Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Thursday's News Links

[CNBC] Stock futures rise after major averages tumble in tech sector sell-off: Live updates

[CNBC] Treasury yields rise as Fed chief warns of effect of U.S. tariffs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Pauses Record-Breaking Rally as Market Ponders Trade Talks

[CNBC] Trump again calls for Fed to cut rates, says Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Says Fed Chair Powell’s Termination Can’t Come Fast Enough

[AP] US jobless benefit claims fall last week as labor market remains strong despite recession fears

[Reuters] US single-family housing starts tumble to an eight-month low in March

[AP] European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the seventh time as global trade tensions escalate

[CNBC] China targets U.S. services and other areas after decrying ‘meaningless’ tariff hikes on goods

[Yahoo/Reuters] China says it will ignore US 'tariff numbers game'

[Reuters] Iranian minister in Moscow aims to shore up support ahead of U.S. talks

[Politico] US Mideast allies face ‘worst-case scenario’ with Trump aid cuts and tariff whiplash

[Bloomberg] Economic Uncertainty Has Never Felt This Uncertain

[Bloomberg] Xi Urges ‘Asian Family’ Unity as Trump Seeks to Confine China

[Bloomberg] China Stocks Face Risk of $800 Billion US Outflows, Goldman Says

[NYT] Can China Fight Deflation and Trump’s Tariffs at the Same Time?

[WSJ] Trump Lashes Out at Powell, Says ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’

[WSJ] Today’s Hot Banking Business Is Lending to Lenders

[WSJ] Anxious Trading Partners Promise to Buy American to Stave Off Trump’s Tariffs

[WSJ] U.S. Tries to Crush China’s AI Ambitions With Chips Crackdown

[WSJ] U.S. Tariff Policy Poses Major Risk to Japan’s Economy, BOJ Member Says

[FT] Donald Trump says Fed chair Jay Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’

[FT] Is the world losing faith in the almighty US dollar?

[FT] Donald Trump’s tariff threats boost demand for currency hedging

[FT] The Chinese Dream is to Xi what Maga is to Trump