Friday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise as Wall Street tries to end week on a strong note: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The US Treasury Market’s Inertia Is Nearing Historic Levels

[Yahoo/Reuters] US equity funds see largest weekly inflow in 3-1/2 months

[AP] Criminal investigation raises key question: Whether Chair Powell leaves Fed in May

[Axios] Here's what kind of energy is fueling AI

[Axios] How the AI boom fuels gains for Wall Street's biggest banks

[Axios] Exclusive: BlackRock's new AI warning

[Politico] Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland

[Yahoo/Reuters] Australian treasurer backs RBA chief's show of solidarity with Fed's Powell

[Reuters] Canada, China set for 'historic' gains from new partnership, Carney says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Clamps Down on High-Speed Traders, Removing Servers

[CNBC] Russia says it’s monitoring Trump’s ‘extraordinary’ push to take over Greenland

[Reuters] Iran protests abate after deadly crackdown, residents and rights group say

[Bloomberg] Global Corporate Bond Yield Premiums Fall to Lowest Since 2007

[Bloomberg] Private Secondaries Deals Surge to Record $226 Billion, Evercore Reports 

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Credit Card Threats Rain on Big Banks’ Earnings Parade

[Bloomberg] Iran Can’t Count on TACO as Trump Makes Good on Threats, BE Says

[Bloomberg] Why a Snap Election Is a Gamble for Japan’s Prime Minister

[NYT] Is This Billionaire a Financial Genius or a Fraudster?

[WSJ] Powell Investigation Upends Final Stretch of Fed Chair Contest

[WSJ] Trump to Push Plan for Tech Companies to Fund New Power Plants

[WSJ] Gen X and Millennials Will Inherit Trillions in Real Estate Over the Next Decade

[WSJ] China and Canada Edge Closer With Progress on Trade

[FT] France warns US that Greenland seizure would endanger EU trade

[FT] ‘It is state capitalism’: how Donald Trump is shaking up corporate America

[FT] A less independent Fed raises risks to a key crisis tool

[FT] How Iran’s regime retook the streets

[FT] Tett: Fiscal threats lurk in the undergrowth for Japan

[FT] Trump is making the world fall in love with China

[FT] Canada and China slash tariffs as they mend ties after years of dispute

[FT] Can Mark Carney Trump-proof Canada’s economy?

Thursday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed after rally in banks and tech lifts major averages: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] AI hyperscalers will drive higher US corporate bond supply in 2026, analysts say

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bank CEOs Say $134 Billion Trading Record Is Just the Start

[Yahoo Finance] AI spending to hit $2.53 trillion in 2026, $3.33 trillion in 2027

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Faces ‘Trilemma’ of How Big Its Balance Sheet Should Be

[Yahoo Finance] Kansas City Fed's Schmid: Cutting rates could make inflation worse

[Axios] Trump's Greenland push tests NATO's commitment to mutual defense

[ABC] Tensions escalate as Trump threatens Insurrection Act, Blanche accuses Minnesota governor of 'terrorism'

[AP] Aggressive tactics used on Minneapolis protesters raise concerns about federal officer training

[Axios] How Trump could use the Insurrection Act to pummel Minnesota

[Politico] European troops in Greenland won’t change Trump’s mind, White House says

[NYT] State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

[FT] US and Taiwan strike trade deal tied to $250bn chip investment

Thursday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Dow jumps more than 300 points as chip, bank stocks rally: Live updates

[Yahoo Finance] Oil tumbles 4% as Trump remarks ease investor worries of a US strike against Iran

[Yahoo/Reuters] Erosion of Fed independence would be 'credit negative' for US rating, Fitch says

[Yahoo Finance] Fed's Barr: DOJ probe is 'an assault on the independence of the Fed'

[CNBC] Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal

[Yahoo/Reuters] Taiwan chip deal is worth a total of $500 billion, US Commerce Secretary Lutnick says

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Schmid Says Policy Should Be Restrictive to Curb Inflation

[Bloomberg] Bank CEOs Say Record $134 Billion Trading Haul Is Just the Start

[NYT] Big Plan for Fannie and Freddie I.P.O. in Flux as Trump Pushes Affordability

[NYT] Cracks Begin to Appear at the Nation’s Biggest Banks

[WSJ] Trump Was Told Attack on Iran Wouldn’t Guarantee Collapse of Regime

[WSJ] How the Trump-Fed Feud Reached a Boiling Point

[WSJ] Wall Street Powers Nation’s Biggest Banks to Record Year