What I Am Reading
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Markets
Central banks
US
- Strained supply chains keep U.S. producer prices hotReuters
- COVID-19 Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits May Have Discouraged a Faster RecoveryMercatus Center
- Why $46 Billion in Rental Assistance Couldn’t Prevent EvictionsNew York Times
- U.S. Senate Democrats float stock buyback tax as part of $3.5 trillion billReuters
- Centrist House Democrats Offer Rival Proposal on Cutting Prescription Drug PricesWall Street Journal
- U.S. wholesale inventories rise; inventories-to-sales ratio lowest in seven yearsReuters
China
- Why Evergrande's Debt Problems Threaten ChinaNew York Times
Geopolitics & trade
- Biden, China’s Xi Jinping Hold First Call in MonthsWall Street Journal
- Biden Administration Takes Aim at China’s Industrial SubsidiesWall Street Journal
- U.S. and EU Advance Talks to Preserve Data TransfersWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
Virus
- U.S. decision on Pfizer Covid shot for kids age 5 to 11 could come in October, sources sayCNBC
- New study finds unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die from Covid, CDC saysCNBC
- School Is Back and the Covid Rules Keep Changing: ‘It’s as Chaotic as You Can Get.’Wall Street Journal
- What you need to know about President Joe Biden's new Covid vaccine mandatesCNBC