What I Am Reading
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Markets
Central banks
US I
- What’s in the Infrastructure Bill for Roads, Bridges, Broadband and CryptocurrencyWall Street Journal
- Factbox: What's in the U.S. Senate's bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill?Reuters
- How language in the infrastructure bill could roil the crypto marketsCNBC
- Some Republican U.S. senators snipe at $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure billReuters
US II
- White House defends its decision not to extend the eviction moratoriumCNBC
- White House Pushes Distribution of Aid to Renters as Eviction Moratorium ExpiresWall Street Journal
- Janet Yellen to Enact Steps to Avoid Breaching Debt CeilingWall Street Journal
- U.S. manufacturing growth cooling; bottlenecks starting to abateReuters
Asia
- Delta Variant Stalls Asia’s Economic Recovery After Early ReboundWall Street Journal
- Coal Projects in Asia Face Dwindling Financing as Climate Pressure MountsWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Financials:Goldman Sachs Is Giving Entry-Level Bankers a Nearly 30% RaiseWall Street Journal
- Financials:HSBC’s Profit Jumps as Pandemic Provisions RecedeWall Street Journal
- Retail:Simon says sales at malls back to pre-pandemic levels in JuneCNBC
- Tech:Pixel 6 will have new processor designed by GoogleCNBC
Corporate finance
- Foot Locker to Buy Two Retailers for $1.1 BillionWall Street Journal
- News Corp to Buy Oil Price Information Service for $1.15 BillionWall Street Journal