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Thursday, October 30, 2025
[CNBC] Stocks slide as Meta and Microsoft fall after earnings: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Pushes Higher as Market Digests Outcome of Xi-Trump Meeting [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Powell’s December Warning Exposes Hardening Divisions at Fed [AP] Trade takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi [Reuters] Despite expectations, Trump did not discuss Nvidia's Blackwell chip with Xi [Yahoo/Reuters] Republican lawmaker says don't give China Nvidia's Blackwell chip [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Meta, Microsoft Test Investors’ Patience With AI Spending Spree [Axios] The AI boom isn't going anywhere [Yahoo/Reuters] US Treasury's Bessent says Fed's language shows they are 'stuck in the past' [CNBC] Bank of Japan holds rates in first meeting after Takaichi’s ascent to prime minister [Reuters] South Korea releases details of trade deal struck with the US [Axios] U.S. will start testing nuclear bombs after three-decade hiatus, Trump says [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Trials After Russia Tests [AP] Europe’s economy shows modest growth of 0.2%, held back by laggard Germany [Bloomberg] Trump-Xi Truce Buys Time as Both Seek Leverage in Broader Fight [Bloomberg] Meta Looks to Raise at Least $25 Billion From Bond Sale [Bloomberg] Central Banks Step Up Gold Purchases Despite Record-High Price [Bloomberg] BOJ Policy Hold Shows Caution Under Takaichi, Analysts Say [Bloomberg] China Vanke Reports $2.3 Billion Loss Amid Sales Slowdown [NYT] Trump and Xi, Hoping to Ease Trade War, Agree to 1-Year Truce [WSJ] Fed Divisions Reveal New Caution Over Continued Cuts [FT] Donald Trump leaves South Korea after talks with China’s Xi Jinping [FT] Big Tech tests investors’ patience with $80bn AI investment spree
Thursday, October 30, 2025
[CNBC] Stocks slide as Meta and Microsoft fall after earnings: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Pushes Higher as Market Digests Outcome of Xi-Trump Meeting [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Powell’s December Warning Exposes Hardening Divisions at Fed [AP] Trade takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi [Reuters] Despite expectations, Trump did not discuss Nvidia's Blackwell chip with Xi [Yahoo/Reuters] Republican lawmaker says don't give China Nvidia's Blackwell chip [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Meta, Microsoft Test Investors’ Patience With AI Spending Spree [Axios] The AI boom isn't going anywhere [Yahoo/Reuters] US Treasury's Bessent says Fed's language shows they are 'stuck in the past' [CNBC] Bank of Japan holds rates in first meeting after Takaichi’s ascent to prime minister [Reuters] South Korea releases details of trade deal struck with the US [Axios] U.S. will start testing nuclear bombs after three-decade hiatus, Trump says [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Trials After Russia Tests [AP] Europe’s economy shows modest growth of 0.2%, held back by laggard Germany [Bloomberg] Trump-Xi Truce Buys Time as Both Seek Leverage in Broader Fight [Bloomberg] Meta Looks to Raise at Least $25 Billion From Bond Sale [Bloomberg] Central Banks Step Up Gold Purchases Despite Record-High Price [Bloomberg] BOJ Policy Hold Shows Caution Under Takaichi, Analysts Say [Bloomberg] China Vanke Reports $2.3 Billion Loss Amid Sales Slowdown [NYT] Trump and Xi, Hoping to Ease Trade War, Agree to 1-Year Truce [WSJ] Fed Divisions Reveal New Caution Over Continued Cuts [FT] Donald Trump leaves South Korea after talks with China’s Xi Jinping [FT] Big Tech tests investors’ patience with $80bn AI investment spree
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
[CNBC] S&P 500 rises as investors await Fed rate decision; Nvidia climbs: Live updates [AP] Missing government data unlikely to sway Federal Reserve from rate-cut path [Reuters] Fed 'in a fog' as it heads toward another rate cut [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Expects Lower Fentanyl Tariff, Nvidia Talks With Xi [AP] Trump-Xi meeting looms over APEC conference in South Korea as free trade falters [Yahoo/Reuters] Tariffs to raise costs, delay oil and gas projects in 2026, report says [Yahoo/Reuters] Analysis-Tech spending plans will test stock market's AI trade [Yahoo Finance] Trump's team touts 'deal framework' with China. It's unclear what China will demand in return. [Axios] The job market may be at a tipping point [Bloomberg] Is the Fed’s Inflation Target Still 2%? [Bloomberg] Australian Treasurer Sounds Investor Alert as Global Risks Mount [Bloomberg] Bessent Calls on Japan to Give BOJ Space to Fight Inflation [Bloomberg] How Affluent Investors Are Using Options Math to Borrow on the Cheap [Bloomberg] Distressed Fund Seizes Control of One of America’s Largest Malls [Bloomberg] China Home Sales Slump to Deepen Despite Stimulus, Fitch Says [Bloomberg] Putin Says Russia Tested Nuclear-Powered Torpedo [NYT] What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s October Meeting [NYT] U.S. Manufacturing’s Mixed Picture in 4 Charts [WSJ] After Demolishing the U.S.-China Relationship, Trump Is Rebuilding It His Way [WSJ] Trump, Xi to Discuss Lowering China Tariffs for Fentanyl Crackdown [WSJ] Tens of Thousands of White-Collar Jobs Are Disappearing as AI Starts to Bite [WSJ] Copper Prices in London Hit Record High on Supply Fears [WSJ] How U.S. Billionaires Stack Up With the Rest of the World [FT] Apple joins Microsoft and Nvidia in elite $4tn valuation club [FT] US workers hit by slowing income growth [FT] BNP Paribas hit by €190mn charge due to fraud case
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
[CNBC] Stocks are little changed after major U.S. indexes notch record highs: Live updates [CNBC] Private sector created nearly 15,000 jobs a week over the past month, preliminary ADP data shows [AP] Federal Reserve likely to cut key rate Wednesday and may signal another cut to follow [Axios] Republicans flirt with hardball offer on ending shutdown [Yahoo/Reuters] Trump slams Fed chair, eyes replacement in a few months [Reuters] Trump praises Japan's 'great' female leader in talks on trade, critical minerals [Axios] The national redistricting wars enter a new phase [Axios] Hurricane Melissa, world's strongest storm of 2025, closes in on Jamaica [AP] China pitches itself as alternate to US protectionism after signing expanded ASEAN free trade pact [AP] Ukraine’s long-range strikes cut Russia’s oil refining capacity by 20%, Zelenskyy says [Reuters] Putin says 'everything going to plan' with North Korea [AP] Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began [Bloomberg] The Fed Should Pause in Cutting Interest Rates [Bloomberg] Dudley: The Fed’s $6 Trillion Balance Sheet Is About Right [Bloomberg] US Signs $80 Billion Pact to Boost Nuclear Power in AI Drive [Bloomberg] China Analysts Expect US to Ease Export Curbs for Magnet Relief [Bloomberg] PBOC Governor Warns on Stablecoin Risks as Global Anxiety Builds [NYT] Fed’s Policy Path Looks More Treacherous as Shutdown Delays Critical Data [WSJ] The Fed’s $6.6 Trillion Test: When to End Its Portfolio Runoff [WSJ] Trump’s Big Tariff Task in Asia Is to Close the Deal [WSJ] Private Lenders Aren’t Out of the Doghouse Yet [WSJ] China Vows to Significantly Boost Household Consumption Rate [WSJ] BOJ Mulls Rate-Hike Timing Amid Tariff Impacts, Political Shift [FT] Federal Reserve nears end of QT amid signs of stress in money markets [FT] RIP US QT? [FT] Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi promise ‘golden age’ for US-Japan alliance [FT] China calls for ‘extraordinary measures’ to achieve chip breakthroughs
Monday, October 27, 2025
[CNBC] Stocks rally on potential China trade truce: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Argentina Bonds Surge After Milei Landslide Win [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Latest US-China Trade Truce Leaves Fundamental Issues Unresolved [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Here Are the Key US-China Issues to Watch in Trump-Xi Summit [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Says He Won’t Resume Canada Trade Talks ‘For a While’ [CNBC] Bessent lists five finalists for Fed chair job and Trump says decision coming before the end of the year [Yahoo/Reuters] Japan's $550 billion package focuses on U.S. infrastructure, Lutnick tells Nikkei [Reuters] More than 8,000 US flights delayed as air traffic control absences persist [Reuters] Ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, China says bombers flew near Taiwan [Reuters] Trump's trade war: Tariff deadlines and key upcoming events [Axios] Exclusive: OpenAI sees chance to reindustrialize U.S. [Axios] Bird flu's comeback raises fears about readiness [CNBC] Sidelined Russia flexes muscle with missile launch — and Trump is not impressed [Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Navy Helicopter and Fighter Jet in Separate South China Sea Crashes [Reuters] Russia downs 34 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow [Bloomberg] China Asks US to Protect ‘Hard-Won’ Results Before Xi-Trump Meeting [Bloomberg] AI Bubble? The Real Danger Is Tight Credit Spreads [Bloomberg] US Firms Largely Avoid Price Hikes Despite Rising Costs, Survey Shows [Bloomberg] Blackstone and Apollo Court Small-Time Investors They Used to Snub [Bloomberg] South Korea's Housing Market Is a ‘Ticking Bomb,’ President Says [Bloomberg] Putin to Meet North Korea’s Foreign Minister as Military Ties Deepen [NYT] Strains in Short-Term Markets Raise Urgency of Fed’s Balance Sheet Debate [WSJ] Renters Have the Upper Hand. And They Are Probably Keeping It. [WSJ] German Business Sentiment Rebounds on Brighter Hopes for Economy [FT] US government debt burden on track to overtake Italy’s, IMF figures show [FT] Silicon Valley called — the 1990s are back [FT] Trump, Xi and the danger for Taiwan
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