Thursday, April 30, 2026

Friday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 rises to kick off May trading as oil falls, Apple shares jump: Live updates

[CNBC] Oil prices fall on report Iran sent response to draft peace agreement

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Aluminum Gains as Trump Vows to Maintain Naval Blockade on Iran

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Likely Spent About $34.5 Billion on Yen Intervention

[Axios] Iran gives the U.S. new response on draft peace deal

[Reuters] Iran sends proposal for negotiations with US to mediator Pakistan

[AP] Live updates: Trump administration says war in Iran has been ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline

[Yahoo/WSJ] Risks From Iran War Sway Minneapolis Fed President’s Dissent

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Hammack says no longer appropriate to signal rate cut bias

[Reuters] Pivotal US-Iran war deadline approaches with no end in sight for conflict

[Axios] Pentagon calls timeout on War Powers

[MSN/NBC] Iran is Accelerating Efforts to Dig Out Missiles and Munitions

[Politico] Trump threatens Sánchez and Meloni with US troops withdrawal

[Bloomberg] Stavridis: The Chokepoint Economy Starts With Hormuz

[Bloomberg] ‘Golden’ or ‘Garbage’: Milken Signals New Era for Private Credit

[Bloomberg] Private Credit’s Retail Risk Draws Scrutiny From Global Watchdog

[Bloomberg] Jane Street’s Record Year Translates Into a $2.68 Million Payout Per Employee

[NYT] The World’s Central Banks Are Wrestling With a Gigantic Problem

[NYT] Why Countries Are Stocking Up on Gold

[NYT] Trump’s Plans to Boost Weapons Production Might Not Deliver for Years

[WSJ] Iran Is Grasping for a Solution to an American Blockade It Can’t Break

[WSJ] How Private-Credit Funds Keep Debt Off Their Balance Sheets

[WSJ] AI Investment Boosted Economic Growth, While Consumers Tapped the Brakes

[FT] The swap arsenal

[FT] Trump vs Kimmel: inside Disney chief Josh D’Amaro’s baptism of fire

[FT] Huawei’s AI chip sales surge as Nvidia stalls in China