What I Am Reading
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Markets
Central banks
US
- Yellen says inflation should be lower than current levels by year endReuters
- U.S. new home sales tumble to one-year low as prices soarReuters
- Infrastructure Negotiators Agree to Framework for PackageWall Street Journal
- Labor shortfall will become a labor crisis unless Biden acts on immigrationTheHill
- Baby bonds: The $60 billion plan to give every American baby $1,000CNBC
- Biden to replace leader of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after Supreme Court rulingCNBC
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Energy:Amazon and Other Tech Giants Race to Buy Up Renewable EnergyWall Street Journal
- Consumer:Amazon's Prime Day results were more muted than usual this yearCNBC
- Consumer:Kraft Heinz exec: Company managing inflation with efficiencies, brand renovationCNBC
Corporate finance
- South Korea’s Answer to Robinhood and Venmo Lands a $7 Billion ValuationWall Street Journal
- Self-Driving Truck Startup Embark to Go Public in $5.2 Billion SPAC DealWall Street Journal
Virus
- Covid vaccine: CDC group says there isn't enough data yet to recommend booster shotsCNBC
- Asia may be first in, last out of the Covid pandemic, says travel services firmCNBC
- CDC Advisory Group Says ‘Likely Association’ Between mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines and Rare Myocarditis CasesWall Street Journal
- Chinese Covid-19 Gene Data That Could Have Aided Pandemic Research Removed From NIH DatabaseWall Street Journal