Wednesdays News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rebound in Countdown to Fed Rates Decision: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises on Expectations of Sharp US Crude Stockpile Decline

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Pushes Back Against Bond Frenzy, Sends Yields Climbing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Cocoa soars above $12,000 to reach fresh record on supply fears

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Fed looms and Europe gets inflation data

[AP] Federal Reserve is set to cut key rate but consumers might not feel much benefit anytime soon

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed expected to combine interest rate cut with hawkish 2025 outlook

[Yahoo/Reuters] Powell has a long to-do list for his last full year as Fed chief

[Axios] Biden ratchets up AI chip war with China

[CNBC] Mortgage demand drops for the first time in 5 weeks, after interest rates rise

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US ports brace for perfect storm as tariff threats scramble supply chains

[Reuters] BOJ's rate hike debate shifts from 'when?' to 'how high?'

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Scale Back BOE Rate-Cut Bets After Inflation Stays High

[Bloomberg] US Housing Starts Fall to Four-Month Low on Multifamily Decline

[Bloomberg] Trump Team’s 100-Day Plan Shows EV Policy Stripped of Rebates

[Bloomberg] Turkey-Backed Syria Forces Aim to Push on Against Kurdish Groups

[Bloomberg] Silicon Valley’s Secondary Markets Are Bigger Than Ever

[Bloomberg] Domino Theory of Norms Spells Doom for US Politics

[Bloomberg] We’re Burning More Coal Than Ever Thanks to China

[NYT] What to Watch as the Fed Makes Its Final 2024 Rate Decision

[WSJ] Short-Term Loans Get Just What They Need: A Long-Term Commitment

[WSJ] This Year’s Biggest News Stories, From Wars to the Election to AI, as Told by WSJ

[WSJ] Killing of Top Russian General Is a Message From Ukraine: You Aren’t Safe—Even at Home

[FT] Brazil currency rout risks worsening unless Lula delivers fiscal reforms

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Drop as Traders Ponder Fed’s 2025 Path: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Stall Near Month’s Highs With Rate Cut Expected

[Reuters] US manufacturing output rebounds less than expected in November

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Homebuilder Outlook Jumps on Optimism Trump Will Cut Red Tape

[Reuters] 2024 the 'year of the bond' as record inflows top $600 billion

[AP] Canada’s prime minister faces calls to resign. Here’s what could happen next

[Bloomberg] California Reels From Extreme Weather as Wildfire Risks Return

[Bloomberg] Blackout Risk Is Rising for North American Grids, Study Says

[FT] AI poses threat to North American electricity grid, watchdog warns