Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 ticks higher as benchmark approaches all-time high: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies After Slumping on Moves to Restart US-Iran Talks

[AP] Live updates: Trump claims China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US, Iran Seek Further Talks as Hormuz Standoff Intensifies

[AP] Diplomats try to arrange a second round of US-Iran talks during first full day of American blockade

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Risks Showdown With Xi Before Summit Over Hormuz Blockade

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Isolation Deepens on World Stage as Allies Rebuff, Condemn

[Reuters] Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases, FT reports

[Bloomberg] Hedge Fund Leverage Powered by a Few Key Banks Sparks Concerns

[Bloomberg] Gas Spending Jumped 16% for BofA Customers Amid the War in Iran

[Bloomberg] Trump Threatens to Fire Powell If He Doesn’t Exit Fed

[Bloomberg] US Prosecutors Made Unannounced Visit to Federal Reserve in DC

[Bloomberg] AI-Exposed Lenders Show Early Credit Warning Signs, Moody’s Says

[Bloomberg] Silver Market Poised for Sixth Straight Annual Deficit This Year

[Bloomberg] China’s Xi Meets Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov in Beijing

[Bloomberg] Risky Bond Sales Sweep Europe at Fastest Pace Since War Shock

[Bloomberg] BOK Governor Nominee Warns of Inflation, Flags Excess Won Moves

[Bloomberg] South Korea Import Prices Post Biggest Jump Since 1998 on Iran War

[Bloomberg] Traders Boost Taiwan Stock Leverage to Highest in 25 Years

[NYT] Trump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Does Not Resign From Fed

[NYT] Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed as Pirro Defends Investigation

[WSJ] IMF Sees Global Government Debt Matching Annual Output in 2029, a Year Earlier Than Expected

[WSJ] Around 14% of Enrollees in ACA Plans Failed to Make Payments, Data Shows

[WSJ] Iran Ports Are Quiet As Strait Blockade Holds Up

[WSJ] Iran’s Regime has Changed—for the Worse

[WSJ] The Bezos Vs. Musk Space Race Is Heating Up

[WSJ] New York Governor Proposing Tax on Second Homes Worth $5 Million or More

[FT] Banks’ soaring exposure to trading firms creating ‘inherent fragility’, warns S&P

[FT] ‘Bifs’ replace ‘Piigs’ as Europe’s bond market whipping boys

[FT] Iran faces halt to oil production within weeks if US blockade succeeds

[FT] Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases

[FT] Silver market seen as ripe for another price squeeze