Monday, December 8, 2025

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks are little changed as Trump approves Nvidia chips sales to China: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Biggest Decline in Three Weeks With Glut in Focus

[AP] Federal Reserve set to cut rate but may signal a pause to come

[Yahoo/Reuters] Hedge funds and state-backed investors bet on volatility in 2026

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Markets riddled with anxiety on almost-Fed day

[Yahoo/Reuters] Trump says support for interest rate cuts is key test for Fed chair nominee

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Nvidia Shift Hands Xi an Opening on Security Curbs

[Yahoo/Reuters] China to limit access to Nvidia's H200 chips despite Trump export approval, FT reports

[Yahoo/Fortune] Borrowing by AI companies represents a ‘mounting potential threat to the financial system,’ top economist says

[Axios] AI's energy gusher

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US, India Seek to Reset Ties as Trade Deal Remains Elusive

[Reuters] China's Li says tariff consequences increasingly evident

[AP] Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

[Reuters] Japan threatening us militarily, China tells German foreign minister

[Bloomberg] Trump Says Rate Cut Will Be Litmus Test For New Fed Chair

[Bloomberg] US Small-Business Optimism Rises on Brighter Sales Outlook

[Bloomberg] Options Traders Bracing for Wild Stock Trading Off Fed Decision

[Bloomberg] The Solution to Hedge Fund Leverage Isn’t More Market Risk

[Bloomberg] Private Credit Hit Deployment Record Last Year, ACC Report Says

[Bloomberg] Traders Are Betting on Fewer Interest-Rate Cuts Across the Globe

[Bloomberg] Fed May Need QE If Market Questions New Chair, Man Group Says

[Bloomberg] When Banks Need Capital, Synthetic Isn’t Good Enough

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Katayama Says Watching Market Trends as Yields Near 2%

[Bloomberg] Japan Builds Up ‘Missile Archipelago’ Near Taiwan to Counter China

[Bloomberg] Merz Says Parts of US Security Strategy Unacceptable for Europe

[Bloomberg] South Korea Scrambles Jets as Chinese, Russia Warplanes Approach

[WSJ] An Unusually Divided Fed Is Expected to Deliver a Rate Cut

[WSJ] Consumer Loans Are Getting Harder to Tally—and the Risks Harder to Gauge

[WSJ] Sam Altman’s Sprint to Correct OpenAI’s Direction and Fend Off Google

[WSJ] China’s Manufacturing Is Booming Despite Trump’s Tariffs

[WSJ] Bank of Japan Governor Sees Little Danger of Rapid Pickup in Inflation

[FT] First Brands rescue loan tumbles in value as bankruptcy drags on

[FT] Data centre boom sparks deals rush

[FT] Russia’s hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test

[FT] El-Erian: The significance of the next Fed chair choice

[FT] China’s open-source AI is a national advantage

[Ft] Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’