Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise on chipmakers bounce, encouraging inflation signs: Live updates

[CNBC] Oil rises as U.S. continues to strike Tehran, reinstates blockade of Iranian ports

[AP] US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

[AP] Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports after US reimposes a blockade and intensifies strikes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Pledges to Escalate Attacks Until Iran Relents on Hormuz

[Axios] Trump held Situation Room meeting on massive new Iran strikes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] UN Maritime Chief Warns Strait of Hormuz Too Dangerous for Ships

[AP] US producer prices drop 0.3% from May to June on lower energy prices, but outlook is cloudy

[CNBC] Mortgage rates rise to highest level in nearly a year, causing homebuyers to pause

[CNBC] New York Fed President Williams says inflation has peaked, rates ‘well positioned’

[CNBC] Hassett sees no ‘excuse’ to raise rates, says Warsh will push Fed to ‘right answer’

[Axios] Wall Street banks reap windfall from stock and debt sales

[Yahoo/WSJ] Banks Are on a Goldilocks Run. Don’t Assume It Will Last.

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BlackRock Assets Cross $15 Trillion, Adding $192 Billion of Cash

[Reuters] In US West, drought pits farms against towns, industry in scramble for water

[AP] China’s economy slows 4.3% annual growth, weakest since late 2022

[Yahoo/Reuters] Kuroda's negative rate surprise shocked his own BOJ board, minutes show

[Bloomberg] Oil Supertankers Increasingly Bear Brunt in Hormuz Ship Attacks

[Bloomberg] Inflation Drives Americans to Cash In Credit-Card Rewards for Essentials

[Bloomberg] Morgan Stanley Joins Wall Street Rivals’ Stock-Trading Boon

[Bloomberg] AI Has Supercharged the Wealth Effect, Just Ask the Micron Millionaires

[Bloomberg] Over 400 CLOs Are Set for Ratings Upgrades, Fanning ‘08 Concerns

[Bloomberg] What Is the Carry Trade That’s Weakening the Yen?

[Bloomberg] China’s Credit Expansion Disappoints as New Loans Miss Forecasts

[Bloomberg] Korean President Calls Stock Market ‘Unstable’ After Wild Swings

[Bloomberg] China Is Set for Record Bond Issuance This Quarter, Analysts Say

[NYT] In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate

[NYT] Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States

[WSJ] The U.S. and Iran Reckon With Shrinking Options to End the War

[WSJ] The Meaning of the Warsh Task Forces

[WSJ] Europe’s Scramble for Gas Ahead of Winter Gets Harder

[FT] Oil traders warn market is close to running on empty as Hormuz shuts again

[FT] Donald Trump’s return to war with Iran offers no clear path to victory

[FT] China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacy

[FT] What could go wrong

[FT] BlackRock assets rise to record $15.3tn