What I Am Reading
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Markets
Central banks
US
- Modern Monetary Theory Got a Pandemic Tryout. Inflation Is Now Testing It.New York Times
- U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2021 as Americans Spent on Computers, GamesWall Street Journal
- U.S. Households Took On $1 Trillion in New Debt in 2021Wall Street Journal
- Covid-19 Pandemic Led to Smaller-Than-Expected Baby Bust, New Data SuggestWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- Analysis: Kremlin watchers detect signs Putin wants to defuse Ukraine crisisReuters
- Energy expert Dan Yergin on Russia-Ukraine tensions, gas pricesCNBC
- Ukraine’s Zelensky Wants to Fend Off Russia—and America, TooWall Street Journal
- China Fell Short of Trump Trade-Deal Purchase PromisesBloomberg
- Key Ambassador Bridge In Gridlock as Canada Trucker Protest Halts TrafficBloomberg
Industries & companies
Crypto
- China’s fully cashless society a step closer after two private banks end services for banknotes and coinsSCMP
- Justice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Stolen in 2016 HackWall Street Journal
- How Crypto’s Original Bubble Boy Rode Ethereum And Is Now Pulling The Strings Of The DeFi BoomFOX
- They Made Millions on Luna, Solana and Polygon: Crypto’s Boom Beyond BitcoinNew York Times