Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds Drop as Traders Trim Rate-Cut Expectations: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Climbs to New Record Before Pivotal US Inflation Print

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rally Takes Breather With Israel to Remove Some Gaza Troops

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Latest Investment Frenzy Sparks Wild Swings in Gold ETF

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Favor Two Fed Cuts in 2024 With US Rates at Year’s Highs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bets Against Yen at Highest in 17 Years as Test of 152 Looms

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Maintains Yuan Defense After Currency Nears Red Line

[Reuters] US will not accept Chinese imports decimating new industries, Yellen says

[CNBC] Yellen says she won’t rule out possible tariffs on China’s green exports

[AP] JPMorgan’s Dimon warns inflation, political polarization and wars are creating risks not seen since WWII

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese State Bank Asks Court to Liquidate Developer Shimao

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Breakeven Inflation Matches Record High Amid Weak Yen

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Jostling Over Back-to-Back Summer Cuts Has Already Begun

[Reuters] Euro zone investor morale hits two-year high in April

[Reuters] What are the risks at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after drone attack?

[Bloomberg] China PBOC Buys Gold for 17th Month as Prices Hit Record

[WSJ] Doubts Creep In About a Fed Rate Cut This Year

[FT] Investors lose hope of rapid US interest rate cuts this year

[FT] Biden to warn Beijing against meddling in South China Sea

[FT] The great American transport crisis tells us something

[FT] Chinese banks’ global expansion faces new hurdles

[FT] Japan doubles down on the US alliance as China looms

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures rise slightly in overnight trading following the market’s losing week: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Traders See 4.5% Yields as Next Test as Focus Shifts to CPI

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The Gold Market Hunts for Answers Behind Bullion’s Sudden Surge

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The Odds of $100 Oil Are Rising as Supply Shocks Convulse the Market

[AP] Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says