What I Am Reading
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Markets
- S&P 500 Edges Lower as Investors Digest Powell NominationWall Street Journal
Central banks
- Biden to Nominate Jerome Powell for Second Term as Federal Reserve ChairmanWall Street Journal
- Biden Says Powell's Renaming Keeps the Fed Stable and IndependentBloomberg
- Jerome Powell Will Face a Very Different Economy in a Second TermWall Street Journal
- Fed Atlanta President Bostic: Faster Taper Allows for Rate Hikes EarlierBloomberg
Climate & energy
US
- The roots of inflation go far beyond the supply chainTheHill
- U.S. Home Sales on Track for Biggest Year in 15 YearsWall Street Journal
- Gen Z is 25% of the workplace — but do the most complainingNY Post
- Biden Administration to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for Federal ContractorsWall Street Journal
- The White House’s Hammer And Sickle – Issues & Insights
- Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chip-Making FactoryWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
Corporate finance
- Ericsson to Buy Vonage for $6.2 Billion, Bulking Up Cloud PresenceWall Street Journal
- Authentic Brands Raises $3.5 Billion, Pushes Back IPOWall Street Journal
Virus
- Austria locks down, Merkel says new steps needed as Europe faces COVID freezeReuters
- U.S. issues 'Do Not Travel' COVID-19 warning for Germany, DenmarkReuters
- How Bad Is Covid in the US? This Wave as Bad as November 2020 in Some PlacesBloomberg
- Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial data shows long-term efficacy in adolescentsReuters