What I Am Reading
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Markets
- Stocks fall further as U.S. yield climb unnerves investorsReuters
- Higher interest rates upset stock market as hot inflation tests the FedCNBC
- Nasdaq Composite Erases Losses, Finishes PositiveWall Street Journal
- Furious Rally Sends Nasdaq to Biggest Rebound Since March 2020Bloomberg
- ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): The Strategy Is Dead
Central banks
- Four Fed Hikes May Be Just the Start as Traders Lift Rate BetsBloomberg
- Goldman predicts the Fed will hike rates four times this year, more than previously expectedCNBC
- Jamie Dimon sees the best economic growth in decades, more than 4 Fed rate hikes this yearCNBC
- Jerome Powell Testimony Released Before Senate HearingBloomberg
- Fed Vice Chair Clarida to step down early following scrutiny over his trades during pandemicCNBC
- IMF says emerging economies must prepare for Fed policy tighteningReuters
US
Europe
China I
China II
Geopolitics & trade
- China Locks Down City Containing One of World's Busiest Ports, Could Impact Supply Chain
- China covid quarantines, lockdowns impact global supply chainQuartz
- China’s goal for blue sky Beijing Winter Olympics set to cause ‘supply-side shock’ as factories closeSCMP
- China restricts factory operation for Olympic... ‘Emergency’ for South Korean manufacturers
- China Names Former Xinjiang Commander to Lead Troops in Hong KongWall Street Journal
- U.S., Russia See Little Progress in Early Talks on Ukraine CrisisWall Street Journal
- An anti-Soviet protest in Kazakhstan haunts the country's current unrest
Industries & companies
- Tech:Microsoft Hit by Defections as Tech Giants Battle for Talent to Build the MetaverseWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
- Take-Two Interactive to Buy FarmVille Maker Zynga in $11 Billion DealWall Street Journal
- SEC Pushes for More Transparency From Private CompaniesWall Street Journal
Virus I
Virus II
- Pfizer CEO says two Covid vaccine doses aren't 'enough for omicron'CNBC
- Pfizer Begins Making Shot That Targets Omicron, Original VirusBloomberg
- Merck expects COVID-19 pill molnupiravir to be effective against OmicronReuters
- The Supreme Court appears more afraid of Joe Biden than it is of Covid-19Vox
- Researchers develop an RNA-based breath test to detect COVID-19
- Facebook (Meta) delays office return to March, Covid boosters requiredCNBC