Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Wednesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise After CPI Surprise as Trade Risks Loom: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] US October-February budget deficit hits record $1.147 trillion

[CNBC] U.S. budget deficit surged in February, passing $1 trillion for year-to-date record

[Axios] Senate Democrats embrace hardball on government shutdown

[NBC] Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near

[AP] Trump vows to take back ‘stolen’ wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect

[Politico] Canada sounds alarm at G7: ‘Nobody is safe’ from Trump’s tactics

[AP] Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Canada’s $21 Billion Counter-Tariffs Span Metals to Golf Balls

[AP] Canada’s incoming prime minister says he’ll meet Trump if Canadian sovereignty is respected

[AP] From soup cans to airplanes, steel and aluminum are a fundamental part of American life

[AP] ‘In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump’s effort to cut government

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Mounts Sweeping Attack on Pollution and Climate Rules

[Politico] How Starmer saved Ukraine’s ceasefire as Trump and Zelenskyy raged

[BBC] Who is Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian student activist facing US deportation?

[Bloomberg] US Budget Gap Hits Record $1.1 Trillion for Fiscal Year So Far

[Bloomberg] Over 1,600 Financial Firms Tapped Fed’s Emergency Lending Tool

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Go-To Broker Brings NYC-Style Dealmaking to a World on Edge

[WSJ] Mark Carney to Be Sworn in as Canada’s Prime Minister on Friday, Source Says

[WSJ] The Canadian Provincial Leader Going Toe-to-Toe With Trump

[FT] Elon Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record