Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Churn as Traders Waver on US Rates Outlook: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Set to Eke Out Weekly Gain as Supply and Inflation Set Tone

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hot Commodity Silver Sets Pace as Demand and Deficit Drive Rally

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rice Rallies Toward 15-Year High as Weather Again Batters Crops

[Reuters] Hedge funds play a weak Japanese yen

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Almost One Million Texas Customers Lose Power After Fierce Storm

[Reuters] Ukraine braces for 'heavy battles' as Putin says Russia carving out Kharkiv buffer zone

[AP] Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

[Reuters] Goldman Sachs looks to expand private equity credit lines as dealmaking picks up

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street’s E-Trading Boom Adds New Fuel to Private-Debt Mania

[Reuters] China unveils 'historic' steps to stabilise crisis-hit property sector

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China attempts to end property crisis with broad rescue package

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] PBOC Earmarks $42 Billion for State Buying of Unsold Homes

[Reuters] China new home prices fall at fastest pace in over 9 years

[Reuters] China's factories fire up but consumer, property weakness persists

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Rebound Gets More Lopsided as Factories Hum, Shoppers Lag

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Bet on Manufacturing Ups Risks From Trade Battle With US

[Reuters] EU probes into Chinese subsidies and imports

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China's Housing Crash Could Set Back Millions of Promising Careers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOJ Keeps Bond Buying Unchanged After Surprise Cut on Monday

[Reuters] Bank of Japan in no rush to sell risky asset holdings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB’s Schnabel Says July Cut Doesn’t Look Warranted

[Bloomberg] Italy Will Have Europe’s Biggest Debt in Three Years, Scope Says

[WSJ] Investors Are Striking Gold All Over

[FT] Buying back some Treasury market liquidity

[FT] China unveils package to boost property sector

Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dow Average Touches 40,000 Before Pulling Back: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] Oil up after US economic data strengthens rate cut expectations

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Officials Suggest Interest Rates Should Stay High for Longer

[Reuters] Texas Power Grid Sees Several Days of Supply Strain

[Bloomberg] China Regulators to Discuss Property Aid With Banks Friday

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Dow breaches 40,000 mark as rate-cut hopes fuel fresh record high

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises as Shrinking US Stockpiles Add to Risk-On Sentiment

[Reuters] Israel moves into north Gaza Hamas stronghold, pounds Rafah without advancing

[Reuters] Zelenskiy visits embattled Kharkiv region as Russian pressure mounts in east

[Reuters] Fed's Mester seeks more evidence inflation pressures are easing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Power Producers to Boost Capacity by 80% Through 2035

[Reuters] Brazil's government hikes 2024 GDP forecast, sees higher inflation