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Friday, November 12, 2021

Markets

S&P 500, Nasdaq Regain Ground a Day After Inflation ReadoutWall Street Journal
China Borrows Again at Negative Rates in EurosWall Street Journal

Climate & energy

EU sees scope for COP26 compromise on elusive carbon market dealReuters
COP26: U.S.-China declaration on climate welcomedCNBC
South Africa Can’t Afford to Quit Coal. Will Rich Countries Pay for the Transition?Wall Street Journal
Energy Companies Turn to 3-D Printing to Bypass Snarled Supply ChainsWall Street Journal

Central banks

Why Jerome Powell Must Go by Joseph E. StiglitzProject Syndicate

US

Surging Inflation Poses New Challenge to Biden’s $2 Trillion Spending PlanWall Street Journal
Biden Says Spending Bill Will Slow Inflation. But When?New York Times
Dream of Buying a Home Gets Harder for Single MothersNew York Times
There is no truck driver shortage in the USQuartz

China

Alibaba’s ‘Singles Day’ in China Hit by Global Supply StrainsWall Street Journal
China’s Economic Data Expected to Show Further Signs of WeaknessBloomberg
China’s Xi Gains Power as Communist Party Designates Him Historical FigureWall Street Journal

Europe

EU Commission raises 2021 euro zone growth forecast, sees strong 2022Reuters

Industries & companies

Industrials:GE Was Once a Model for Siemens but Now Follows Its Rival’s PathWall Street Journal
Media:Disney stock has worst day since June 2020. Traders on its next moveCNBC

Geopolitics & trade

U.S. Warning Europe That Russia May Invade UkraineBloomberg

Corporate finance

Rivian founder R.J. Scaringe is worth $2.2 billion after company's IPOCNBC

Virus