Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Citi sees gold soaring to $3,000 on tensions triggered by Trump

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Waver as Ford, Qualcomm Slide: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] The Yen Is Back in Favor as Currency Traders Shun the Dollar 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near Lowest This Year as Trump Weighs on Sentiment

[AP] US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Musk ‘Buyout’ Taken by 40,000 Federal Workers as Deadline Nears

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Aides Seek to Tone Down His Proposal for US to ‘Own’ Gaza

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bank of England Cuts Rates While Signaling Caution on Path Ahead

[AP] Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan

[AP] Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

[Bloomberg] Authers: Bessent Explains Trump. It Won't Be the Last Time

[Bloomberg] A Crisis Is Brewing in the Business of Paying for Catastrophes

[Bloomberg] Trump Reiterates Vision of Gaza Take Over, Moving Palestinians

[Bloomberg] DeepSeek Limits Access to AI Model as Demand Strains Capacity

[Bloomberg] Kuroda Says BOJ to Stay on Rate Hike Path as Deflation Has Ended

[NYT] U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2024 as Imports Surged

[NYT] Friday’s Jobs Report Will Be Confusing. Here’s How to Make Sense of It.

[WSJ] Gold May Rise Further Near-Term on Tariff Risks, Robust Central Bank Demand

[WSJ] Power Stocks Had Been on an AI Tear. Then Came DeepSeek.

[FT] Donald Trump says Gaza will be ‘turned over to the US by Israel’

[FT] Trump tariffs will lead to US brand boycotts, Jim Beam owner warns

[FT] How Greenland got caught in a clash of superpowers

[FT] Hottest January on record shocks scientists