Sunday's News Links

[AP] A far-right victory or a hung parliament? Follow France election live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Le Pen’s Far Right Seeks Historic French Election: What to Watch

[Reuters] France votes in parliamentary election with far right seeking power

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Private Credit Funds With No Skin in Game a Worry: Credit Weekly

[Yahoo/WSJ] The Next Big Power Play on Wall Street

[WSJ] Crushing Debts Await Europe’s New Leaders

[WSJ] China’s Foreign-Exchange Reserves Edged Down in June

[WSJ] China’s Support for Russia’s War in Ukraine Puts Beijing on NATO’s Threat List

[FT] Cohabitation or grand coalition: France frets over next political chapter

[FT] China stabbing attacks raise concerns of growing social tensions

Saturday's News Links

[AP] Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come

[AP] It’s France’s moment of truth. Here’s how its snap elections work and what comes next

[Reuters] Le Pen's investment in far-right Bardella pays off ahead of French election

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Will Meloni and Le Pen Be Right-Wing Besties? It’s Complicated

[Yahoo/WSJ] Big Banks Are Taking Hits From Commercial Real Estate

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Can’t Rush Rate Cuts Due to Wages, Services Costs: Muller

[Reuters] Iranian voters pick moderate as president to replace hardline Raisi

[Reuters] China anchors 'monster ship' in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says

[FT] Huge majority is double-edged sword for Labour government, say allies