Thursday's News Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed as investors await more inflation data: Live updates

[AP] Trump’s friendly-to-frustrated relationship with Putin takes the spotlight at the Alaska summit

[Yahoo/Reuters] Bessent says BOJ is 'behind the curve' on inflation, likely to hike rates, in Bloomberg interview

[CNBC] Despite cooler-than-expected CPI, economists agree higher prices are coming

[AP] DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7

[Axios] D.C. religious leaders blast Trump crackdown as 24/7 federal patrols ramp up

[Yahoo/Reuters] US to explore cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals, hydrocarbons

[Bloomberg] Manhattan Apartment Hunters Face Record Rents and Bidding Wars

[Bloomberg] Viktor Orban’s Grip on Hungary Is Slipping With No Help From Trump

[WSJ] Blue States Hunt for Ways to Wring More Taxes From the Wealthy

[WSJ] Why Putin Wants All of Donetsk in Ukraine

[FT] Scott Bessent says Japan is ‘behind the curve’ on interest rates

[FT] Who pays for the $3tn AI building boom?

[FT] DeepSeek’s launch of new AI model delayed by Huawei chip issues

[FT] French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts