[Reuters] Global stocks steady, yields bounce
[Reuters] Defying rate-cut expectations, dollar gains for fourth month
[MarketWatch] Trade deficit widens in April as exports and imports drop
[CNBC] First-quarter economic growth up 3.1%, better than Wall Street expected
[Reuters] Trump says U.S. doing well in trade talks with China
[Reuters] Taking aim at U.S., China says provoking trade disputes is ‘naked economic terrorism’
[Reuters] Explainer: China’s rare earth supplies could be vital bargaining chip in U.S. trade war
[Reuters] Takeover of little-known Baoshang casts doubt over other small Chinese banks
[CNBC] China makes next move in trade war, reportedly halting US soy purchases
[CNBC] Weaker companies are piling on the debt, and that could be trouble if things get worse
[Reuters] Bump in the night: FX flash crashes put regulators on alert
[AP] China dangles a potentially harmful new threat in trade war
[Reuters] China willing to meet reasonable rare earth demand from other countries
[Reuters] China set to control rare earth supply for years due to processing dominance
[Reuters] Pentagon seeks funds to reduce U.S. reliance on China’s rare earth metals
[Reuters] Brazil’s GDP shrinks 0.2% in Q1, first contraction since 2016
[Reuters] BOJ policymaker warns against ‘reckless’ easing to reach price goal
[Reuters] U.S. ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan, China says ahead of defense meeting
[Bloomberg] Investors Brace for a New Cold War That Will ‘Last Our Careers’
[Bloomberg] U.S.-EU Talks Struggle, Threatening a New Front in Trade War
[Bloomberg] Fed Hopeful Shelton Questions Value of Bank’s Dual Mandate
[Bloomberg] The Moment Merkel Realized Trump Changes Everything for Germany
[Bloomberg] A $4 Trillion Plan Could Make or Break Dreams of U.S. Homebuyers
[Bloomberg] Pimco Warns That Central Banks Can’t Rescue the Bond Market
[NYT] The Bond Market Is Trying to Tell Us Something (Worry)
[WSJ] Fed’s Patience Tested as Trade Spat Clouds Growth Outlook
[WSJ] The Dollar Underpins American Power. Rivals Are Building Workarounds.
[WSJ] The Growing Menace of the Moscow-Beijing-Tehran Axis
[FT] China central bank chief moves to reassure on small banks