What I Am Reading
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Markets
- Dow rebounds more than 200 points, but closes out a losing weekCNBC
- Stocks Rise on the Day, but Finish Week LowerWall Street Journal
- Oil posts biggest week of losses in nine months as Delta variant spreadsReuters
- Half a trillion dollars wiped from China markets in a week as clampdowns shatter confidenceReuters
Central banks
US
China
- China Passes One of the World’s Strictest Data-Privacy LawsWall Street Journal
- China’s Corporate CrackdownCity Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- Afghan Crowds Fleeing Taliban Face Tear Gas at Kabul AirportWall Street Journal
- Biden Says He Will Get Americans Out of Afghanistan, but Warns of Possible LossesWall Street Journal
- Taliban Seize U.S. Weapons in Afghanistan, Stockpiling Helicopters, Guns and TrucksWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
Virus
Offbeat
- SEC Weighs Requiring Companies to Give More Details on WorkersWall Street Journal