What I Am Reading
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Markets
- U.S. Stocks Edge Higher After Global Market SelloffWall Street Journal
- U.S. market better able to aborb potential market shock compared with 2008: SEC chairReuters
- For American investors, Chinese stocks are becoming the asset not to ownlivemint.com
- Commodity markets set for high volatility, says Louis DreyfusReuters
Central banks
- The Fed likely will wait until November for taper announcement, CNBC survey indicatesCNBC
- Powell’s Taper Tightrope Could Be Complicated by Fed ‘Dots’Wall Street Journal
- With the focus on a taper, five questions for the FedReuters
- Opinion | Does the U.S. Economy Still Need [Monetary Policy] "Booster Shots"?New York Times
- Fed Faces Calls to Remove Officials Over Trades They Made While Setting PolicyWall Street Journal
US I
- Debt-Limit Suspension Set to Pass House, Face Standoff in SenateWall Street Journal
- U.S. debt limit is not a partisan issue, White House saysReuters
- Eviction moratorium: Cori Bush, Elizabeth Warren want to reinstate banCNBC
- Billions Spent on Roads and Transit Projects Are Often Based on Optimistic ForecastsWall Street Journal
- Companies are hiring but it’s still hard to find a job during the Covid-19 pandemicVox
US II
- How families with up to $50,000 in income used child tax credit checksCNBC
- Why Hiring for Child Care Is a Huge StruggleNew York Times
- The Covid-19 Pandemic Put Many Pregnancy Plans on Hold. Some Women Aren’t Waiting Anymore.Wall Street Journal
- Google to Buy New York City Office Building for $2.1 BillionWall Street Journal
- Opinion | The Economic Mistake Democrats Are Finally ConfrontingNew York Times
China
- As Evergrande totters, cracks in stressed Chinese developers widen as rating outlook dims and borrowing costs jumpSCMP
- Evergrande Is China’s Economy in a NutshellWall Street Journal
- China's Evergrande Crisis Is Just The Tip Of The IcebergSeeking Alpha
- Developer China Evergrande’s ‘Darkest Moment’ Will Pass, Boss Tells StaffWall Street Journal
- China’s Regulatory Storm Risks Triggering Wider Economic DamageWall Street Journal
- Cheng Wei: This risk taker pushed Uber out of China. Now he might be too big for BeijingCNN
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Justice Department Preparing to Challenge American-JetBlue AllianceWall Street Journal
- Tech:Apple Is Working on iPhone Features to Help Detect Depression, Cognitive DeclineWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
Crypto
- SEC’s Gensler Doesn’t See Cryptocurrencies Lasting LongWall Street Journal
Virus
- Coronavirus outbreak in Fujian poses fresh threat to China’s troubled travel marketSCMP
- FDA commissioner on Covid vaccine approval timeline for kids 5 to 11CNBC
- J&J Says Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Two Months After First Shot Increases ProtectionWall Street Journal
- U.S. Pledge to Vaccinate Poor Countries Stumbles Amid Logistical ChallengesWall Street Journal
- CDC: Delta variant infects highly vaccinated prison population, but few hospitalizedCNBC
- Opinion | I Ran the CDC. Here’s How to Prove That Americans Are Vaccinated.New York Times
Climate
- Biden Urges Global Cooperation on Covid-19, Climate ChangeWall Street Journal
Beyond markets
- No, Niall Ferguson, Travel and Trade Improved HealthBrownstone Institute