Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall St notches gain; yen surges, intervention suspected

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Drops as Progress on Cease-Fire in Gaza Shrinks Risk Premium

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yen Traders See Uphill Battle for Japan to Halt Currency’s Slide

[Reuters] US Treasury to borrow $243 billion in Q2, higher than January forecast

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Debt Dilemma May Doom Any FX Intervention, Brooks Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi Is on a Mission to Drive a Wedge Between Europe and the US

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s US Treasury Holdings Becoming ‘Hostages,’ Academic Warns

[Bloomberg] China Central Bank Wants to Halt Bond-Buying Spree, Not Join It

[NYT] Inflation Is Stubborn. Is the Federal Budget Deficit Making It Worse?

[NYT] A Strong U.S. Dollar Weighs on the World