Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Thursday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise after Microsoft, Meta post earnings beats: Live updates 

[Reuters] Yen slides as tariffs keep BOJ on hold, dollar steady

[CNBC] Weekly jobless claims surge to 241,000, more than expected, in latest sign of economic trouble

[Yahoo/Reuters] US announced job cuts decline in April, recruitment firm Challenger says

[Yahoo/Reuters] US Treasury chief urges Fed to cut rates

[Reuters] Big Tech's fortunes diverge as AI powers cloud, tariffs hit consumer electronics

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Has Reached Out to China to Initiate Tariff Talks, CCTV Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Graham Says He Has Broad Senate Support for New Russia Sanctions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China's April resale home prices fall as more properties put up for sale, report says

[Bloomberg] Trump Says Tariffs Politically Risky, But He’s Not Rushing Deals

[Bloomberg] Bessent Says Two-Year Treasuries Are Signaling Fed Should Cut

[Bloomberg] Musk Says DOGE ‘Should Definitely’ Examine Federal Reserve Costs

[Bloomberg] Yen Falls, Bonds Rise as BOJ Pushes Back Timing of Price Goal

[WSJ] Home Builders Are Piling on Discounts as They Struggle to Entice Buyers

[WSJ] How the U.S. Oil Industry Has Taken a Beating Under Trump, in Charts

[WSJ] Beijing Doesn’t Want America to See Its Trade-War Pain

[WSJ] Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Steady, Cuts Forecasts Amid Tariff Uncertainty

[FT] China signals opening for trade talks with US

[FT] Bank of Japan slashes growth forecasts on tariff fears

[FT] General Motors warns of $5bn tariff hit even after Trump’s relief measures

[FT] Janet Yellen warns Trump tariffs will have ‘tremendously adverse’ impact

[FT] Donald Trump’s bombing campaign against Houthis tests his vow to ‘stop wars’

[FT] Australia: caught between a slowing China and a chaotic US