Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Pause After Record-Busting Rally: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Dollar on track for first weekly fall in 2024

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wave of Cash Seen Washing Into Credit as Investors Seek Duration

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Record world stocks leave bonds in gloom

[Reuters] Biden announces new sanctions vs Russia two years into Ukraine war

[Reuters] Global equity funds see outflows amid inflation concerns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yield-Crazed Day Traders Pony Up for ‘169%’ Option-Income ETFs

[Reuters] Goldman Sachs no longer expects US interest rate cut in May

[Reuters] JPMorgan CEO Dimon sells about $150 million of his shares, SEC filing says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Central Bank Tries to Catch Markets Off Guard With Surprise Easing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Home Prices Fall at Slower Pace as Support Mounts

[Reuters] China says it aims to 'contain' foreign interference over Taiwan this year

[CNBC] German central bank losses soar, wiping out risk provisions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB’s Lagarde Says Last Wage Numbers Encouraging, Watching Data

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Must Avoid Temptation to Lower Rates Earlier, Nagel Says

[Bloomberg] Summers Warns Markets May Be Underpricing the Risk of Disorder

[Bloomberg] Pimco Inflows Are ‘Stunning’ This Year, Allianz Chief Says

[WSJ] Are You Bleeding Money on Car Insurance? So Are Insurers

[WSJ] The Hedge Funds That Changed the Game

[WSJ] As Trading Frenzies Grip Penny Stocks, Criticism of Nasdaq Grows

[WSJ] China Home Prices Slide, Increasing Pressure on Beijing

[FT] Bundesbank burns through more than €20bn to cover huge losses

Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] S&P 500, Dow surge to record closing highs as Nvidia sparks AI frenzy

[Reuters] Records shatter as global stocks boom

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises Near Upper End of Range on Signs of Tighter Market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Houthis to step up Red Sea strikes, use 'submarine weapons', leader says

[Reuters] Fed's Waller sees 'no rush' to cut interest rates

[CNBC] Fed’s Waller wants more evidence inflation is cooling before cutting interest rates

[Reuters] Fed's Cook: need more confidence on inflation before cutting rates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Harker Cautions Against Cutting Interest Rates Too Soon

[Reuters] US government debt trajectory to push long-term yields higher, says PIMCO

[FT] Kremlin threatens to let Navalny’s body rot unless he is buried in secret, says family

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Bulls Reload AI Bets as Nvidia Powers Rally: Markets Wrap

[AP] AT&T’s network is down, here’s what to do when your phone service has an outage

[Reuters] US business activity moderates in February - S&P Global survey

[CNBC] Existing home sales rose 3% to start the year, but higher mortgage rates are already hurting

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Jefferson Warns of Easing Too Much on Improving Inflation

[Yahoo Finance] Another Fed official said rate cuts will have to wait until 'later this year'

[Reuters] US nears attempt at first moon landing in half century with private robot spacecraft

[Bloomberg] US Manufacturing Activity Expands at Fastest Pace Since 2022

[FT] Will a second inflation wave turn the AI boom into a winter of discontent?