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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Markets

Stock Market Pares Gains After Tuesday RoutWall Street Journal
Is Stock Market Rigged? Insider Trading by Executives Is Pervasive, Critics SayBloomberg
Whatever Happens to Evergrande, Nobody Wants to Short the YuanBloomberg
Analysis: Debt ceiling worries start to rattle Wall StreetReuters

Central banks

Fed Chair Powell calls inflation 'frustrating' and sees it running into next yearCNBC
Powell Says Supply-Chain Bottlenecks Could Lead to Somewhat Longer Interval of High InflationWall Street Journal
Global supply disruptions could still get worse, central bankers warnReuters

US

U.S. Economy Is Expected to Pick Up Speed After Delta-Driven DownturnWall Street Journal
Rents in US Are Accelerating at ‘Shocking’ Rates of More Than 10%Bloomberg
Infrastructure Bill in Peril as Democrats Strain to Unite PartyWall Street Journal
Debt ceiling: House passes bill to avoid U.S. defaultCNBC
Comptroller of the EconomyWall Street Journal

China

China Evergrande to Sell Bank Stake to State-Owned Firm for $1.5 BillionWall Street Journal
China Tells Bankers to Shore Up Property Market, Help HomebuyersBloomberg
China September factory activity unexpectedly contracts -official PMIReuters

Geopolitics & trade

Industries & companies

Airlines:United Airlines Is Firing Workers Over Vaccine NoncomplianceNew York Times
Communication services:Google wants search results to be 'endless stream of visual ideas'CNBC
Tech:U.S., Europe Team Up to Address Chip Shortage, Tech IssuesWall Street Journal

Virus

Americans Are Getting Covid-19 Boosters—No Questions AskedWall Street Journal
Covid-19 Cases Improving in 47 of 50 StatesBloomberg

Technology

How an 11-Foot-Tall 3-D Printer Is Helping to Create a CommunityNew York Times

Beyond markets

America needs a 'Million Talents Program' nowTheHill