Saturday's News Links

[AP] Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, unemployment data, consumer sentiment update

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Spiking bond yields, midterms, earnings to test US stocks' typical fourth-quarter strength

[Reuters] G7 countries agree on release of diesel and oil stocks after US pressure

[Reuters] Fed may skip October but pull rate hike trigger in December

[Reuters] Hedge funds struggle for September gains as rate, AI swings bite

[AP] America In Focus: unemployment rate climbs, mortgage rate hits nearly 3 year high

[Axios] Rogue AI agents expose internet's frail foundation

[Axios] Saudis plan major offensive against the Houthis, but U.S. won't join for now

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pressure Builds on Iran as Trump Expands US Military Presence

[Reuters] As public fears of AI grow, Trump digs in on voluntary safeguards

[Reuters] Explainer: How Turkey's investment fund bubble burst

[Politico] Russia hits major Kyiv bridge, logistics hub in latest attack

[Reuters] Russia pledges to continue massive strikes on Kyiv, urges foreign diplomats to leave city

[Bloomberg] US Debt Path Leaves It ‘Increasingly Exposed,’ Scope Warns

[Bloomberg] Cash-Strapped Americans Tap Home Equity and AI to Keep Spending

[Bloomberg] Larry Ellison Risk Exposed by Paramount and Oracle Debt Binges

[Bloomberg] Anxiety Over Gas Prices Points to ‘Looming EV Comeback’ in US

[NYT] White House Filing Claims President Has Authority to Bar News Outlets

[WSJ] How the French Bond Trade Backfired on Investors

[WSJ] AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market

[FT] China, America and the new Great Game

[FT] Treasuries are losing their moneyness

[FT] Italy and Greece seek leeway on EU fiscal rules