Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Hits Record as Trump’s Trade Threats Fan Haven Demand

[CNBC] Futures drop to start quarter on fears Trump’s tariffs will be more severe than expected: Live updates

'[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq 100’s Worst Quarter in Years Sealed by AI Bubble Fears

[Yahoo/Reuters] Trump aides float 20% tariff on most imports, Washington Post says

[AP] Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food

[Reuters] US auto sales set to modestly rise in first quarter as tariffs signal bumpy ride

[Politico] EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs 

[AP] Europe says that it holds a lot of trade cards on the eve of Trump’s tariff ‘Liberation Day’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Ready to Buy More Goods from India as US Tariffs Loom

[Axios] Trump's "Art of the Deal" hits new hurdles

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global deal activity disappoints, M&A revenue falls as Trump pursues tariffs

[AP] Chinese military launches large-scale drills around Taiwan

[AP] Germany sees Ukraine truce efforts as deadlocked, while China says the talks are encouraging

[Axios] Rainstorms are getting more intense amid climate change

[Bloomberg] The Growing Risk to Fed Independence That Wall St Isn't Watching

[Bloomberg] Republican Anxiety Grows as Florida Races Test Trump Strength

[Bloomberg] European Tourists Start Avoiding US as ‘Unknown Territory’

[Bloomberg] Why China Can’t Sort Out Its Property Market Mess

[Bloomberg] Brazilians Blame Lula’s Economic Policy for Surging Inflation

[NYT] Stocks Mark Worst Month in Years as Trump’s Tariffs Loom

[NYT] As Trump Stokes Uncertainty, the Fed Asks Businesses Where It Hurts

[WSJ] Trump Says He Settled on ‘Liberation Day’ Tariff Plan, but Doesn’t Reveal It

[WSJ] EU Has Plan to Retaliate on U.S. Tariffs, Von der Leyen Says

[WSJ] China Says It Is Aiming to Coordinate Tariff Response With Japan, South Korea

[WSJ] The California Insurance Safety-Net System That Lost a Million-Dollar Check

[FT] EU brandishes ‘strong plan’ to retaliate against US tariffs

[FT] How a $1.4tn Trump trade war could unfold

[FT] US and Denmark to hold first high-level talks since Donald Trump’s win

[FT] China launches large-scale military exercises around Taiwan

[FT] Investors flock to gold funds as fears over Trump tariffs mount

[FT] The risky trial of Jair Bolsonaro