Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Kevin Warsh, a Fed Insider-Turned-Critic, Is Trump’s Choice for Chair (wsj)
  2. Trump Picks Warsh as Chair to Bring ‘Regime Change’ to the Fed (barrons)
  3. Why Warsh is ‘hard to pin down’ on monetary policy (marketwatch)
  4. Alibaba AI chip push hits 100,000 mark, beating local rival Cambricon: sources (scmp)
  5. China tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba to ramp up AI infrastructure efforts (scmp)
  6. Emerging markets make roaring start to 2026 as dollar slides (ft)
  7. Hong Kong Economy Grows Most Since 2021 as Trade and IPOs Surge (bloomberg)
  8. Hedge Fund Investors Renew China Appetite as US Interest Wanes (bloomberg)
  9. US Urges China to Let ‘Substantially Undervalued’ Yuan Rise (bloomberg)
  10. Hong Kong Hits 4-Year High & Other News You Won’t Read Elsewhere! (chinalastnight)
  11. Can This Man Break Disney’s Succession Curse? (nytimes)
  12. Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Overhaul of Oil Sector (nytimes)
  13. Florida Is Giving Housing Optimists Reason to Buzz Again (bloomberg)
  14. Diageo East Africa’s Six-Month Profit Jumps 38% on Lower Costs (bloomberg)
  15. Democrats, White House Strike Deal to Avert Shutdown (barrons)