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Saturday, August 16, 2025

General

• Trump to meet Zelensky on Monday after "difficult" post-summit call
  Axios
• Zelenskiy braces for perilous Trump talks in Washington on Monday
  Reuters
• Trump adopts Putin's preference for route to Ukraine peace after meeting in Alaska
  Reuters
• Trump Says Up to Zelenskiy to Make Deal After Summit With Putin
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Charting the Global Economy: US Retail Sales Point to Resilience
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• ECB’s Rebel Voice Bows Out With Plea for Greater Transparency
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Ukraine’s Allies Plan Talks Before Zelenskiy’s Washington Trip
  Bloomberg
• US Corporate Bond Spreads Sink to 27-Year Low as ‘FOMO’ Sets In
  Bloomberg
• Fed Chair Faces Scrutiny at Major Policy Speech. Also, Bats.
  NYT
• Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Putin. He Got Little in Return.
  WSJ
• Putin told Trump he could relax some territorial claims in exchange for Donetsk region
  FT
• Russia, Ukraine and Europe are all trying to manipulate Trump
  FT
• US credit spreads hit lowest level this century after sharp rally
  FT
• EM companies rush to global debt markets as risk premium falls to near 20-year low
  FT
• Is AI hitting a wall?
  FT

Friday, August 15, 2025

General

• S&P 500 rises, heads for big weekly gain after solid retail sales data: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil Market Awaits Crucial Trump-Putin Meet as Prices Drift Lower
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Live Alaska summit updates: Trump and Putin to meet on Ukraine
  Reuters
• Trump and Putin to spar Ukraine peace and arms control at Alaska summit
  Reuters
• A Trader’s Guide to the Alaska Talks Between Trump and Putin
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Retail sales rise a solid 0.5% in July from June helped by rebounding auto sales
  AP
• Retail sales jump as sales events stoke spending
  Axios
• US import prices rebound in July on higher consumer goods costs
  Reuters
• Markets spin hot inflation as a win
  Axios
• The economic party rolls on for the rich. For everyone else, not so much
  Axios
• Data Centers Need Own Power Supply, US Grid Watchdog Says
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• IPO market surges in August with companies 'striking while the iron is hot'
  Yahoo Finance
• Analysis-Trump's attack on Goldman could prompt watering down of Wall Street's independent analysis
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Japan posts unexpectedly strong GDP, helped by resilient exports
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Finance Minister says Japan must watch economic backdrop to calls for BOJ rate hike
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Chinese Economy’s Worst Month of 2025 Puts Stimulus Back in Play
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China New-Home Prices Drop as Stimulus Fails to Halt Slide
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy
  Yahoo/Reuters
• China's property investment falls 12% y/y in January-July
  Yahoo/Reuters
• The Territory at the Heart of Russia’s War in Ukraine
  Bloomberg
• Pimco Warns Fannie-Freddie IPO to Drive Up Mortgage Rates Americans Pay
  Bloomberg
• What Business Will Be Watching For in the Trump-Putin Talks
  NYT
• PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts
  NYT
• Trump, Putin Head to High-Stakes Alaska Summit With Clashing Objectives
  WSJ
• Nobody’s Buying Homes, Nobody’s Switching Jobs—and America’s Mobility Is Stalling
  WSJ
• China’s Economy Shows Signs Of Slowing, Raising Pressure on Beijing
  WSJ
• Trump the ‘dealmaker’ faces his biggest test with Putin summit
  FT

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Evening

• S&P 500 futures are little changed after benchmark notches another all-time high: Live updates
  CNBC
• Trump administration in talks to take Intel stake, reports say
  Axios
• Inflation or jobs: Federal Reserve officials are divided over competing concerns
  AP
• Fed Chair Powell to speak Aug 22 amid speculation on rate cuts, replacement
  Yahoo/Reuters
• California is moving forward with a partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas’ move
  AP
• Potential Fed chair pick David Zervos of Jefferies backs aggressive interest rate cuts
  CNBC
• Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York.
  Reuters
• The U.S. Is Discussing Taking a Stake in Intel
  WSJ
• Noonan: Why ‘The Gilded Age’ Resonates in 2025
  WSJ
• Donald Trump’s 100% tariff threat looms over chip sector despite relief for Apple
  FT

Afternoon

• Dow falls for the first day in three after hot inflation data: Live updates
  CNBC
• US applications for jobless benefits fell last week and remain in historically healthy range
  AP
• Why hotter-than-expected wholesale prices make the Fed’s September rate cut decision harder
  Yahoo Finance
• Bessent Says He’s Not Pushing Fed Cuts, Just Touting Models
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since October
  AP
• Trump's debanking order could create headaches for banks, sources say
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Fed’s Musalem Says Too Early to Make a Call on September Rate
  Bloomberg
• Junk-Rated Debt Boom Faces Investor Fatigue as Some Deals Stall
  Bloomberg
• S&P 500 Margins at Risk as Producer Costs Outrun Consumer Prices
  Bloomberg
• Trump, Witkoff Sons Test Limits of Crypto Hoarding With New Deal
  Bloomberg
• US wholesale prices jump 3.3% as Trump trade war hits economy
  FT
• AI is having some relationship issues
  FT

General

• Stocks take a hit after July’s wholesale inflation is much hotter than expected: Live updates
  CNBC
• U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher
  AP
• Trump’s friendly-to-frustrated relationship with Putin takes the spotlight at the Alaska summit
  AP
• Trump Signals Tough Stance With Putin Ahead of Alaska Summit
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Fed's Daly says 50 basis point rate cut next month doesn't seem warranted, WSJ reports
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Bessent says BOJ is 'behind the curve' on inflation, likely to hike rates, in Bloomberg interview
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Despite cooler-than-expected CPI, economists agree higher prices are coming
  CNBC
• Trump-fueled crypto frenzy sparks rush to Wall Street IPOs
  Yahoo/Reuters
• More US companies skip lender consent to add on debt, Moody's says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7
  AP
• D.C. religious leaders blast Trump crackdown as 24/7 federal patrols ramp up
  Axios
• Defending Trump’s Orders Leaves DOJ Lawyers Showing Strain, Seeking Delays
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US to explore cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals, hydrocarbons
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Bessent Says He’s Not Pushing Fed Cuts, Just Highlighting Models
  Bloomberg
• Private Equity Funds Traded in London Hint at Hidden 401(k) Risk
  Bloomberg
• Manhattan Apartment Hunters Face Record Rents and Bidding Wars
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Hits Another Key Russia Refinery in Flurry of Attacks
  Bloomberg
• China Bond Rout Deepens as Rally in Local Stocks Gathers Steam
  Bloomberg
• China’s Rare Lending Slump Feeds Worry on Slower Economic Growth
  Bloomberg
• China Mulls Asking Firms Run by Central Government to Buy Homes
  Bloomberg
• Viktor Orban’s Grip on Hungary Is Slipping With No Help From Trump
  Bloomberg
• Fed Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure
  NYT
• Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid
  NYT
• Why Trump’s Pay-for-Play Chips Deal May Not Be the Last
  NYT
• Americans’ 401(k)s Are More Tied to Stocks Than Ever
  WSJ
• Blue States Hunt for Ways to Wring More Taxes From the Wealthy
  WSJ
• Why Putin Wants All of Donetsk in Ukraine
  WSJ
• The U.S. Alcohol Industry Is Reeling From Canada’s Booze Boycott
  WSJ
• Feeling Especially Hot and Sticky This Summer? Now There’s a Metric for That
  WSJ
• Scott Bessent says Japan is ‘behind the curve’ on interest rates
  FT
• Rating and slating all the Fed chair candidates
  FT
• Who pays for the $3tn AI building boom?
  FT
• DeepSeek’s launch of new AI model delayed by Huawei chip issues
  FT
• US oil producers say Opec ‘price war’ will halt shale boom
  FT
• French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts
  FT

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed as investors await more inflation data: Live updates
  CNBC
• Chicago Fed's Goolsbee, Atlanta Fed's Bostic see case for patience before cutting interest rates
  Yahoo Finance
• Fed can wait to adjust policy because job market is near full employment, Bostic says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Fed's Goolsbee signals door open to rate cut in fall
  Yahoo/Reuters
• EU leaders sound upbeat after Ukraine call with Trump. They could be in for a rude awakening.
  Politico
• Fannie Mae Former Employees Sue Company, Pulte for Defamation
  Bloomberg
• Exposing the Cracks at the Heart of Putin’s War Economy
  Bloomberg
• Political Protests in Serbia Turn Violent With Clashes in Country’s Biggest Cities
  Bloomberg
• Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency
  NYT
• Trump Agrees on Ukraine Red Lines With Europe Before Putin Summit
  WSJ
• Donald Trump says he has ‘three or four’ candidates in mind to lead the Federal Reserve
  FT
• Trump’s tariffs turn from confused to chaotic
  FT
• Trump threatens ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin refuses to end Ukraine war
  FT

Afternoon

• Dow rises 400 points, S&P 500 hits new record in second day of gains: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil prices slip as industry faces record surplus next year
  Yahoo Finance
• Bessent Urges Fed to Lower Rates by 150 Basis Points or More
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Fed grappling with impact of tariffs as it ponders rate decisions, Goolsbee says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump Issues Warning to Putin After Summit Prep With Europe
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Goldman economist, uncowed by Trump attack, plans to 'keep doing' as before
  Yahoo/Reuters
• US container imports may have peaked in July, chief of busiest seaport says
  Yahoo/Reuters

General

• Stocks rise as S&P 500 and Nasdaq get set to build on record highs: Live updates
  CNBC
• Volatility Gauges Sink to Year’s Lows Across Markets
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Investors Jump Into Riskiest Assets After US Inflation Report
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Bets on Outsize Fed Cut Gain Steam as CPI Data Backs Doves
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• ‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report
  AP
• Trump considering 11 candidates for Fed chair, including David Zervos and Rick Rieder, sources say
  CNBC
• How Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump’s tariffs
  CNBC
• Weekly mortgage refinancing demand shoots 23% higher, with riskier loans making a comeback
  CNBC
• Homeowners turn to cash-out refinancing to take advantage of big gains in home equity
  AP
• Zelensky scrambles to avert disaster as Trump meets Putin
  Axios
• Trump's unusual Nvidia deal raises new corporate and national security risks, lawmakers and experts say
  Reuters
• China Came Ready for This Trade Fight, and the US Has a Lot to Learn
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Exclusive: US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China, sources say
  Reuters
• European leaders to speak with Trump ahead of his Friday summit with Putin
  AP
• Japan's wholesale inflation slows for 4th month in July
  Yahoo/Reuters
• China's military says it 'drove away' US destroyer in waters of Scarborough Shoal
  Reuters
• Bessent Urges Fed to Lower Rates by 150 Basis Points or More
  Bloomberg
• Japan Five-Year Bond Sale Draws Weakest Demand Ratio Since 2020
  Bloomberg
• Bessent Dismisses China Investing in US as Part of a Trade Deal
  Bloomberg
• Private Equity’s Latest Financial Alchemy Is Worrying Investors
  Bloomberg
• Americans Are Getting Priced Out of Homeownership at Record Rates
  Bloomberg
• China’s New Loans Fell in July for First Time in Two Decades
  Bloomberg
• China’s Property Crisis Hits New Low With Evergrande Delisting
  Bloomberg
• Trump’s Pick to Lead Labor Data Agency Adds to Fears of Political Interference
  NYT
• Trump Has Made Himself Commander in Chief of the Chip Industry
  NYT
• Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off.
  NYT
• Trump and Putin Could Decide Others’ Fates, Echoing Yalta Summit
  NYT
• The Partisan Economist Trump Wants to Oversee the Nation’s Data
  WSJ
• Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting, Zelensky Says He Won’t Exchange Land for Peace
  WSJ
• Why China Loves and Fears Nvidia’s H20 Chip
  WSJ
• Switzerland Asks Whether Its Famed Neutrality Is Fit for the Modern World
  WSJ
• Investors are frogs in a Trumpian pot
  FT
• No experts in the room: Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin after loss of Russia specialists
  FT
• Oil market faces risk of ‘large overhang’ as Saudi pumps more, warns IEA
  FT

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed after market returns to record highs: Live updates
  CNBC
• US July budget deficit up 20% year-over-year despite record Trump tariff income
  AP
• Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism
  AP
• Trump Says He May Allow Lawsuit Against Powell Over Fed Renovation
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Bessent Hints Fed Should Be Open to a Half-Point Rate Cut
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump appointments could spell breakdown of economic trust
  Axios
• Trump tells Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon to replace bank’s economist over tariff predictions
  CNBC
• Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive
  AP
• US July Tariff Revenue Jump Fails to Halt Wider Budget Gap
  Bloomberg
• Leveraged Loan Margins Sink to Junk-Floor Level Over Summer
  Bloomberg
• All E.J. Antoni’s Labor Statistics
  WSJ
• Trump Advisers Consider Changes to How Government Collects Jobs Data
  WSJ
• ‘The world is not going to trust our data’: Trump’s BLS pick sparks alarm
  FT

Afternoon

• S&P 500 jumps to record high as inflation report gives Fed green light to cut rates: Live updates
  CNBC
• Trump's BLS nominee suggests suspending jobs report
  Axios
• Trump threatens Fed chair Powell with ‘major lawsuit,’ demands interest rate cut
  CNBC
• Miran calls Fed independence 'paramount' but declines to elaborate - CNBC
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Fed's policy rate should stay on hold for now, Schmid says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump blasts Goldman over tariff forecasts, tells David Solomon to 'focus on being a DJ'
  Yahoo Finance
• Trump Says He May Allow Lawsuit Against Powell Over Fed Renovation
  Bloomberg
• Trump Pick to Lead BLS Suggested Suspending Monthly Jobs Report
  Bloomberg
• Fed’s Barkin Says Balance Between Jobs, Inflation Risks Unclear
  Bloomberg
• The Case for Fed Cuts Suddenly Has Some Holes
  Bloomberg
• Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Won’t Withdraw Troops From Donbas
  Bloomberg

General

• Stocks rally after lighter-than-expected inflation data: Live updates
  CNBC
• Consumer prices rise 2.7% annually in July, less than expected amid tariff worries
  CNBC
• Trump names new Bureau of Labor Statistics chief amid economic data turmoil
  Axios
• Trump Names Heritage’s EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US small business optimism up but uncertainty clouds outlook
  Yahoo/Reuters
• China Urges Firms to Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Ends Ban
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• European Union awaits US follow-up on trade deal promises
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Switzerland wants binding Trump commitment on gold tariffs, lobby group says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Inside Trump's power play for more control in D.C.
  Axios
• Australia’s central bank cuts interest rate for third time this year to 3.6%
  AP
• Bessent on Tariffs, Deficits and Embracing Trump’s Economic Plan
  Bloomberg
• Private Credit’s PIK Usage Nears Four-Year High, Lincoln Says
  Bloomberg
• Bond Traders’ High Hopes for September Rate Cut Hinge on CPI
  Bloomberg
• How Climate Change Is Fueling Stronger, Wetter and More Destructive Hurricanes
  Bloomberg
• Trump, Seeking Friendlier Economic Data, Names New Statistics Chief
  NYT
• Gaming Out the Price of a Trump Trade Deal With China
  NYT
• Russia Has High Hopes for Trump-Putin Summit. Peace Isn’t One of Them.
  WSJ
• With Billions at Risk, Nvidia CEO Buys His Way Out of the Trade Battle
  WSJ
• U.S. Small Businesses Brush Off Tariff Fears
  WSJ
• The Era of Big Raises for Low-Paid Workers Is Over
  WSJ
• How Trump Is Expanding the Role of the American Military on U.S. Soil
  WSJ
• Donald Trump picks Heritage economist to head US Bureau of Labor Statistics
  FT
• What would a Miran Fed look like?
  FT
• Beijing demands Chinese tech giants justify purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips
  FT
• What if Trump picks an inflation nutter for Fed chair?
  FT
• The unprecedented feud between the US and Brazil
  FT
• ‘Manipulative’ Putin vs ‘emotional’ Trump: what past summits reveal about Alaska meeting
  FT
• The lines between monetary and fiscal policy have blurred
  FT
• Japanese banks brace for another era of turbulence
  FT
• Peso soars as ‘carry trade’ reignites after tariff delays
  FT

Monday, August 11, 2025

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed ahead of July inflation report: Live updates
  CNBC
• Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
  AP
• Trump extends China tariff deadline by 90 days
  CNBC
• Analysis-Trump's unusual Nvidia deal raises new corporate and national security risks, lawmakers and experts say
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump says gold will not be tariffed
  CNBC
• Trump flip-flops on Intel CEO, calls him ‘success’ days after demanding resignation
  CNBC
• Trump to Nominate Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
  WSJ
• Trump’s Tariffs: Where He Started, What He Threatened, Where He Ended Up
  WSJ
• The Putin Stakes for Trump
  WSJ
• Donald Trump extends trade war truce with China
  FT
• US army will ‘never set foot’ in Mexican territory, vows Sheinbaum
  FT

Afternoon

• Stocks are little changed to start the week as traders look ahead to CPI data: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil Holds Near Two-Month Lows as Trump-Putin Meeting Looms
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Why the "buy American" movement is fading for U.S. consumers
  Axios
• Trump suggests he may not allow sales of advanced Nvidia chip in China
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Analysis-Inflation data to draw scrutiny after BLS firing, $2.1-trillion TIPS market at risk
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
  AP
• Millions of Americans Are Ignoring Their Student Loan Bills
  Bloomberg
• Trump Crypto Firm Announces $1.5 Billion Digital Coin Deal
  NYT
• Now Trump Wants to Tax Exports?
  WSJ

General

• Stocks tick higher ahead of key inflation data expected this week: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil prices fall as market eyes US-Russia talks on Ukraine
  Reuters
• U.S. government imposes fee on Nvidia, AMD exports to China
  Axios
• Trump Bid for Cut of Nvidia, AMD Revenue Risks ‘Dangerous World’
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• White House roils markets with giant tariff revisions
  Axios
• US Consumers to Bear Brunt of Tariff Hit, Goldman Economists Say
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Small US Firms Paying Trump Tariffs Face $202 Billion Annual Hit
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• The 8 unanswered questions in Trump's trade war
  Axios
• Gold Council awaiting U.S. clarity on gold bar tariffs, Barrick CEO says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Tariff inflation worry, debt deluge to prop up longer-term US Treasury yields
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Historic flash floods hit Milwaukee as Midwest faces heavy rains threat
  Axios
• Zelenskyy warns of Russian deception as Putin-Trump talks loom
  Politico
• US Consumers Will Bear the Brunt of Tariff Costs, Goldman Says
  Bloomberg
• Private Credit Losers Emerge From Ruins of German Property Bust
  Bloomberg
• Small Businesses Brace for the Punishing Side Effects of Trump’s Tariffs
  NYT
• The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics
  WSJ
• A New Generation of ‘Buy the Dip’ Investors Is Propping Up the Market
  WSJ
• American Companies Are Buying Their Own Stocks at a Record Pace
  WSJ
• The Engineering Marvel That China Hopes Will Help Wean It Off Foreign Energy
  WSJ
• Small businesses raise prices as Trump’s tariffs hit Main Street
  FT
• Trump, Putin and the future of Ukraine
  FT
• Pimco chief signals caution over private markets
  FT
• China has its own concerns about Nvidia H20 chips
  FT
• Big Oil heeds call to ‘drill, baby, drill’ as green transition slows
  FT
• US is planning new sanctions on Brazil, says Jair Bolsonaro’s son
  FT
• How Pakistan wooed Trump — and rattled India
  FT

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Evening

• Stock futures tick higher ahead of key inflation data expected this week: Live updates
  CNBC
• Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales revenues to the U.S. government, FT reports
  CNBC
• Bessent says new Fed chair should be someone who can examine organization, Nikkei reports
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump tells homeless people in D.C. to move out "IMMEDIATELY" amid capital crackdown
  Axios
• Bessent Sees US Trade Talks Largely Done by October, Nikkei Says
  Bloomberg
• Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week
  Bloomberg
• Iran Rejects Nuclear Inspections Ahead of New Talks With IAEA
  Bloomberg
• Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
  NYT
• Trump Administration Considers Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
  WSJ
• Who Is Stephen Miran, Donald Trump’s Fed Nominee?
  WSJ
• Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal
  WSJ
• Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US government
  FT
• What Vladimir Putin wants from Donald Trump at Alaska summit
  FT

General

• Europe stresses need to protect Ukrainian interests ahead of Trump-Putin talks
  Reuters
• Chinese state media says Nvidia H20 chips not safe for China
  Yahoo/Reuters
• US Fed's Bowman: Latest jobs data stiffens support for three rate cuts in 2025
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump's 401(k) order offers retirement savers crypto, private assets, but also higher fees and more risk
  Reuters
• Everything’s Expensive. There’s Nowhere to Hide: Credit Weekly
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Kallas says any deal between US and Russia must include Ukraine and EU
  Reuters
• Zelenskiy thanks Europe for its support as Kyiv seeks place at table with Trump and Putin
  Reuters
• US Inflation to Rise as Higher Tariffs Feed Through
  Bloomberg
• Carry Traders Ramp Up Bets in Emerging Markets as Fed Cuts Loom
  Bloomberg
• Lula, Putin Discuss Stronger Brazil-Russia Ties in Phone Call
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Says It Strikes Russia’s Large Saratov Oil Refinery
  Bloomberg
• Private Equity in Your 401(k). What Could Go Wrong?
  NYT
• Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Solve U.S. Chip-Making Dilemma
  WSJ
• Sudden Fed Resignation Surprised Colleagues and Gave Opening for Trump
  WSJ
• How Rich Are the 1% of ‘The Gilded Age’ in 2025?
  WSJ
• Billions Flow to New Hedge Funds Focused on AI-Related Bets
  WSJ
• European allies back Ukraine’s borders after Donald Trump floats land swap with Russia
  FT
• China wants US to relax export controls on chips as part of trade deal
  FT
• Donald Trump exposes US retirees to new world of risk with 401k order
  FT