Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Edges Higher Before Data, Fedspeak: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Two-Year Yield Rises to Highest Since 2011 on BOJ Bets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies With Physical Markets Showing Signs of Strength

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Market Tests Appetite for Yield With Another Auction

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Corporate Bond Sales Hit $153 Billion in February Record

[Reuters] Fed's Schmid: No need to 'preemptively' cut rates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Debt-Addicted Companies Look to Equity as Interest Costs Skyrocket

[Yahoo Finance] Soaring number of Americans are now 401(k) millionaires

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Inflation Tops Forecasts, Supporting BOJ Rate Hike Bets

[Reuters] Japan's inflation beats forecasts, end of negative rates in sight

[Reuters] Taiwan says 5 China coast guard ships entered waters near frontline islands

[Reuters] Kremlin warns of conflict with NATO if alliance troops fight in Ukraine

[Bloomberg] China's State-Backed Funds Have Bought $57 Billion of Stocks, UBS Says

[WSJ] Corporate AI Investment Is Surging, to Nvidia’s Benefit

[WSJ] Hotel Staff Shortages Threaten to Push Travel Costs Even Higher

[WSJ] While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat

[FT] Investors poured $4tn into US ETFs over past decade

[FT] China props up renminbi ahead of leadership summit in March

Monday Evening Links

[Reuters] Equities close slightly lower as focus shifts to data

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises on US Physical Market’s Strength, China Demand Hopes

[Reuters] Nvidia bets dominate US options market as AI fervor grows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasuries Basis Trade Shows Signs of Waning, Deutsche Bank Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Convertibles Notch $5 Billion Week as Rate Cuts Appear Distant

[CNBC] Jamie Dimon is ‘cautious about everything’ as he sees risks to a soft landing

[Bloomberg] US Corporate Bond Sales Hit $153 Billion in February Record

[FT] Israel launches strikes on Hizbollah targets in north-east Lebanon

[FT] Chinese research ships increase activity near Taiwan

Monday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St struggles for direction ahead of inflation test 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises on US Physical Market’s Strength, Libya Disruptions

[Reuters] Jordan's King Abdullah warns of dangers of Israel's planned Rafah assault

[Reuters] US new home sales rise less than expected in January

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US New-Home Sales Rise After Downward Revisions to Past Months

[Reuters] Farmers protest across Europe, press ministers to act

[FT] Israel launches strikes on Hizbollah targets in north-east Lebanon