What I Am Reading
Monday, December 13, 2021
Markets
Central banks
- Inflation Surge Pushes U.S. Real Interest Rates Into More Deeply Negative TerritoryWall Street Journal
- The Fed Is the Main Inflation CulpritWall Street Journal
- America’s economy needs tighter monetary policyEconomist
US
- Biden Aims to Win Pivotal Democrat’s Support for $2 Trillion Spending PlanWall Street Journal
- Janet Yellen Walks Political Tightrope to Deliver on Biden’s Climate PromisesWall Street Journal
- How inflation is changing the 2022 annual work pay raise equationCNBC
- How landlords thwart America’s attempts to house poor peopleEconomist
- In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few ObstaclesNew York Times
China
Geopolitics & trade
Corporate finance
- Buybacks Hit Record After Pulling Back in 2020Wall Street Journal
Technology
Virus
- Israeli study finds Pfizer Covid booster protects against omicron variantCNBC
- Covid booster is 'optimal care,' but fully vaccinated definition stays put, Fauci saysCNBC
- UK hikes its coronavirus threat level as omicron variant surgesCNBC
- Where Are Workers Going? Long Covid Prevents Millions From Returning to Work.Barron's