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Friday, January 9, 2026

General

• Stocks rise, S&P 500 heads for weekly gain after stable jobs data: Live updates
  CNBC
• Bond Traders’ Risk-Filled Day Kicks Off With Key US Jobs Report
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though unemployment slips to 4.4%
  AP
• US single-family housing starts rebound in October, building permits dip
  Reuters
• Trump Tells Fannie, Freddie to Buy $200 Billion of Mortgage Debt
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump's (oil) abundance strategy
  Axios
• Lutnick Says Modi’s Failure to Call Trump Stalled Trade Deal
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Russia uses its new ballistic missile in a major attack on Ukraine and a warning to West
  AP
• China inflation hits near three-year high in December as full-year CPI misses target
  CNBC
• More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends
  AP
• Iran supreme leader signals crackdown coming as protesters are ‘ruining their own streets’ for Trump
  AP
• Trump to Meet Energy Executives, Outline Plan for Venezuela
  Bloomberg
• Satellite Images Reveal Venezuela’s Massive Methane Problem
  Bloomberg
• Trump Signals Land Strikes on Cartels After Maduro Operation
  Bloomberg
• Inside the White House, Stephen Miller Is Making His Vision of America Real
  Bloomberg
• France Warns That Europe Is Under Threat From US Coercion
  Bloomberg
• Russia’s Attack With Oreshnik Missile Meant to Intimidate
  Bloomberg
• China Widens Attack on Japan ‘Nuclear Ambitions’ as Ties Worsen
  Bloomberg
• China Vanke Preps Restructuring Plan in Move Toward Default
  Bloomberg
• Iran Protests Intensify Amid Nationwide Internet Blackout
  Bloomberg
• Trump Orders Fannie and Freddie to Buy $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds
  NYT
• December’s Jobs Data Reinforces Fed’s Cautious Approach to Future Cuts
  NYT
• Trump Calls on Fannie and Freddie to Buy $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds
  WSJ
• Trump’s Risky Fixation With Other Countries’ Oil
  WSJ
• China Sees Consumer Inflation Edge Up as Deflation Lingers
  WSJ
• Iran’s Supreme Leader Says He Won’t Bow Down to Protests or Trump
  WSJ
• Trump takes on the world in week of shock and awe
  FT
• Tett: What lies behind Trump’s retro oil plundering?
  FT
• The new era of resource imperialism
  FT
• China, Russia and Iran send ships to South Africa ahead of naval drills
  FT

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Afternoon

• Dow closes 270 points higher, Nasdaq slips as investors rotate out of tech: Live updates
  CNBC
• Trump instructs ‘representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower rates
  CNBC
• Trump's Venezuela Meeting Is Shaping Up to Be a Who's Who of US Oil
  Yahoo Bloomberg
• Bessent Says Trump May Decide on Fed Before or After Davos
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US Treasury's Bessent says Rieder not yet interviewed for top Fed job, decision likely this month
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Bessent: Fed must 'do its part' and lower rates
  Yahoo Finance
• A US Trader’s Guide to the Supreme Court’s Looming Tariff Ruling
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• GM to take additional $6 billion charge to EV business
  Yahoo Finance
• The 100-Year History Behind Trump’s Push for Venezuela’s Oil Wealth
  WSJ
• China Drifts Closer to Its Own Lost Decade
  WSJ
• Trump Directs $200 Billion Mortgage Bond Buy in Housing Push
  Bloomberg
• US Inflation Expectations, Job Perceptions Worsen in Fed Survey
  Bloomberg
• Here Are Trump’s Options If the Supreme Court Says His Tariffs Are Illegal
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Miran Wants 150 Points of Cuts in 2026 to Boost Jobs
  Bloomberg
• AI Spending Boom Fuels 24-Year High for Convertible Bond Deals
  Bloomberg
• Market Bubbles Go Way Beyond AI, Says Richard Bernstein Advisors
  Bloomberg
• French President Macron Slams US for Breaching International Law
  Bloomberg
• Global Bond Binge Heats Up With Record Deal for Italy
  Bloomberg
• US trade deficit slides to lowest level since 2009 in October
  FT

General

• Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Dow retreat from record highs: Live updates
  CNBC
• AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040, but more mines needed to ensure supply, S&P says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump threats against Greenland pose new, potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO
  AP
• Trump Expands US Climate Retreat With Exits From UN Bodies
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump Team Races to Come Up With Deals for His Greenland Vision
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump Opens New Front Against China With Brazen Arrest of Maduro
  Bloomberg
• How Rare Earths Raise the Stakes in China-Japan Spat
  Bloomberg
• China Kicks Off 2026 With Record Pace of Sovereign Bond Issuance
  Bloomberg
• China’s Zhipu Says AI Price War Will Spread Internationally
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Plan to Run the Hemisphere Scares Friends and Puzzles Foes
  WSJ
• Trump Team Works Up Sweeping Plan to Control Venezuelan Oil for Years to Come
  WSJ
• The next Fed chair shouldn’t party like it’s 1999
  FT
• Donald Trump’s Venezuela action raises threat for China’s oil supplies
  FT
• Huge copper shortage to pose ‘systemic risk’ to global economies, warns S&P
  FT
• The gangs, goons and guerrillas running swaths of Venezuela
  FT

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Dow retreat from record highs: Live updates
  CNBC
• Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T, citing ‘dangerous times’
  AP
• Trump says he will not permit dividends and stock buybacks for defense companies
  CNBC
• World’s Worst Bond Market Faces Another Big Supply Shock
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Global Bond Sales Hit Record $245 Billion to Kick Off 2026
  Bloomberg
• Trump Signs Order Pressing Defense Firms to Cut Buybacks
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Bid to Block Corporate Homebuying Blindsides Wall Street
  Bloomberg
• Trump Withdraws US From 31 Bodies in UN, Already in Fiscal Peril
  Bloomberg
• Raising the FDIC Limit Risks Repeating the S&L Crisis
  WSJ
• The Pentagon’s Patriot-Missile Realism
  WSJ
• White House moves to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
  FT
• US seizes Russian tanker in Atlantic
  FT
• Donald Trump calls for 50% increase in US defence spending by 2027
  FT

Afternoon

• S&P 500 ticks higher to another record, but rally this week loses some momentum: Live updates
  CNBC
• Crude Falls as US Deepens Involvement in Venezuelan Oil Industry
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US Seizes Two More Ships as Trump Tightens Venezuela Quarantine
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US Says It Will Control Venezuela Oil Exports Indefinitely
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide
  AP
• US Services Activity Expands at Fastest Pace in Over a Year
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• The job market is showing signs of life
  Axios
• US job openings slide to 14-month low; hiring weak in November
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes
  CNBC
• Trump hammers NATO allies while Greenland crisis deepens
  Politico
• Rubio to meet Danish counterpart next week on Greenland crisis
  Axios
• Trump's Greenland threats leave allies sweating: How we got here
  Axios
• Blue Owl BDC Allows for 17% Redemptions as Investors Storm Exit
  Bloomberg
• Blackstone, TPG Deliver a $7 Billion Test to Risky Loan Market
  Bloomberg
• First Brands Warns Cash to Run Out by Jan. 31, Force Asset Sales
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Makes Oil a Tool of American Power
  Bloomberg
• German Authorities Investigate Another Power Grid Attack
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Escalates Venezuela Oil Embargo With Two Tanker Seizures
  WSJ
• Trump Moves to Ban Big Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes
  WSJ
• US seeks to control sales of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’
  FT
• How Europe should respond to Trump’s Greenland threats
  FT
• First Brands facing cash crisis as company seeks emergency funds
  FT

General

• Stocks are little changed after S&P 500, Dow rally to fresh highs: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil sales from Venezuela to continue indefinitely and sanctions will be reduced, sources say
  CNBC
• US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
  CNN
• ADP data shows employers added 41,000 jobs in December as US labor market shows signs of stabilizing
  Yahoo Finance
• US online holiday spending hits record levels despite slower growth, Adobe says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• The data center rebellion is here, and it's reshaping the political landscape
  MSN/WP
• U.S. Venture-Capital Fundraising Falls 35% as Firms Stay Private Longer
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• California tax revenue getting a boost from AI boom -- but for how long?
  AP
• White House says military ‘always an option’ in Greenland as European leaders reject US takeover
  AP
• Exclusive: In post-Maduro Venezuela, US eyes security chief as potential target, sources say
  Reuters
• Trump's Greenland threats put transatlantic alliance on death watch
  Axios
• France and Germany scurry to resist Trump’s Greenland threats
  Politico
• How Trump gets Greenland in 4 easy steps
  Politico
• U.S. dollar dominance could be in danger
  Axios
• Xi Is Testing Japan’s Ties With Trump by Escalating Trade Battle
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China Escalates Feud With Japan, Probes Chipmaking Material
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Japan says China's dual-use export ban 'unacceptable', rare earths in crosshairs
  Yahoo/Reuters
• China’s Feud With Japan Worsens as Tokyo Slams Export Controls
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Japan's service sector growth slows in December, PMI shows
  Reuters
• Taiwan says China's war games sought to undermine global support for the island
  Reuters
• US Attempts to Seize Russia-Flagged Ship ‘Marinera’ in Atlantic
  Bloomberg
• US Tells Venezuela to Cut Ties With China, Russia, ABC Says
  Bloomberg
• Carney to Visit China to Talk Trade With Xi as US Tariffs Hit Growth
  Bloomberg
• Tests of Fed’s Independence Intensify as Trump Seeks to Reshape Institution
  NYT
• Why Trump’s Greenland Strategy Has the World on Edge
  NYT
• Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World
  NYT
• China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert
  NYT
• Private Hiring Trended Positive in December, ADP Says
  WSJ
• The Brutal Maduro Enforcer Standing in Trump’s Way in Venezuela
  WSJ
• US seizes Russian tanker in Atlantic
  FT
• US says using military is among ‘options’ to acquire Greenland
  FT
• Trump’s Venezuela operation echoes the CIA’s Chile playbook
  FT
• China imposes export ban targeting Japan’s military in Taiwan dispute
  FT
• Eurozone inflation falls to 2% in December
  FT

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Dow rally to fresh highs: Live updates
  CNBC
• Gold Climbs as Traders Look Beyond Venezuela Risk to US Data
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump says Venezuela to turn over 30-50 million barrels of oil to U.S.
  Axios
• Trump says Venezuela to give up to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.
  CNBC
• Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House
  CNBC
• Trump’s Greenland Threats Call for Firm Response From Allies, Canada’s Rae Says
  Bloomberg
• Russia Sends Submarine to Escort Tanker the U.S. Tried to Seize off Venezuela
  WSJ

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

General

• Stock futures are little changed after Dow rises to record on U.S.’ capture of Venezuela leader: Live updates
  CNBC
• Asian Stocks in Best-Ever Start to a Year, Currencies Strengthen
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Credit Markets Rev Up After $61 Billion of Deals in One Day
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Markets' 2026 watch list: Fed succession, political risk and AI of course
  Reuters
• Trump says he's prepared to send more US troops to Venezuela if interim president doesn't cooperate
  Politico
• ‘We set the terms and conditions’: Stephen Miller asserts US authority over Venezuela
  Politico
• Inside Congress' deep split after marathon Venezuela briefing
  Axios
• Trump says U.S. stretch in Venezuela could last 18 months
  Axios
• Trump Asks Rubio to Lead Venezuela Overhaul After Maduro Arrest
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Rebuilding Venezuelan oilfields won't be easy or cheap, analysts say
  Axios
• The war for minerals, oil and AI
  Axios
• Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Stock Rally Faces More Threats Than Ever
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• After Maduro capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism
  AP
• Europe’s top leaders rally to defend Greenland against Trump’s threats
  Politico
• Trump’s Venezuela attack deepens Europe’s Greenland dilemma
  Politico
• Global Dollar Bond Sales to Accelerate After $61 Billion Surge
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Barkin Sees ‘Delicate Balance’ as He Waits for New Data
  Bloomberg
• Dudley: The Fed’s Six Big Challenges in 2026
  Bloomberg
• Leveraged Dogecoin? Not in the Banking System, Please
  Bloomberg
• Britain's Housing Crisis Has Seeds in the 1930s
  Bloomberg
• Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
  NYT
• In China, a Debate About Political Power Ignites After Maduro’s Capture
  NYT
• Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick—Trump’s Approach to the Americas
  WSJ
• Sweeping Minimum-Wage Hikes Take Hold Across the Country
  WSJ
• A Year After Fires, L.A.’s Rocky Recovery Is Shaped by Wealth, Insurance and Red Tape
  WSJ
• China Ramps Up Dispute With Japan
  WSJ
• Greenland could be next
  FT
• China’s influence in US backyard tested by Nicolás Maduro’s downfall
  FT
• Donald Trump’s renewed ambition to seize Greenland triggers alarm in Europe
  FT

Monday, January 5, 2026

Evening

• Stocks Rise With Traders Sanguine on Maduro Ouster: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Gold, Silver Jump as Venezuela Tensions Add to Geopolitical Risk
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Oil Edges Up as Traders Weigh Future of Venezuelan Production
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US factory sector contracts for 10th straight month in December
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades
  Yahoo/Fortune
• Cuba faces uncertain future after US topples Venezuelan leader Maduro
  AP
• Firms Swarm Debt Market With $37 Billion in High-Grade Bonds
  Bloomberg
• Denmark Says US Attack on Greenland Would Mean End of NATO
  Bloomberg
• The Greenland Alarm Is Sounding. Europe Needs to Hear It
  Bloomberg
• How Maduro’s Capture Could Reshape the Global Order
  NYT
• New Car Sales Are Rising Thanks to Purchases by the Well-Off
  NYT
• CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro
  WSJ
• An Emboldened Trump Looks Beyond Venezuela
  WSJ
• Maduro’s Capture Threatens China’s Ambitions in Latin America
  WSJ
• Your Regular Russian Saboteurs
  WSJ
• Venezuelan government launches wave of repression after Maduro’s ousting
  FT
• Donald Trump seizing Greenland would end Nato, warns Denmark
  FT

General

• S&P 500 rises after U.S. ousts Venezuela’s Maduro; Chevron and energy stocks lead gain: Live updates
  CNBC
• Gold, Silver Jump as Venezuela Tensions Add to Geopolitical Risk
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Chevron, US Oil Stocks Rally as Trump Vows Venezuela Revival
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump says U.S. "in charge" of Venezuela as interim leader vows cooperation
  Axios
• Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists ‘we’re in charge’
  AP
• Trump says second Venezuela strike possible if government does not cooperate
  Reuters
• China says it cannot accept countries acting as 'world judge' after US captures Maduro
  Reuters
• China Asks Banks to Report Exposure to Venezuela After US Raid
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Market analysts react to Trump's Venezuela gambit
  Reuters
• Washington revives an old vision of American power, with global implications
  MSN/WP
• US capture of Maduro tests limits of China's diplomatic push
  Reuters
• Venezuela becomes Trump’s energy superweapon against China
  Yahoo/Telegraph
• AI-driven inflation is 2026's most overlooked risk, investors say
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump warns of higher tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases
  Reuters
• Denmark in ‘crisis mode’ as Trump sets sights on Greenland after Venezuela attack
  CNBC
• UK backs Danish PM as Trump threatens Greenland
  Politico
• China's services growth hits 6-month low in December, shows private PMI
  Reuters
• Bank of Japan chief vows to keep raising interest rates
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Fed’s Kashkari Says Rates May Be Pretty Close to Neutral Now
  Bloomberg
• Japan Long-Dated Bonds Fall as Fiscal, Inflation Concerns Linger
  Bloomberg
• Ueda Highlights BOJ’s Intention to Keep Raising Rate to Bankers
  Bloomberg
• Carney Stresses Venezuela’s Sovereignty After Call With Machado
  Bloomberg
• Blow to China From Loss of Venezuela Oil Blunted by Hoard at Sea
  Bloomberg
• Xi Faces Higher Costs in Taiwan Than Trump Does in Venezuela
  Bloomberg
• Saylor’s Strategy Has $17.44 Billion Unrealized Loss in Fourth Quarter
  Bloomberg
• China Needed Oil. Venezuela Needed Cash. Their Deal Faces a Turning Point.
  NYT
• Dimon’s $770 Million Windfall Shows How Banking Is Great Again
  NYT
• A New Trump Game Plan Takes Shape: Strike and Coerce
  WSJ
• Defense Stocks Boosted by U.S. Intervention in Venezuela as Geopolitical Risk Rises
  WSJ
• The AI debt boom does not augur well for investors
  FT
• The US is losing its battle to break up Big Tech
  FT
• Venezuela and the trouble with the Donroe doctrine
  FT
• Ruchir Sharma: top 10 trends for 2026
  FT
• Baltic countries on alert after series of suspicious undersea cable outages
  FT

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Evening

• Stock futures are steady after U.S. attacks Venezuela, captures Nicolas Maduro: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil Falls, Gold and Silver Gain After Venezuela: Markets Wrap
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump bets on intimidation to force Venezuelan leaders into line
  Reuters
• Trump: Rodríguez to pay "big price" if "she doesn't do what's right"
  Axios
• ‘Still shaken': Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro
  AP
• US pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts
  Reuters
• Rubio Seizes Chance to Remake Latin America in Venezuela Gambit
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Denmark Warns Trump to Stop Greenland Threats in Wake of Venezuela
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• What to know about the protests now shaking Iran as tensions remain high over its nuclear program
  AP
• Yellen Warns of Growing ‘Fiscal Dominance’ Threat to US Economy
  Bloomberg
• Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
  NYT
• Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
  NYT
• U.S. Plays Down Quick Return to Democracy in Venezuela
  WSJ
• Venezuela’s New Power Players Emerge After Maduro’s Ouster
  WSJ
• Donald Trump warns Venezuelan rulers as Washington prepares to dictate policy
  FT
• US legal case against Maduro to test limits of presidential power
  FT
• Donald Trump’s reckless intervention in Venezuela
  FT

General

• Maduro is out but his top allies still hold power in Venezuela
  Reuters
• No quick wins in tapping Venezuela's oil reserves
  Reuters
• Trump’s plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdles
  AP
• December jobs numbers get data back on track during first full week of trading in 2026: What to watch
  Yahoo Finance
• Last year’s odd economy in five charts, and what to watch for in 2026
  AP
• China Social Media Hails US Maduro Move as a Taiwan Template
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump Snatches Maduro But Leaves His Regime in Charge for Now
  Bloomberg
• Venezuela VP Rodriguez Granted Temporary Presidential Powers
  Bloomberg
• AI Bubble Fears and Policy Splits Loom Over Asia Stocks in 2026
  Bloomberg
• The Venezuelan Oil Industry Trump Is Planning to Revive
  NYT
• Trump Rolls the Dice on Nation-Building With Vow to ‘Run’ Venezuela
  WSJ
• After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela
  WSJ
• Venezuela’s New Leader Is a Hardline Socialist Like Maduro
  WSJ
• How will Trump ‘run’ Venezuela?
  FT
• ‘We will not be anyone’s colony’: Venezuela’s government seeks to reassert control
  FT
• Trump bets US will extract ‘tremendous’ oil wealth from Venezuela
  FT
• EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
  FT

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Evening

• Trump says US to ‘run Venezuela’ in interim after Maduro
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Venezuela's VP throws cold water on Trump's solution for running the country
  Axios
• China Slams US ‘Hegemonic Acts’ After Strikes on Venezuela
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Venezuela’s Allies From Brazil to China Denounce US Attack
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• After capturing Maduro, Trump hints at military action in Cuba, Mexico and Colombia
  Axios
• Oil Market May Absorb Maduro Shock as Global Supplies Swell
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump says US oil companies will spend the billions needed to restore Venezuela's crude output
  Reuters
• AI Debt Spree Is Fueling a Credit Trading Frenzy: Credit Weekly
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Fed's Paulson signals another rate cut could take a while
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Modest US Hiring to Cap a Sluggish Year for the Job Market
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Can the U.S. Legally ‘Run’ Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture? Here’s What to Know.
  NYT
• Trump Rolls the Dice on Nation-Building With Vow to ‘Run’ Venezuela
  WSJ
• Trump Wants to Unlock Venezuela’s Oil Reserves. A Huge Challenge Awaits.
  WSJ
• Trump now owns Venezuela
  FT
• How the US’s audacious operation to capture Nicolás Maduro unfolded
  FT

General

• US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
  AP
• US launches strikes on Venezuela, captures President Maduro and charges him with drug offences
  BBC Live Updates
• Maduro captured, indicted after US airstrikes on Venezuela
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump says Maduro "captured" by U.S. in stunning move
  Axios
• World leaders denounce U.S. operation to capture Maduro
  Axios
• Iran’s leader says rioters ‘must be put in their place’ as protest death toll reaches at least 10
  AP
• How China plans to land the world’s largest army on Taiwan
  Telegraph
• Global Leftist Leaders Denounce US Attack on Venezuela
  Bloomberg
• Why Obamacare Premiums Are Set to Rise Sharply
  Bloomberg
• Solar Panels and Heat Pumps to Be More Expensive in 2026
  Bloomberg
• Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Vows Crackdown as Unrest Drags On
  Bloomberg
• Saudi Arabia Calls For Yemen Talks As Tensions Rise With UAE
  Bloomberg
• 8 Big Questions for 2026
  NYT
• Why Haven’t Trump’s Tariffs Had a Bigger Impact?
  NYT
• Venezuela’s Maduro Seemed Untouchable. Now He Will Stand Trial in New York
  WSJ
• Iran’s Refusal to Dial Back Nuclear Program Lit Fuse on Currency Crisis
  WSJ
• Donald Trump’s strikes shock Venezuela’s capital
  FT
• From rising revolutionary to Trump’s captive: Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
  FT
• How the bubble bursts
  FT
• The red flags investors should look for in private lending
  FT