Monday, August 3
Afternoon
- Stocks rally, fueled by gains in Big Tech and a drop in oil prices: Live updates
- Oil Slips as Trump Holds Off Iran Attack, Says Talks to Resume
- Trump says new talks are ‘last chance’ for Iran to forge deal and avoid escalation of US strikes
- US Factory Activity Expands at Strongest Pace Since 2022
- The message beneath the yen intervention
- Citadel Securities Sees a $500 Billion Chip Financing Debt Binge
- Fed lending officer survey finds stable standard for many types of commercial, industrial loans
- Hugging Face CEO says China is winning the AI race and dominating on open models
- Citadel Securities’ Shah Says Markets Questioning Warsh’s Plans
- Iran Says No Talks With the U.S. on Hormuz Strait
- How big was the American JPY intervention?
General
- Stocks jump after Trump calls off planned attacks, oil prices slide: Live updates
- Falling oil prices help calm Wall Street’s inflation worries, while chip stocks get back to sinking
- US shakes up currency markets with talk of unusual yen-buying via selling euros
- Japan's fight with yen bears goes on after joint rescue
- BOJ Data Point to $34 Billion Japan FX Intervention Friday
- Why the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan’s yen — and what’s at stake
- Iran déjà vu: Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back
- Iran says no talks are under way with United States after Trump calls off attacks
- How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions
- Fed's Williams expects inflation to ease, says Fed will act if it doesn't
- Transcript of Reuters interview with NY Fed President Williams
- US faces new pressure to build weapons without China’s rare earth magnets
- Europe Gas Buffer at Risk as Levels Hit 18-Year Seasonal Low
- Why Japan Is Propping Up the Yen With US Help
- Strategy Sells More Bitcoin, Stock as It Pushes on With Overhaul
- Leveraged ETFs Need to Be Reined In
- What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?
- The Worries That Drove Uncle Sam to Buy Yen
- Whatever happened to prudence?
- SpaceX’s staggered lock-up release prolongs the pain
Sunday, August 2
Evening
- Stock futures rally as investors gear up for jobs report, key earnings: Live updates
- Oil drops over 4% as Middle East tensions ebb on diplomatic efforts
- US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions
- Korean Stocks Drop as Chipmakers Reverse Friday’s Record Gains
- Japan, US confirm joint yen-buying intervention, signal more action
- Trump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal
- Trump says Gulf leaders’ input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes
- Warsh Raises Rethink on Fed's Policy Meeting Frequency, Timing
- Bessent ready to repeat joint yen intervention, urges bigger Fed backstop
- Japan’s Use of Fed Repo May Ease Pressure on Treasury Market
- The Global Oil Cushion Isn’t Really Hitting ‘Tank Bottoms’
- China Warns of Crop Risks as Heat Sweeps Agricultural Regions
- U.S. and Japan Coordinated to Help Stabilize the Yen
- Jordan Is Learning Its U.S. Alliance Has a Price in the Iran War
- Trump says Iran talks to resume after US called off major attack
General
- Trump says he will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal
- Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war
- Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes
- Japan to announce Tokyo, Washington took joint action on yen, sources say
- Scoop: MBS raises concerns over Trump's plans for massive Iran strikes
- Bond Traders Flying Blind on Fed See Risk Yields Spiral Higher
- Yen Traders Brace for More Intervention With US at Japan’s Side
- Jefferies Faces Fresh Trouble at Fund It Was Already Shuttering
- Banks Offload Risk from Leveraged ETFs With Exotic ‘Crash Puts’
- As Cease-Fire Teetered, Iran Plotted a Wider War With Aid of Its Proxies
- Gulf States Pressed Trump to Hold Off on Iran Strikes and Pursue Talks
- America Is Great at Creating Stock Market Bubbles—and Shrugging Them Off
- Rogue AI Hacks Herald New Era of Cyber Chaos
- The Race to Build an American Alternative to Cheap AI From China
- Iran sets the pace in war with Trump
- Hungary braced for power cuts amid extreme drought
Saturday, August 1
General
- Tanker Carrying Qatari LNG Struck While Transiting Hormuz
- Tankers near Oman come under fire as Iran threatens to choke off shipping routes
- DeepSeek's new bargain model accelerates AI's race to zero
- Bessent's 'to do' list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen, Reuters photo shows
- OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack confirmed months of AI cyber warnings: ‘Pandora’s box is open’
- Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be ‘Rocket Fuel’ for the economy. He is losing that fight so far
- Reflecting Pool installation "botched," DOJ says, dropping Olympian's case
- Exxon, Chevron Warn Fuel Prices to Endure as War Knocks Refining
- Rising Gas Prices Hit Americans Again But This Time It’s Different
- US Embassies Warn Americans as Iran Threatens More Choke Points
- Warsh’s Silent Treatment Has S&P Traders Bracing for Wild Swings
- Phoenix Extends Record-Breaking Heat as West Faces Fire Threat
- Ukraine Hits Russian Refineries as Kyiv Faces Missile Barrage
- Europe’s Endless Heat Waves Imperil Once Reliable Power Sources
- In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear
- Iran War Pushes Companies to Raise Prices on Beer, Paint, Fries and More
- Iran’s Workhorse Missile Is Becoming More Dangerous for U.S. Troops
- Warsh Floats Cut in Number of Fed Rate-Setting Meetings
- US Treasury undertakes historic intervention in yen market
- Bond sell-off sent warning on Federal Reserve’s credibility, says top central bank official
- Chart of the Week: Warsh spooks long bonds
- Humbling times for markets
Friday, July 31
Evening
- Trump considering strikes on Iranian energy targets within days
- Warsh raised changing frequency of Fed policy meetings, NYT reports
- How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days
- OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe
- US Treasury informed banks that it may intervene in Japan's yen, source says
- US Treasury Weighs Repo Entry That Could Reshape Funding Markets
- Muni Market Has Worst July Since 2003, Veering From Typical Summer Pattern
- Data Center Boom Fueling Demand for Workforce Housing
- Warsh Considers Reducing Frequency of Fed Policy Meetings
- Inside the Meltdown of a Wunderkind’s A.I. Hedge Fund
- U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin
- Trump Orders Fresh Strikes on Iran to Spur Surrender
- Citadel’s swoop on Situational Awareness helped stem a $3tn AI rout
- US Treasury warns banks it may intervene in yen
General
- Nasdaq rises as Wall Street rebounds; South Korea’s Kospi soars 15%: Live updates
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 18% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- Oil prices move higher as recovering Hormuz Strait traffic tempers war premium
- Stocks climb as strong tech results reignite AI trade, yen swings
- Dollar Heads for Worst Week in Three Months as Fed Doubts Grow
- Rare Japan-Korea joint intervention sends strong message to markets
- Fed chief Warsh faces hard choice on inflation after bond market's 'red flag'
- Fed's Hammack says tighter monetary policy needed to cool inflation
- Trump administration rolls back red tape on smallest US banks to boost lending
- BOJ keeps rates steady, delivers hawkish signal as government props up yen
- What is AI model distillation and why is it becoming a US-China flashpoint?
- Brazil's budget deficit nears pandemic-era levels as fiscal concerns linger
- Fed Dissenters Say Rate Hikes Needed to Tame High Inflation
- Citadel’s Big Buy Halts Downward Spiral in Still-Frothy AI Trade
- Traders Gird for More S&P 500 Volatility as Marco Risks Rise
- China’s Factories, Construction Slump in Sign Slowdown Spreading
- Taiwan’s Economy Clocks Fastest First-Half Growth Since 1976
- Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?
- Inflation Worries Prompted Fed Officials to Dissent on Holding Rates Steady
- Europe Is Caught Between Low Gas Reserves and Rising Prices From Iran War
- Kevin Warsh’s Honeymoon With the Bond Market Is Already Over
- Two Fed Officials Say Inflation Should Have Prompted Higher Rates
- Situational Awareness Down 67% in July in AI Stock Rout
- Tankers Are Being Blown Out of the Water. See How Mideast Strikes Are Piling Up.
- Pentagon Commits Over $120 Billion for Patriot Missiles, Submarines
- The Rising Number of Uninsured Patients Starts to Hit Hospitals
- Bank of Japan Stands Pat, Continues to See Inflation Around 2%
- Big Tech AI spending spree tops $1tn
- How Leopold Aschenbrenner, the ‘golden child’ of the AI trade, was laid low
- Anthropic’s Claude AI models hack into 3 outside groups during testing
- Federal Reserve rate dissenters warn of challenges in taming inflation
- Bank of Japan governor vows not to ‘fall behind the curve’
Thursday, July 30
Evening
- Nasdaq futures rise after strong rebound on Wall Street, Amazon surges after earnings: Live updates
- Microsoft’s best day since 2008 leads US stocks, while inflation worries remain in the bond market
- Amazon hikes 2026 capex to $220 billion due to higher memory costs
- Trump Faces Escalation Conundrum as Iran War Flares Once Again
- Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East
- Warsh Hints at New Inflation Roadmap, Stoking Investor Angst
- ‘Talk Is Cheap’: Wall Street Delivers Harsh Verdict on Warsh Fed
- Major central banks steer a cautious hiking path
- Dudley: Kevin Warsh’s Approach to Fed Policy Is Deeply Flawed
- How Warsh Left Investors Baffled at His Second Press Conference
- Fitch’s Private Credit Default Rate Hit Record in Second Quarter
- Situational Awareness Drops to $10 Billion as Citadel Steps In
- Who Is Leopold Aschenbrenner and Why Is Wall Street Watching?
- Record Fed Funds Short Hedging Rate Hike Unravels After Hold
- Companies Are Cutting Costs By Skimping on Ingredients
- Bond Investors’ Inflation Angst Rises on Fed’s Lack of Guidance
- Floundering A.I. ‘Nostradamus’ Hedge Fund Is Rescued by Rival
- Trump Looks Away From Iran’s Allies
- Japan’s yen jumps 3% as speculation over intervention swirls
- Kevin Warsh’s concerning communication style
- Saudi Arabia announces maritime defence coalition as Houthi attacks threaten Red Sea route
- CoreWeave bows to investor pushback on debt linked to Anthropic contracts
- Citadel buys Situational Awareness equity holdings after steep AI losses
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