Be in the know. 17 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Chinese Stocks in Hong Kong Rise to Highest Level In Four Years (bloomberg)
  2. Alibaba launches open-source AI coding model, touted as its most advanced to date (reuters)
  3. China at the negotiating table (ft)
  4. Alibaba’s Taobao sees 60% user surge in Thailand after launch of local-language version (scmp)
  5. Trump Mulls Removing Capital-Gains Tax on Home Sales. The Aim Is to Juice the Housing Market. (barrons)
  6. Understanding the US Housing Market in 2025: Mortgage Rates, Affordability, and Growth Trends (morningstar)
  7. Trump announces sweeping Japan trade deal with $550B investment by Tokyo (nypost)
  8. US Sees $50 Billion in Indonesia Market Access in Trump Deal (bloomberg)
  9. Trump’s Japan Trade Pact Could Spark a Flurry of Tariff Deals (barrons)
  10. The More Deals Trump Gets, The More Confidence Markets Gain (bloomberg)
  11. PayPal taps wallets from China and India to make cross-border payments easier for 2 billion people (yahoo)
  12. PayPal to Create Global Digital Wallet Platform With Tenpay, UPI (bloomberg)
  13. Boeing kicks off production of 777-8 freighter, the Seattle Times reports (reuters)
  14. Air India Finds ‘No Issues’ After Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches (nytimes)
  15. The protein boom is only beginning (yahoo)
  16. Intel’s chip contracting plan in spotlight on earnings day (reuters)
  17. 3 Principles to Invest By, Whatever Comes Next (morningstar)