What I Am Reading
Monday, August 30, 2021
Markets
- Stock Market Turns Cautious as ‘Defensive’ Shares SurgeWall Street Journal
- Wall St Week Ahead A blazing U.S. stock rally faces market's toughest monthReuters
- Stock Market Turns Cautious as ‘Defensive’ Shares SurgeWall Street Journal
- Should I Buy Chinese Stocks? How to Play the Regulatory Crackdown.Barron's
- Oil firms cut U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of Hurricane IdaCNBC
Central banks
US
- High-Frequency Charts Show U.S. Economy Softening From DeltaBloomberg
- How the Biggest Companies Have Fared During the Covid-19 PandemicWall Street Journal
- Extra Unemployment Pay Is About to Expire. Why Investors Should Be Wary.Barron's
- There's no good time to return to pre-pandemic unemployment insurance systemThe Hill
- The cost of being an anti-vaxxerWashington Post
Japan
China
- Common Prosperity: Decoding China’s New PopulismWall Street Journal
- China Curbs Steel Output, but Familiar Economic Pressures Test Its MettleWall Street Journal
- China would rather be feared than defiedEconomist
- Research centers promoting Xi Jinping’s ideas are proliferatingEconomist
- African swine fever is spreading rapidly in China, againEconomist
- Chinese Bad-Debt Manager Huarong Confirms $16 Billion Annual LossWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Autos:GM’s Chevy Bolt Recall Casts Shadow Over EV PushWall Street Journal
- Consumer discretionary:Amazon's biggest, hardest-to-solve ESG issue may be its own workersCNBC
Virus
Beyond markets
- New Life and Work Choices Revitalize Exurbs, Bringing New StrainsWall Street Journal
- High Pay for Covid-19 Nurses Leads to Shortages at Some HospitalsWall Street Journal