What I Am Reading
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Markets
Central banks
US
- Delta Variant Drops Small-Business Confidence to Lowest Level Since MarchWall Street Journal
- Consumer sentiment measure falls to pandemic-era low, sees one of largest drops on recordCNBC
- U.S. Inflation Forecasts Keep Rising as Supply Constraints LoomBloomberg
- Federal judge denies landlords' request to block CDC national eviction banCNBC
- Child Tax Credit Payments Rise in Second MonthWall Street Journal
- The Wedding Business Is Booming, a Short-Term Jolt to the EconomyNew York Times
Geopolitics & trade
- Taliban Seize Kandahar, Prepare to March on Afghan Capital KabulWall Street Journal
Crypto
Virus
- Job Postings Requiring Covid-19 Vaccination Jump in Past MonthWall Street Journal
- Covid-19 Cases Surge as Students Return to SchoolsWall Street Journal
- The World May Never Reach Herd Immunity Against Covid-19Bloomberg
- CDC Recommends Booster for Immunocompromised PeopleWall Street Journal
- Mississippi seeks doctors, nurses, ventilators as Covid patients pack ICU bedsCNBC
- Texas Covid: Abbott deploys 2,500 out-of-state medical workers as younger patients crowd hospitalsCNBC