Monday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks tick higher to start the week as traders look ahead to key inflation data: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Climbs to Fresh Record After Bets on Fed Rate Cuts Surge

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Silver Borrowing Costs Surge on Tariff-Driven Supply Jitters

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ishiba Exit Adds to Risks for Japan Long Bonds, Sends Yen Lower

[BBC Live] French government on brink of collapse as prime minister faces confidence vote

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bessent Battles Trump Demands, Market Jitters in Fed Chair Hunt

[AP] Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on

[Yahoo/Fortune] Ken Griffin lays down the law on why Trump needs to back off the Fed, saying his meddling could prompt a national debt crisis

[AP] France faces more political upheaval as prime minister’s fate hangs in the balance

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Here’s Who May Replace Japan’s Ishiba as Prime Minister

[CNBC] China’s U.S. shipments plunge 33% in August as overall exports growth hits a 6-month low

[Bloomberg] French Premier On Verge of Ouster Over Budget: What to Watch

[Bloomberg] $1 Trillion in American Wages Has Gone Up in Wildfire Smoke

[Bloomberg] China Export Growth Slips to Six-Month Low as US Orders Drop

[NYT] Ken Griffin Speaks Out Against Trump’s Attacks on the Fed

[WSJ] Japan Markets Brace for Next Political Shift After Ishiba Exits

[FT] French PM François Bayrou on the brink in crucial confidence vote

[FT] Why the Fed should not cut rates now

[FT] Gold hits $3,600 as US rate cut expectations rise

[FT] The trial that split Brazil

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits key inflation data: Live updates

[Axios] Treasury would face "terrible" tariff refund hit on SCOTUS loss, Bessent says

[Reuters] Trump ready for 'phase two' of Russia sanctions over Ukraine conflict

[Bloomberg] China Is Using the Pacific Islands to Squeeze Out Taiwan

[WSJ] Trump’s Risky Game With the Fed

[WSJ] The Deportation Economy Hits Georgia

[WSJ] America’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Economy

[FT] D-Day looms for French PM Bayrou

[FT] China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants