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Saturday, September 6, 2025

General

• Trump says Hassett, Warsh and Waller are finalists for Fed chair
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US bond market may be too sanguine about underlying fiscal, inflation risks
  Reuters
• Fed's Goolsbee says he's undecided on Sept rate cut, defends Fed independence
  Reuters
• Japan says US trade deal not settled, awaits pharma, chip orders
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump Says ‘Nothing to Worry About’ With US-India Relationship
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump Threatens Trade Actions After EU Fines Google Over Ads
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Thanks to the AI data center boom, it’s a good time to be an electrician
  Yahoo Finance
• South Korean President vows support to Koreans arrested in US immigration raid
  Reuters
• What Happens Next If French PM’s Confidence Vote Gambit Backfires?
  Bloomberg
• Immigration Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant in Georgia Rattles South Korea
  NYT
• Beijing’s New Playbook for Trade Talks: Keep Talking but Give No Ground
  WSJ
• U.S. Importers Eye Refund Options as Tariff Fight Goes to Supreme Court
  WSJ
• Putin Wagers Ukraine’s Army Will Break Before His Economy Does
  WSJ
• Trump to direct Japan’s $550bn investment in US after deal with Tokyo
  FT
• Mark Carney launches ‘Buy Canada’ push in response to Trump tariffs
  FT
• Xi Jinping plots a post-American world
  FT

Friday, September 5, 2025

General

• Stocks gain on hope tepid jobs data will trigger Fed rate cut: Live updates
  CNBC
• Payrolls rose 22,000 in August, less than expected in further sign of hiring slowdown
  CNBC
• US employers added just 22,000 jobs last month amid uncertainty over President Trump’s policies
  AP
• Big Tech elite lavish praise on Trump at White House dinner
  Axios
• Trump hosts tech titans — but not Musk — at White House
  AP
• Lutnick says big trade deals to stay despite ongoing legal battle
  Yahoo/Reuters
• US authorities detain up to 450 'unlawful aliens' at Hyundai Motor's Georgia site, ATF says
  Reuters
• Trump says India and Russia appear "lost" to "deepest, darkest China"
  Reuters
• Diplomatic tour de force: China's Xi shows he's 'totally in charge'
  Reuters
• Squeezed French millennials blame boomers in backlash over soaring deficit
  Reuters
• Record $322 billion in China loans for stock bets feeds volatility and prompts caution
  Reuters
• Putin rejects Western security in Ukraine, warning troops would be target
  BBC
• Trump Basks in Tech Leaders’ Spending Vows at White House Dinner
  Bloomberg
• Xi Unites World Leaders Sick of Being Pushed Around by Trump
  Bloomberg
• Justice Barrett Calls Trump Barbs a ‘Dance We’ve Seen Before’
  Bloomberg
• Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’
  NYT
• Trump Prepares to Start North American Trade Deal Renegotiation
  WSJ
• Tett: The psychology of CEO loyalty to Trump
  FT
• The threats to the Fed are a call to action for the ECB
  FT

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed ahead of August jobs report: Live updates
  CNBC
• Markets brace for volatility amid Trump's Fed maneuvers
  Reuters
• Fed nominee Miran tells Senate panel he's 'not at all' Trump's puppet
  Reuters
• China's hacking machine wants your data and knows how to get it
  Axios
• Kim tells Xi that North Korea will support China's interests, KCNA reports
  Reuters
• Banks Ready $38 Billion of Debt for Data Centers Tied to Oracle
  Bloomberg
• Trump Moves to Rename Defense Department as Department of War
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s nominee to join Federal Reserve says president ‘entitled’ to take monetary policy views
  FT
• US and Taiwanese defence officials held secret talks in Alaska
  FT

Afternoon

• S&P 500 rises as traders brace for Friday’s jobs report after weak ADP hiring data: Live updates
  CNBC
• US service sector regains speed in August; employment weak
  Reuters
• US trade deficit widens in July on soaring imports
  Reuters
• The battle over the Fed's future moves to the Senate
  Axios
• Trump’s Fed nominee says he’d keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate
  AP
• Trump’s Fed Pick Draws Democratic Fire at Confirmation Hearing
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Justice Department Probing Lisa Cook for Mortgage Fraud
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• If Trump’s biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumers
  AP
• Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to 6.5%, the lowest since last October
  AP
• Fed's Williams sees gradual rate cuts if economy performs as he expects
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Mexico considering imposing tariffs on China, President says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine after fighting ends
  AP
• MAGA escalates U.S.–India tensions into cultural clash
  Axios
• US Services Activity Expands at Fastest Pace in Six Months
  Bloomberg
• Trump Makes Fresh Plea for Ruling Allowing Him to Oust Lisa Cook
  Bloomberg
• AI Data Centers Near Tax Break With $165 Billion of Phantom Debt
  Bloomberg
• Private Credit Leans on Secondaries as Investor Payouts Dwindle
  Bloomberg
• California’s Hills Are Ready to Burn as Wind Season Nears
  Bloomberg
• What to Look for in First Jobs Report Since Trump Fired BLS Chief
  WSJ
• Trump-ally Stephen Miran makes his case to be confirmed as Fed governor
  FT
• France’s vicious circle
  FT
• Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un hold talks as west fears emergence of ‘autocratic alliance’
  FT

General

• S&P 500 little changed after weak ADP hiring data ahead of Friday’s jobs report: Live updates
  CNBC
• Rising Treasury Volatility Is Evoking ‘Liberation Day’ Memories
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Dollar weak as cracks in US labour market spur rate cut bets
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Oil prices extend losses on OPEC+ considers another output hike
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Goldman Says Gold Near $5,000 Possible If Fed Standing Damaged
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Labor market growth slows dramatically in August with U.S. adding just 54,000 jobs, ADP says
  CNBC
• Applications for US jobless benefits rise but remain in a healthy range
  AP
• Job cuts jump 66% year to date; DOGE, uncertainty and AI are major factors
  Yahoo/LAT
• Fed independence in focus as US Senate holds hearing on Trump nominee Miran
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case after appeals court loss
  AP
• Trump says US may have to 'unwind' trade deals and will 'suffer greatly' if it loses tariff case
  Reuters
• Trump Axing ‘Biden-Era’ Waivers in China Rattles Chipmakers
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• How China spectacle shows dangers of Trump's high risk trade policy
  BBC
• Trump's trade war bruises Brand USA
  Axios
• "We've never seen this before": Trump's drug war looks like a real war
  Axios
• Putin says Russia will achieve all aims militarily if Ukraine does not agree deal
  BBC
• Macron Aims to Avoid Fresh Election If Prime Minister Falls
  Bloomberg
• What’s Behind the Boom in Buy Now Pay Later
  Bloomberg
• BOE Proposes Gilt Market Reform to Tame Risks From Leverage
  Bloomberg
• Western Dysfunction Is Bolstering China
  Bloomberg
• China Shows Off Nuclear Ambitions With Expanding Missile Arsenal
  Bloomberg
• Japan Faces Tough 30-Year Bond Sale as Global Fiscal Risks Rise
  Bloomberg
• NATO Chief Warns China and Russia Are Preparing for ‘Long-Term Confrontation’
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Fed Pick to Face Grilling From Lawmakers
  NYT
• Health Care Costs for Workers Begin to Climb
  NYT
• In Tariff Standoff With Trump, China Boycotts American Soybeans
  NYT
• Three Things to Watch for at the Confirmation Hearing for Trump’s Fed Nominee
  WSJ
• China’s Military Parade Was a Message
  WSJ
• Chinese Stocks Pull Back After Red-Hot Rally
  WSJ
• Trump-ally Stephen Miran makes his case to be confirmed as Fed governor
  FT
• A wrong Fed could do the dollar in
  FT
• China steps in to tame animal spirits as solar sector racks up billions in losses
  FT

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Evening

• Global bond markets stabilize, for now, as fiscal storm looms
  Reuters
• Stephen Miran, Trump’s Fed governor nominee, pledges central bank independence
  CNBC
• Fed report spotlights strains felt by US businesses, households
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump Mulls Sending National Guard to New Orleans
  WSJ
• China’s new world order
  FT
• Donald Trump’s Fed nominee to pledge ‘independence’ as he seeks Senate confirmation
  FT
• Trump to call Putin in ‘next few days’ as Ukraine peace efforts stall
  FT

Afternoon

• S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise, led by Alphabet after antitrust ruling: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil Drops on Report OPEC+ Will Consider Fresh Production Boost
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US corporate debt market returns in force after market holiday
  Yahoo/Reuters
• US job openings decline in July; hiring lackluster
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Fed's Waller repeats call for rate cut in September, pace depends on data
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Fed's Bostic: Inflation still main concern, though single quarter-point cut likely warranted this year
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Fed hawk Musalem opens the door to possibility of rate cut
  Yahoo Finance
• BoE's Bailey 'very concerned' about threats to US Fed independence
  Yahoo/Reuters
• OMB director says Government Accountability Office "shouldn't exist"
  Axios
• Summers Says Trump Putting Fed on Verge of ‘Credibility Crisis’
  Bloomberg
• Gramm and Hensarling: Trump, Lisa Cook and the Federal Reserve’s Independence
  WSJ
• Bank of England’s Bailey Sees More Doubt About Timing of Next Rate Cut
  WSJ
• BoE’s Bailey warns of ‘serious situation’ at Fed following Trump attacks
  FT
• Global bonds rally after poor US economic data
  FT

General

• S&P 500 rises after Google avoids harsh antitrust penalty: Live updates
  CNBC
• Gold Extends Gains to Fresh Record on Rate-Cut Bets, Debt Fears
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Mortgage demand from homebuyers pulls back, after four weeks of gains
  CNBC
• Xi, flanked by Putin and Kim, hosts China's largest-ever military parade
  Axios
• 'Peace or War': China's Xi hosts massive military parade with Putin and Kim
  Reuters
• China’s Xi says the world faces ‘peace or war’ as Trump claims Beijing conspiring against U.S.
  CNBC
• America's biggest adversaries "conspire" in Beijing
  Axios
• U.S. Treasury Secretary to begin Fed chair interviews Friday, WSJ reports
  Reuters
• The Fed: All eyes on Stephen Miran’s nomination hearing Thursday as central bank remains under scrutiny
  Yahoo Finance
• Trump Accuses Xi of ‘Conspiring Against US’ With Putin, Kim
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• U.S. workers are becoming more stressed about finances, BofA survey shows
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Central banks urged to pool dollar reserves as Fed help questioned
  Yahoo/Reuters
• ‘I haven’t seen this much uncertainty since 1968’: Even a Macron resignation won’t save France
  Politico
• Xi’s Guest List Is Shorter, More Authoritarian Than a Decade Ago
  Bloomberg
• Dudley: Tariff Chaos Reigns and America’s Economy Suffers
  Bloomberg
• Investors Snap Up CLOs at Record Pace, Betting on Loan Revival
  Bloomberg
• Global Bond Selloff Is Extending With Longer Debt Leading Losses
  Bloomberg
• Trump Accuses Xi of ‘Conspiring Against US’ With Putin, Kim
  Bloomberg
• Credit Markets Near Records After $90 Billion Bond Sale Spree
  Bloomberg
• Le Big Short: French Political Risk Runs Deep
  Bloomberg
• Japan’s Long Bonds Join Global Slide as Politics Adds to Jitters
  Bloomberg
• China Flaunts Military Might With Lavish Parade—and Sends Warning to Washington
  WSJ
• China Services PMI Expands at Fastest Pace in Over a Year
  WSJ
• Global bonds under pressure as 30-year Treasury yield hits 5%
  FT
• Xi Jinping hails ‘unstoppable’ China at landmark military parade
  FT
• Lasers, hypersonic missiles and the ‘nuclear triad’: China flexes its military muscle
  FT
• The hard data signals the Fed should not cut rates
  FT
• Global bond sell-off hits Japanese government debt
  FT
• Why memory chips are the new frontier of the AI revolution
  FT
• Jane Street revenue eclipses $10bn in a quarter for first time
  FT

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Evening

• Stock futures higher after Google avoids harsh antitrust penalty: Live updates
  CNBC
• Bond rout cools but mood cautious with long-term borrowing costs near highs
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Gold hits record as central bank holdings top US Treasurys for first time since 1996
  Yahoo Finance
• Oil Turns Lower on Report OPEC+ to Consider Fresh Supply Boost
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US stocks sink under the weight of rising pressure from the bond market
  AP
• Analysis-Investors on edge as September reset exposes simmering US market risks
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump will ask Supreme Court for ‘expedited ruling’ on tariffs appeal
  CNBC
• Lisa Cook Blasts Trump’s ‘Cut-and-Paste’ Mortgage Fraud Claims
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Fed Governor Cook says mortgage 'contradictions' do not justify removal by Trump
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump says he will order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore despite local opposition
  AP
• Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11
  AP
• More than pageantry, China’s military parade shows off new missiles, drones and other equipment
  AP
• Trump’s Drive to Reshape the Fed Progresses With Rapid Senate Hearing
  Bloomberg
• Jane Street’s $10.1 Billion Trading Haul Sets Wall Street Record
  Bloomberg
• Xi, Putin and Kim to Appear Together at China’s Military Parade
  Bloomberg
• Japan Sees Record $822 Billion Budget Request on Defense, Debt
  Bloomberg
• Cook’s Lawyers Fire Back at Trump’s Claim of Vast Powers to Oust Fed Officials
  NYT
• Bond Traders Sing the Blues
  WSJ

Afternoon

• Wall Street tumbles as US stocks fall toward their worst day in a month
  AP
• Gold Hits Record High on US Rate-Cut Bets, Growing Debt Concerns
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Treasury Yields Rise With 30-Year Near 5% Amid Global Bond Slump
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trade is the new fiscal risk
  Axios
• US IPO floodgates open for fall season as Trump tariff worries ease
  Yahoo/Reuters
• US manufacturing contracts for sixth straight month amid tariff drag
  Yahoo/Reuters
• US construction spending dips in July
  Yahoo/Reuters
• "Mockery of science": Energy Department climate report riddled with errors
  Axios
• Belief in the American dream hits record low
  Axios
• Bond Market Dynamics Set to Change as Investor Profile Shifts
  WSJ
• Trump’s Troop Deployment to Los Angeles Violated Federal Law, Judge Rules
  WSJ
• Axes of Evil: UBS’s bubble trouble
  FT

General

• Gold Punches Through $3,500 to Hit Record High on Rate-Cut Bets
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Stocks fall to start September amid new tariff uncertainty, jumping bond yields: Live updates: Live updates
  CNBC
• Treasury yields jump on prospect of U.S. having to refund tariff money; 30-year yield tops 4.98%
  CNBC
• UK Markets Slide as Debt Angst Drives 30-Year Yield to 1998 High
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Oil rises as Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke supply concerns
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Morning Bid: Dollar, gold and long yields surge
  Reuters
• World’s Long-Dated Bonds Face a Traditionally Terrible Month
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US Congress returns, with one month to avert government shutdown
  Reuters
• GOP Faces Headwinds on Push for Second Big Tax and Spending Bill
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• America Inc. Swaps Decades for Days in Rush to Commercial Paper
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump calls India-U.S. trade relationship ‘a totally one sided disaster’ after Modi visits China
  CNBC
• China’s Xi Redraws Geopolitical Map With Embrace of Putin, Modi
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Xi to flaunt China's vision of new global order at military parade
  Reuters
• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping
  AP
• Euro-Zone Inflation Quickens Beyond 2%, Backing Rate Pause
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Bayrou’s last stand: Waking France up to the boomer pension timebomb
  Politico
• European Socialists mobilize against Trump’s trade deal
  Politico
• Over 450 Economists Back Cook, Fed Independence in Open Letter
  Bloomberg
• Why Investors Can’t Seem to Get Enough of Gold
  Bloomberg
• China’s Margin Trades Surge to Record as Stock Rally Extends
  Bloomberg
• Russia’s Oil Cargoes Flood to China as Tariffs Crimp India Flows
  Bloomberg
• It’s a Strongman’s World and We’re Just Living in It
  Bloomberg
• The Potentially Big Costs of Trump’s Fed Fight
  NYT
• After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs
  NYT
• Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy
  NYT
• Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds
  WSJ
• Trump’s September Is Filled With Tough Deadlines
  WSJ
• Xi Revisits WWII to Boost China in Great-Power Rivalry With U.S.
  WSJ
• US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio
  FT

Monday, September 1, 2025

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed to start September with new uncertainty about tariffs after court decision: Live updates
  CNBC
• Trump Weighs Declaring National Housing Emergency, Bessent Says
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Bessent says Trump administration will tackle high housing costs with new measures
  Yahoo/Reuters
• World’s Most Pressured Bonds Face a Traditionally Terrible Month
  Bloomberg
• Japan 10-Year Debt Sale Clouded by BOJ Hike Path, Fiscal Risks
  Bloomberg
• India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.
  NYT
• Trump’s Defining Issue: China
  WSJ
• Russian Drone Parts, Made in China
  WSJ
• Xi Jinping outlines China’s ambition to reshape world order in showpiece summit
  FT

Afternoon

• Trump’s immigration policy threatens key sectors of California’s economy, long reliant on immigrant workers
  CNBC
• Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
  AP
• Trump Family Amasses $6 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch
  WSJ
• Russia Intensifies Strikes in Ukraine, Defying Trump’s Shifting Deadlines for Peace
  WSJ
• Gold price surges after Trump’s pressure on Federal Reserve
  FT

General

• Gold Futures Rise to Record High on Fed Concerns, Rate-Cut Expectations
  Yahoo/WSJ
• Europe stocks steady, bonds struggle ahead of crucial US data this week
  Reuters
• Indonesian Stocks Slide After Weekend of Protests and Looting
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Oil Steadies as Putin and Modi Huddle in China After US Tariff
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Back to school: markets brace for September risks
  Yahoo/Reuters
• ECB's Lagarde warns of risk to world economy via Trump interference on Fed
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Lagarde warns of ‘worrying’ risk of French government collapse
  Yahoo/Telegraph
• 1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
  AP
• A downturn in international travel to the US may last beyond summer, experts warn
  AP
• How AI can kill you
  Axios
• China's Xi pushes a new global order, flanked by leaders of Russia and India
  Reuters
• Modi says Russia and India stand together even in difficult times
  Reuters
• China’s Xi slams ‘bullying practices’ in thinly veiled snipe at Trump
  Politico
• Marine Le Pen seizes her moment to shake France
  Politico
• Asia factory activity shrinks as US tariffs bite, China bucks trend
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• A look at the world leaders attending China’s SCO summit and military parade
  AP
• What Are Trump’s Options If His Tariffs Are Ruled Unlawful?
  Bloomberg
• Silver Climbs Past $40 as US Rate-Cut Bets Fuel Investor Demand
  Bloomberg
• China Banks Pressured by Rising Loan Losses, Low Margins
  Bloomberg
• Bond Market Watchers Expect India’s Central Bank to Step In as Yields Spike
  Bloomberg
• Hedge Funds Are Betting Yen Is About to Make a Bullish Breakout
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Plan to Pack the Fed With Loyalists
  NYT
• Smiles and Clasped Hands as Xi, Putin and Modi Try to Signal Unity
  NYT
• Threats to Fed Independence Are ‘Very Worrying,’ ECB’s Lagarde Says
  WSJ
• Data Centers That Don’t Exist Yet Are Already Haunting the Grid
  WSJ
• Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy
  WSJ
• With Another Government on the Brink of Collapse, Is France the New Italy?
  WSJ
• Chinese, Russian, Indian Leaders Pledge Cooperation, in a Message to Trump
  WSJ
• China Ups Surveillance of Troubled People to Quell Rising Unrest
  WSJ
• Trump’s fawning cabinet and the threat to US democracy
  FT
• Investors underestimate Donald Trump’s threat to the Federal Reserve, economists warn
  FT
• Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference
  FT
• How the Trump administration gutted America’s disaster relief agency
  FT
• French business warns of recession risk as political turmoil deepens
  FT

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Evening

• Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
  AP
• DHS Secretary Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown
  AP
• Noem: More cities could see federal law enforcement on streets, even in red states
  Axios
• PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts
  AP
• Blocking tariffs would be "end of the United States," top Trump adviser says
  Axios
• Trump trade adviser blasts tariff ruling, calling it ‘weaponized partisan injustice’
  CNBC
• Merz Sees War in Ukraine Dragging On With No Clear End in Sight
  Bloomberg
• China Is Going on the Offensive in Southeast Asia
  Bloomberg
• Trump Tariff Case Ups Ante at Supreme Court
  WSJ

General

• Tame US Job Growth Expected in Approach to Fed Meeting
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump's trade war just got more chaotic than ever
  Yahoo Finance
• US still working on trade deals despite court ruling, USTR says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• US Corporate Leverage Poised to Rise With $1 Trillion Deals Deluge
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Chicago mayor says police will not aid federal troops or agents
  Reuters
• China’s Xi welcomes Putin and Modi as Trump roils global order
  Politico
• US Trading Partners ‘Dazed and Confused’ After Tariff Court Loss
  Bloomberg
• Stock Market’s Fate Comes Down to the Next 14 Trading Sessions
  Bloomberg
• Emerging Markets’ Trump Rally at Risk as Tariff Reality Kicks In
  Bloomberg
• China’s Home Sales Slump Extends as Prices Continue to Decline
  Bloomberg
• Xi, Modi Vow to Rebuild Ties as US Trade War Adds Pressure
  Bloomberg
• How Trump Could Overhaul the Fed
  NYT
• America Closed Malls, but China Kept Building Them. Now It Has Too Many.
  NYT
• Fed Upheaval Sows New Uncertainty About Path of Rates
  WSJ
• China Has a Different Vision for AI. It Might Be Smarter.
  WSJ
• Mortgage Refinancing Starts to Thaw as Rates Trend Down
  WSJ
• Trump Turns to Small Group of Advisers, Shrinks National Security Council
  WSJ
• Wealthy Americans pour record sums into private credit funds
  FT
• Is Trump’s mission in Venezuela to fight drugs or to topple its leader?
  FT
• Indonesian finance minister’s home looted as unrest spreads
  FT
• Xi and Modi say they are ‘partners not rivals’ in bid to repair China-India ties
  FT
• Bitcoin boom spurs newly wealthy to splurge on luxury travel
  FT