Thursday's News Links

[CNBC] Stock futures little changed ahead of retail sales, jobs data; South Korea’s Kospi tumbles 7% in chip rout: Live updates

[CNBC] SK Hynix shares plunge 11% as Asia sees tech rout, tracking U.S. chip losses

[AP] US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] IEA Boss Warns Global Economy in Peril If Hormuz Crisis Persists

[Yahoo/Reuters] South Korea regulator to announce new measures on single-stock leveraged ETFs

[Yahoo/Reuters] Korea Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023 on Chip-Led Boom

[AP] US imposing a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports starting July 22, citing unfair trade practices

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] India Bars Seafarers From Strait of Hormuz Voyages After Attacks

[Reuters] China's record consumer defaults undermine Beijing's push to boost spending

[Bloomberg] China Seeks to Curb New Bond Sales by LGFVs With Increased Debt

[WSJ] Controlling Hormuz Would Take More U.S. Troops—and Even More Risk

[WSJ] Wall Street Traders Are Having Their Best Year Ever

[WSJ] The Mystery Money Powering Trump's Second Term

[WSJ] The AI Backlash Has Tech Executives Fearing for Their Lives

[WSJ] Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets U.S. Northeast and Midwest

[FT] Trump administration slaps 25% tariff on Brazil as bilateral ties deteriorate

[FT] The rating reforms needed to tackle private credit’s vulnerabilities

[FT] Takanomics vs Abenomics: the $2.3tn prizefight