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Saturday, November 20, 2021

Markets

Central banks

Two Democrats Oppose Powell for Fed Chair, Citing Climate ChangeWall Street Journal
Two Fed Officials Weigh Prospect of Speeding Bond-Buying Taper ProcessWall Street Journal
Top Fed Official Warns Against Coordinated Global Monetary PolicyWall Street Journal
Fed Programs Have Kept Finance Flowing to Fossil FuelsWall Street Journal

US

The House passed Biden’s massive social safety net and climate bill. Here’s what happens nextWall Street Journal
The Surprise Winners From Biden’s $2 Trillion Spending Bill: Wall Street and Tobacco CompaniesWall Street Journal
NYC Hospital Warns of Nurse Shortage, ‘Inflationary Spiral’Bloomberg

Japan

Japan Plans $490 Billion Stimulus to Jolt Struggling EconomyWall Street Journal
Beware of Japan’s “New Capitalism”PS

China

China’s Big Commodity Inflation Scare Is Easing -- For NowBloomberg

Geopolitics & trade

Secret Chinese Port Project in Persian Gulf Rattles U.S. Relations With U.A.E.Wall Street Journal

Industries & companies

Aerospace:Boeing Dreamliner Defects Bog Down ProductionWall Street Journal
Autos:Ford and Rivian cancel plans to jointly develop an electric vehicleCNBC
Retail:The Great Shopping Reset: How the Pandemic Helped Fix the Retail IndustryWall Street Journal

Corporate finance

Bain, Hellman & Friedman Near Deal to Buy AthenahealthWall Street Journal

Virus

Beyond markets

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin pays $43.2 million for Constitution copy, outbidding crypto groupCNBC