What I Am Reading
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Markets
Central banks
- Fed's Bullard: Four Interest Rate Rises in 2022 Now Appear LikelyWall Street Journal
- Fed's Brainard: Controlling inflation is 'most important task'Reuters
- Fed’s Mester Says Economy on Track for a March Rate RiseWall Street Journal
- Fed Says U.S. Economic Optimism High, Cools in Some AreasBloomberg
- Analysis: A people's Fed? It's starting to at least look that wayReuters
US
- U.S. consumer prices post biggest rise in nearly 40 years; inflation close to peakingReuters
- U.S. Inflation Hit 7% in December, Fastest Pace Since 1982Wall Street Journal
- Why 7% Inflation Today Is Far Different Than in 1982Wall Street Journal
- Messy 2021 jobs reports, unreliable labor data take toll on Joe BidenCNBC
- Baby Formula Is Hard to Find. Brands and Stores Are Divided Over Why.Wall Street Journal
China
- China’s True Unemployment Pain Masked by Official NumbersBloomberg
- Omicron Puts China’s Zero-Covid Strategy to Its Toughest TestWall Street Journal
- China’s Startups Attract Record Funding Despite Tech ClampdownWall Street Journal
Virus
- Omicron Is Dominant U.S. Variant, Hospitals Face Dark Days as Covid Cases SoarBloomberg
- Covid: Omicron-tied hospital stays shorter in big California systemCNBC
- Covid news: Omicron disrupts essential services as workers call outCNBC
- Schools See Big Drop in Attendance as Students Stay Away, Citing Covid-19Wall Street Journal
- Chicago teachers accept Covid deal, keeping kids in schoolCNBC
- Boris Johnson Apologizes for Party at Downing Street During U.K. LockdownWall Street Journal
- Blackstone Tells U.S. Staff to Get Boosters or Get Out of OfficeBloomberg
- Robinhood Tells Employees They Can Work From Home PermanentlyWall Street Journal
Technology
- How Health and Fitness Trackers Are About to Get a Lot More GranularWall Street Journal
Beyond market
- Vast Cosmic Bubble Around the Sun Identified as Source of Baby StarsWall Street Journal