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Monday, October 11, 2021

Markets

Government Is Getting Bigger. What It Means for the Stock Market.Barron's
The Dollar Is Rising. Here’s How to Play It.Barron's
Sharp Rise Brings Treasury Yields Near Spring HighsWall Street Journal
Where to Find the Best Municipal Bonds Now, According to PimcoBarron's

Energy & climate

Hedge funds cash in as green investors dump energy stocksFinancial Times
China digs in on coal, oil gains as energy crisis deepensReuters
How Rising Natural-Gas Prices Could Fuel a Switch to OilBarron's

Central banks

Boston, Dallas Fed Banks Pledge Cooperation With Stock-Trading ProbeWall Street Journal

Global

The world economy’s shortage problemEconomist
‘We’re in a Hurry.’ A New CEO Scrambles to Cope With a Global Chip Crisis.Wall Street Journal
Companies cast off their reluctance to investEconomist

US I

Opinion: The debt limit is still a ticking time bombCNN
Biden environmental regulations will only sabotage America’s recoveryWashington Examiner
Bernie Sanders Expresses Frustration With Centrists in Spending TalksWall Street Journal

US II

Strong wage gains cast doubt that inflation is going away anytime soonCNBC
Four stand-out points in the September U.S. jobs reportReuters
Despite U.S. Employment Gains, Many Women Remain on Labor-Market SidelineWall Street Journal
Opinion | Why the economy keeps getting weirderWashington Post

US III

How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier.New York Times
Child Care Has High Costs for Parents, Low Wages for StaffNew York Times
Single-Family Home Turned Rental Complex: The Future of California Suburbs?New York Times
Soaring Home Prices Are Roiling Appraisals and Upending SalesWall Street Journal
Remote Workers Can Live Anywhere. These Cities (and Small Towns) Are Luring Them With Perks.Wall Street Journal

China

Beyond Evergrande, China’s Property Market Faces a $5 Trillion ReckoningWall Street Journal

Japan

Japan PM Kishida says has no plan to alter capital-gains, dividend taxesReuters

Geopolitics & trade

China is ratcheting up military pressure on TaiwanEconomist
China's Xi vows 'reunification' with TaiwanReuters
China presses U.S. to cancel tariffs in test of bilateral engagementReuters
A Chinese vision of free tradeEconomist
Corporate Taxes Poised to Rise After 136-Country DealWall Street Journal

Industries & companies

Communication services:Facebook is nearing a reputational point of no returnEconomist
Communication services:Facebook, Instagram outage hurt creators, small businessesCNBC
Financials:The Pandemic’s Over for Big Banks. Now Comes the Hard Part.Wall Street Journal
Media:Latest James Bond Film Falls Behind Predecessors as Covid-19 Concerns LingerWall Street Journal
Media:TV Isn’t Dying, and This Broadcaster’s Stock Is UnderpricedBarron's
Pharma:Pfizer Lyme Disease Vaccine Will Try to Avoid the Pitfalls of the PastBarron's

Crypto

White House weighs broader oversight of cryptocurrency marketReuters
Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?Bloomberg

Virus

Fully Vaccinated and Had Covid-19? No Rush for a Booster Shot, Experts SayWall Street Journal
Covid-19 Cases Rise in U.K. Schoolchildren, Whom the Nation Hesitated to VaccinateWall Street Journal

Technology

How to Move More Goods Through America’s Clogged Infrastructure? Robot TrainsWall Street Journal

Beyond markets

Can Your Career Help Change the World? You Have 80,000 Hours to Try.Wall Street Journal