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Monday, August 4, 2025
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Friday, August 1, 2025
[CNBC] Dow tumbles 400 points after weak jobs report, Trump tariff rollout: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Buckle Under Trump Tariffs; Amazon Slumps: Markets Wrap [CNBC] U.S. job growth slows to 73,000 in July, less than expected [AP] Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell [Axios] Trump's Liberation Day reset [CNBC] Trump rejigs tariff rates ahead of deadline, levies 40% duties on all transshipped goods [AP] Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Unleashes Massive Tariffs on Swiss Watches, Pharma Firms [Reuters] Trump hits dozens of countries' goods with steep tariffs [Axios] Tale of two countries: Home prices rise in one half of U.S., fall in the other [Reuters] Big Tech may be breaking the bank for AI, but investors love it [Axios] Tech giants ramp up spending as AI starts to deliver [Yahoo/Reuters] CEO Tim Cook says Apple ready to open its wallet to catch up in AI [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Says US Exploited Old Microsoft Flaw to Wage Cyberattacks [Yahoo/Reuters] China's manufacturing activity shrinks as exports drag, S&P PMI shows [Bloomberg] Highest US Tariffs Since WWII Set to Cut Growth, Boost Inflation [Bloomberg] Goldman Urges Caution as Global Credit Spreads Hit 2007 Lows [Bloomberg] ‘It’s 10% in 17 Minutes’: Option-Trading Show Taps Into Retail Fever [Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Dump US Stocks, Seeing Risks as Tariff Woes Linger [Bloomberg] India Says Russia Ties ‘Time-Tested’ as Trump Slams Relation [NYT] Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks [NYT] A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars. [WSJ] Big Tech’s $400 Billion AI Spending Spree Just Got Wall Street’s Blessing [WSJ] Congress Looks to Punish China While Trump Pursues Trade Deal [WSJ] Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers Prepare for Higher Payments [WSJ] Climate Skeptics Are Tapped by Trump Administration to Justify Regulatory Rollback [WSJ] China’s Manufacturing Activity Tumbles Into Contraction [FT] Donald Trump reignites global trade war with sweeping tariff regime [FT] Is California’s economy heading for a deep slump? [FT] Tett: Five things investors should ponder on crypto [FT] Tariffs on Taiwan stir fears over waning US support against China
Thursday, July 31, 2025
[CNBC] S&P 500 rises after Meta and Microsoft post quarterly beats: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Bond Traders Eye Inflation for Steer on September Rate Cut [AP] Trump seeks to use Canada’s recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in trade talks [Axios] Trump lashes out at Powell over rate decision with stream of insults [Yahoo Finance] 'TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID': Trump bashes Fed Chair Powell in latest tirade after central bank leaves interest rates unchanged [Reuters] Trump hits Brazil with tariffs, sanctions but key sectors excluded [CNBC] Meta’s big AI spending blitz will continue into 2026 [Yahoo/Reuters] BOJ keeps rates steady, revises up inflation forecast [CNBC] China’s July manufacturing activity contracts more than expected — declines for fourth-straight month [Bloomberg] Trump Renews Powell Feud Over Rate Decision, Fed Renovation [Bloomberg] Lula’s Defiance Pays Off as Trump Blinks on Brazil Tariffs [Bloomberg] What Are Trump’s Options If His Tariffs Are Ruled Unlawful? [Bloomberg] China Summons Nvidia Over H20 Chip Security Days After US Talks [NYT] Investors Cheer an A.I. Spending Bonanza [NYT] Trump’s Fight With the Fed Won’t End With Rate Cuts [NYT] Murky Pledges of Investment Cast Shadow on Trump’s Trade Deals [NYT] Countries Promise Trump to Buy U.S. Gas, and Leave the Details for Later [WSJ] Powell’s Gamble: That the Economy Will Reveal Its True Self in the Next Two Months [WSJ] Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Might Fail to Produce Tariff Deal by Aug. 1, Carney Says [WSJ] The Condo Market Is Floundering: Four Charts That Explain the Downturn [WSJ] Eurozone Proves Robust as Joblessness Stays at Record Lows [WSJ] Bank of Japan Raises Price Forecasts, Fueling Rate-Hike Hopes [WSJ] Global Trade Raised Living Standards for Millions. New Barriers Are Reversing the Trend. [WSJ] Trouble Brewing: Why a Brazilian Tariff Might Cause Coffee Prices to Soar [FT] Demand for gold remains buoyant despite record high prices, says WGC [FT] US trading partners rush to sign deals before Donald Trump’s tariffs hit [FT] Europe’s summer of humiliation [FT] Bank of Japan raises inflation forecasts as food prices bite [FT] Donald Trump slams India and Russia as ‘dead economies’ after tariff stand-off
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