What I Am Reading
Friday, August 13, 2021
Markets
- Dow, S&P 500 Climb to Records After Economic DataWall Street Journal
- Global ETF Assets Hit $9 TrillionWall Street Journal
- One Number to Gauge Where the Economy Is HeadedNew York Times
- Half of Lumber Dealers Now Sit on Excess Inventory in the U.S.Bloomberg
- Lumber executive says drop in prices has reignited demand for building projectsCNBC
Central banks
US I
- Fund managers position for transitory U.S. inflationReuters
- U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last WeekWall Street Journal
- July C.P.I. Report: Inflation Rose Quickly AgainNew York Times
- U.S. producer prices at more than decade high; jobless claims fallReuters
- Welcome to the peak everything market and economyCNN
- Home Prices Jumped Across the U.S. in Second QuarterWall Street Journal
- Your Daily Coffee Habit Is About to Get More ExpensiveNew York Times
US II
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Aerospace:Boeing’s Starliner Launch Could Face Delay of Several MonthsWall Street Journal
- Autos:Production issues to delay Ford Bronco and Mustang Mach-E deliveriesCNBC
- Communications services:Facebook delays return to office until January 2022 for U.S., some international employeesCNBC
- Media:Disney (DIS) fiscal Q3 2021 earningsCNBC
- Media:Disney+ reaches 116 million subscribers after 'Loki' releaseCNBC
Corporate finance
Virus
- Covid-19 Rise, Vaccine Hesitancy Frustrate Doctors in Hospitals Saturated by the Delta VariantWall Street Journal
- San Francisco vaccine mandate: Breed requires full Covid vaccination for indoor activitiesCNBC
- Supreme Court rejects challenge to Indiana University's vaccination requirementCNBC
- CDC says over 90% of U.S. counties now meet its Covid guidelines for masks indoorsCNBC
- CDC Director Says She’s Struggling to Communicate With Americans About Covid-19 Amid Politics, MistrustWall Street Journal