Friday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise as S&P 500 tries to extend rally to five days: Live updates 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Declines as Traders Book Profits on US-China Trade Optimism

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Swings as Traders Seek Next Clues on Iran Nuclear Deal

[Reuters] US single-family housing starts, building permits fell in April

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Says US Will Set Tariff Rates for Other Nations in Weeks

[AP] Trump’s big bill faces next hurdle in Congress as GOP conservatives warn they may vote against it

[NBC] Senate Republicans put House on notice: We won't accept your Trump agenda bill without changes

[CNBC] China calls U.S. trade talks ‘good’ but quiet on next steps, as Trump hints at Xi call

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Bostic Says He Sees One Rate Cut This Year, No Recession

[CNBC] Japan assets saw record inflows in April as investors fled U.S. markets — their promise still holds

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global equity fund inflows surge on trade optimism, inflation relief

[Reuters] Mexico central bank cuts interest rate but flags trade tensions, weak economy

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan's economy shrinks more than expected as US tariff hit looms

[Yahoo/Reuters] China-US 90-day tariff truce should be extended, Global Times says

[Reuters] Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists

[Yahoo/Reuters] With US trade war, China now top buyer for Canadian crude on Trans Mountain pipeline

[AP] A senior Ukrainian official accuses Russia of making unacceptable demands at peace talks in Turkey

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump says Iran has US nuclear proposal, must ‘move quickly’

[Bloomberg] Trump to Keep 30% China Tariffs Till Late 2025, Analysts Say

[NYT] Conservative Republicans Revolt Over Domestic Policy Bill, Threatening Its Path

[NYT] ‘It’s All About Trump’s Tariffs’: Asia Flocks to U.S. Trade Official

[NYT] 9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

[WSJ] Wall Street’s New ‘Shadow Banks’ Are on a Tear. They Want Your Money.

[WSJ] How Gulf Sheikhs Played Their Trump Cards Into a Massive AI Chip Deal

[WSJ] Silicon Valley’s New Hold on Washington

[WSJ] China Loosens Grip on Magnet Exports, Relieving Carmakers

[WSJ] FEMA Head Admits in Internal Meetings He Doesn’t Yet Have a Plan for Hurricane Season

[WSJ] Meta Battles an ‘Epidemic of Scams’ as Criminals Flood Instagram and Facebook

[WSJ] The Ultra Wealthy Are Riding Out the Market Chaos in Luxury Real Estate

[FT] Donald Trump says US will set new tariff rates for scores of countries

[FT] Ukraine and Russia hold first peace talks in three years