Korean Stocks in Biggest One-Day Crash on Record

[CNBC] South Korea’s Kospi plunges 12% putting it on track for its worst day in decades as Iran conflict rages

[Reuters] Oil shock fear hits Asian tech stocks while European selloff pauses

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Pares Gain on Report of Iran-US Outreach in Bid to End War

[Yahoo/WSJ] Iran Conflict Spurs Rebound in U.S. Borrowing Costs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Pledges Safe Mideast Oil Transit as Iran War Rages On

[Reuters] Hormuz shutdown could force Iraq, Kuwait to curb oil output within days, JP Morgan says

[AP] Supply chain disruptions from the Iran war could raise prices for drugs, electronics and more

[Axios] Exclusive: The Trump-Netanyahu call that changed the Middle East

[CNBC] Private companies added 63,000 jobs in February, January revised to just 11,000 additions, ADP says

[CNBC] Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Private Market Titans Warn of Pain as Credit Cracks Widen

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Soaring Power Prices Have US Politicians Searching for Solutions

[CNBC] Big investors have been fleeing for-sale housing market, even before Trump ordered ban

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China factory activity contracts for second month in February

[Reuters] Trump's Asian allies fear Iran war will sap defences against China

[Politico] US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron

[AP] A Russian-flagged tanker erupts in a massive fire and sinks off Libya

[Bloomberg] Global Funds Unwind Hottest AI Trades as Oil Supply Fears Mount

[Bloomberg] Japan No. 2 Lender SMFC’s Shares Tumble After Reported MFS Exposure

[NYT] Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause

[WSJ] Iran Escalates Attacks on Gulf Nations as Conflict Widens

[WSJ] Container Shipping Companies Halt Bookings, Divert Vessels Due to Middle East Risks

[WSJ] Israel Is Blowing Up Iran’s Police State to Clear the Way for a Revolt

[WSJ] Record Numbers of Workers Are Raiding Their 401(k) Savings

[WSJ] OECD Sees Rising Refinancing Risk as Bond Sales Surge

[WSJ] Eurozone Jobless Rate Hit New Record Low in January

[WSJ] Australia’s Growth Accelerates, Bolstering Case for RBA to Raise Rates

[WSJ] Powell Won, but the Fed Might Still Lose

[FT] Investors ditch private credit funds on rising worries over bad loans

[FT] Gold and silver flows disrupted as Iran war grounds flights

[FT] US shale bosses warn they cannot replace war-hit Middle East oil

[FT] Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens Middle East food imports

[FT] Is this Hizbollah’s last stand?