General

• US and Iran Appear Far From Peace Deal 100 Days Since War Began
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies' reconstruction, source says
  Reuters
• Trump says he would not unfreeze Iran's assets before peace deal is done
  Reuters
• The business of AI's 4 harsh realities
  Axios
• Trump: U.S. stake in AI giants "could be a beautiful thing"
  Axios
• ECB Steps Up as G7’s Lead Hawk With Interest-Rate Hike Primed
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Xi Visits North Korea to Reassert Influence Over Emboldened Kim
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump Says Fed Rate Increase Would Be Wrong, Again Calls for Cut
  Bloomberg
• Worries Grow That Hedge Fund Crowding May Amplify Risk in Crisis
  Bloomberg
• South Korea Unveils Measures to Stem Won Slide, Curb Speculation
  Bloomberg
• China’s PBOC Adds Gold Again as Bullion Remains Under Pressure
  Bloomberg
• As Oil Prices Spike, Talk of ‘Demand Destruction’ Sets In
  NYT
• Hormuz Crisis Exposes a Global Flaw That Will Take Years to Fix
  WSJ
• Trump’s outbursts rattle Gulf allies
  FT