What I Am Reading
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Markets
- Inflation Surge Pushes Gold to Five-Month HighWall Street Journal
- Rising Natural-Gas Prices Pose Hurdle for Methane TaxWall Street Journal
- Muni Bond Prices Rally After Infrastructure Bill Leaves Out MarketWall Street Journal
Central banks
- Barkin says Fed needs 'a few more months' to see clear picture of inflation, labor marketReuters
- Analysis: Post recovery? Fed, elected officials now challenged to define new normalReuters
- Biden’s Fed Chair Pick Is ‘Imminent,’ Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown SaysBloomberg
- Biden Weighs Choice of Jerome Powell or Lael Brainard as Fed ChairWall Street Journal
Climate
US
- Biden signs $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into lawCNBC
- U.S. labor market powers ahead with strong job gains, lower unemployment rateReuters
- The Great Resignation is mobilizing workers to quit or make jobs betterVox
- Slow Return of Prime-Age Workers Threatens RecoveryWall Street Journal
- America’s Infrastructure Struggles With New Weather ForecastWall Street Journal
- Tyson Foods Raises Meat Prices as Costs EscalateWall Street Journal
Japan
China
- China Posts Robust Growth in Factory Output and Consumer SpendingWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- Biden, Xi Hold Talks, Aiming to Ease Tension and Build on CooperationWall Street Journal
- Wall Street Is Finally Getting Access to China. But for How Long?New York Times
- China Bought Italian Military-Drone Maker Without Authorities’ KnowledgeWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:Shares of EV start-up Lucid jump on new reservations, 2022 productionCNBC
- Communication Services:The real reason Facebook just went “all in” on the metaverseriskhedge.com
- Retail:Factory shutdowns in Vietnam to have longer impact for retailers: BofACNBC
Technology
- Companies Order Record Number of Robots Amid Labor ShortageWall Street Journal