Sunday, January 25, 2026

Monday's News Links

[Reuters] Gold blasts past $5,000 to record high on safe-haven rush

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed as traders get set for a big week of trading: Live updates

[Reuters] Yen rallies to over 2-month high as markets on alert for intervention

[AP] Asian shares mostly dip as the yen rises against the U.S. dollar

[Reuters] China's yuan hits 32-month high as PBOC carefully lifts midpoint

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Gold-plated fear

[Reuters] Fed meeting likely to be overshadowed by threats to central bank's independence

[Yahoo Finance] Fed expected to keep interest rates on hold this week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Post-Storm Freeze to Test US Power Grids as Demand Surges

[Reuters] Winter storm grips much of US in snow, ice, Arctic cold

[Axios] Wall Street's playbook for 2026 already needs to be rewritten

[Axios] DHS and ICE are under siege by Congress like never before

[Reuters] 'Nobody is safe': China's Xi targets his close ally in purge

[Bloomberg] Dollar Pressure Mounts as Traders Reopen Debasement Debate

[Bloomberg] Fed to Hold Rates as Political Storm Intensifies Around Powell

[Bloomberg] Norway $2.1 Trillion Fund Told to Get Ready for Political Risk

[Bloomberg] Junk Debt Sales Soar in Europe After Trump Tariff Threat Recedes

[Bloomberg] BlackRock Says Europe Draws a ‘Decade in a Year’ of Stock Flows

[Bloomberg] Tokyo Apartment Prices Hit Record on Tight Supply, Surging Building Costs

[Bloomberg] Xi’s Purge of Top General Spurs Questions on Taiwan, Succession

[NYT] How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.

[WSJ] Gold Surges Above $5,000 on Shutdown Fears, Geopolitical Tensions

[WSJ] The World Economy Is Hooked on Government Debt

[WSJ] Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans

[WSJ] Democrats Demand Changes to Homeland Security Bill, Risking Another Shutdown

[WSJ] How Trump’s Ally at the Fed Is Remaking Bank Oversight

[WSJ] Here in One Kyiv Apartment Building, They Are Freezing—but Not Giving Up

[FT] US long-term unemployment hits four-year high

[FT] Trump and Rutte cannot make a deal without Greenland at the table

[FT] Germany will ‘strike back’ against Russian cyber attacks, minister vows

Sunday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] Gold Tops $5,000 as Global Upheaval Fuels Precious Metals Rally

[CNBC] Stock futures fall as traders get set for a big week of trading: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Power Outages Cascade as Big Winter Storm Hits US East Coast

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Texas Deep Freeze Shutters Some Energy-Consuming Industry Sites

[Axios] Electricity grid is holding up despite outages, analysts say

[CNBC] Shutdown odds grow as Senate Republicans won’t remove DHS funding after Pretti killing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bessent sees Canada’s Carney making ‘about-face’ on China trade

[Yahoo/Reuters] Currency market on guard for intervention in Japan's yen

[Bloomberg] Shutdown Risk Rises as GOP Dismisses Threat to Block DHS Funds

[Bloomberg] Japan Bond Crash Unleashes a $7 Trillion Risk for Global Markets

[WSJ] Canada’s Carney Ditches ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ Approach to Trump

[WSJ] China’s Top General Accused of Giving Nuclear Secrets to U.S.

Sunday's News Links

[AP] Massive winter storm across the US brings ice, frigid temperatures and widespread power outages

[AP] More than 10,000 flights canceled as massive winter storm sweeps across US 

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Fed, big earnings week loom for markets as global tensions muddy outlook

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The Junkiest Junk Bonds Are Finding Big Demand This Year: Credit Weekly

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Latest Canada Threat Previews Rocky USMCA Negotiations

[Yahoo/Reuters] Trump's JPMorgan lawsuit underscores his growing clash with Wall Street

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tense Fed is set to lead global peers with interest-rate hold

[Bloomberg] Power Outages Cascade as Massive Winter Storm Reaches East Coast

[Bloomberg] Carney to Visit Australia in March as ‘Middle Powers’ Engage

[Bloomberg] Takaichi Warns Japan Is Ready to Act on Speculative Moves

[WSJ] Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Canada Over China

[WSJ] The First Three Weeks of the Year Will Reshape the World

[WSJ] Europe’s $1 Trillion Race to Build Back Its Defense Industry

[FT] China’s military says top general undermined Xi Jinping’s authority