What I Am Reading
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Markets
- Dow futures rally 400 points after Trump announces delay on EU tariffCNBC
- Global Bonds Rally as Japan Looks to Stabilize Its Debt MarketBloomberg
- How Big Banks Can Profit From Bond Market AngstWall Street Journal
- Treasury yields slip on U.S.-EU trade optimismCNBC
- Euro could become the dollar's alternative, Lagarde saysReuters
- Dollar strengthens, yen slips as Japanese yields slumpReuters
Central banks
US
- U.S. Durable Goods Orders Tumble on Lower Aircraft DemandWall Street Journal
- GOP senators criticize House budget bill over deficit concernsCNBC
- NPR sues Trump over executive order cutting federal fundingCNBC
- Trump Threatens to Redistribute $3 Billion in Harvard Grants to Trade SchoolsWall Street Journal
China
- China’s Industrial Profit Growth Accelerated in AprilWall Street Journal
Europe
- EU ministers approve new 150 bln-euro arms fundReuters
- Europe pivots back to nuclear in pursuit of more energy independenceCNBC
- Europe's defence companies scramble for workers as business boomsReuters
- Eurozone’s Economic Outlook Picks Up After Tariff Turmoil AbatesWall Street Journal
- France’s Inflation Declines, Opening Door to ECB Interest Rate CutWall Street Journal
- German Consumer Confidence Edges Higher Despite Tariff UncertaintyWall Street Journal
China
- China Turns to Consumers to Boost Growth, but Households Are WaryWall Street Journal
Geopolitics
- Trump Weighs Sanctions Against Russia as Relationship With Putin SoursWall Street Journal
- The U.S. Reinforces Europe’s Northern Front, Fearing War With RussiaWall Street Journal
- Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile-Shield Plan Riles Nuclear-Armed FoesWall Street Journal
- US-China Trade War: Beijing Bets on Homegrown Lithium for High-Tech EconomyBloomberg
- Iran Holds Out for Nuclear EnrichmentWall Street Journal
- Germany shifts tone on Israel over 'incomprehensible' Gaza carnageReuters
- India and Pakistan's drone battles mark new arms raceReuters