Sunday, September 20, 2026

Monday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise as oil and yields ease to start week: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] Oil prices slide to 11-day low on hopes of US-Iran diplomacy, Saudi exports

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yuan hits fresh multi-year peak as PBOC eases curb ahead of Trump-Xi summit

[CNBC] Trump admin won’t give AI leaders a ‘liability shield,’ Bessent tells CNBC

[AP] A projectile hits a tanker as it enters the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

[Reuters] Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump reported to have called off airstrikes

[Reuters] Iran and US trade threats after Houthi attacks escalate regional conflict

[Reuters] Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists

[Yahoo/Reuters] Analysis-Global diesel shortage likely to last into 2027 as storage tanks drain

[Reuters] Goolsbee rejects idea of Fed cutting rates to help US finance its debt

[Reuters] Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Rare-Earth Magnet Exports to US Drop Before Xi-Trump Meet

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Hinges on Decrepit and Distant Fields

[AP] CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they’ve notified Trump they’re suing over denied White House access

[Reuters] Merz clings on after German election 'disaster'

[Yahoo/Reuters] Why France's budget problems have driven its bond risk premium to 2012 highs

[Yahoo/Telegraph] French debt to hit highest level on record

[Bloomberg] US Diesel Tops $6.50 a Gallon as Wars Worsen Global Crunch

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Goolsbee Says Road to 2% Inflation May Not Be Painless

[Bloomberg] Ukrainians Are Bracing for Worst Wartime Winter of Airstrikes

[Bloomberg] ‘Energy-Guzzling’ AI Must Rein in Its Emissions, Says UN Climate Chief

[Bloomberg] El Niño and Heat Fuel Destructive Storms Across Pacific Ocean

[NYT] China Promised to Buy More U.S. Farm Goods. It Hasn’t Happened.

[NYT] Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help

[WSJ] Tanker Shortage Sends Oil-Shipping Rates Soaring

[WSJ] Apartment Landlords Have a $2 Trillion Debt Problem That Is Only Getting Worse

[FT] Fed and BoE step up scrutiny of bank exposure to trading firms after Jane Street loss

[FT] Gulf states urge reset with Iran as conflict drags on

[FT] Why the world’s hottest stock market is a national liability